Iorwerth wrote:
Interestingly, there are not many weapons with positive draw cuts (positive being draw cuts of +1 or more - basically the top is +2, bar a razor with +5) and even less that have higher draw cuts than normal cuts:
Cut&thrust sword - DC+1, 1 higher than normal cut
Sax - DC+1, 2 higher
Shortsword - DC+1, 2 higher...
Razor - DC:+5, 10 higher!!...
I think you misunderstand how draw cut works.
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A draw cut requires the attacker to be standing slightly closer to his opponent than for a thrust or a swing. As such, the range of the weapon when performing a draw cut is reduced by one (to a minimum of one, of course). This means that if you are already at the usual range for your weapon, you will face a 1CP range penalty to attack with a draw cut, and if successful you will be at one range step closer, meaning that further draw cuts do not suffer the penalty but other cuts or thrusts would (after which you would have moved back to the usual range for your weapon) and so on.
All cutting weapons on the weapons list (starting p. 119) have a new statistic named “Draw Cut Modifierâ€. This modifier is added to or subtracted from the Cut damage rating of the weapon when performing a draw cut, depending on how suitable that weapon is for draw cutting. However, because a draw cut relies more on the sharpness of the blade than the Strength behind the blow, the final damage rating is reduced by -1 against any form of soft armor (Cloth, Leather and Light Mail), or -2 against hard armor (Cuir Bouilli, Scaled Armor, regular Mail, Doubled and Banded mail, and any form of Plate).
So there is no activation cost. just how close you are penalties.
It also says you add/subtract the draw cut modifier from the
Original cut modifier this means that weapons like the razor DR is not +5 with the draw cut but -5 (for cut) +5 (for draw cut) totaling +0 DR. This makes sense when you think about trying to fight with a razor if you were to hit with the tip of the weapon you are only going to create scratches but its when you draw it across your opponents body that you are going to do actual damage.
The only problem I see with the draw cut modifier is that the soft and hard armor deductions should be higher maybe -2 and -3 or even more.
I hope this better clears up the draw cut for you.
~Flint