Ah, but this is a Kaiken which has a flat round sheath butt, not a point. Thus there is no means to focus the force of the impact onto a space small enough to break through the resistance of the skin.
Also, the game uses one part real world and one part fantasy. It's the New World of Darkness...
I actually brought it up to them, they explained that the ability that 'enhances speed' is better explained as the ability to move faster from point A to point B, not the ability to move your body faster. In other words, it isn't applicable in this situation.
That.. is a very fair point. None of them spoken of the enhancement of to speed, only to strength. (In the game, enhancing speed and strength are two separate abilities. They only spoke of the strength enhancement.)
Perhaps. However, you have to remember that the wooden sheath specified is only 6 inches long. If gripping just the sheath with an effective grip, this would leave only three inches of possible impalement with a single thrust if you assume that no length is lost in the splintering process...
Howdy, all!
So recently I got into disputes with players about a situation that occurred in a tabletop game we are playing. I won't bore you with the details but it boils down to this:
The effectiveness of an empty, wooden sheath in penetrating and impaling the human heart.
A bit of...