mauls

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

regardless of what DP is, a block of wood on a stick is not going to
do near the damage as a block of metal on a stick, esspecially one
that has a convex head with a slight pointing so that it will increasingly
nulify the effects of armor.  the 'block of wood' just won't do that.
Further, as I stated before, a maul is a tool, not a weapon.  Tool's
make horribly in effective weapons when compared to things truely 
designed to kill.  A maul will not have the combat effectiveness of
a long sword, bastard sword, battle axe, greatsword, etc...
It cannot strike blows as quickly nor as lethally as a any of these weapons.
Hince why the maul never saw any battlefield use out side of the movie
Braveheart.

Wright