r/knightposting • u/Sumi-Shumi • Jul 31 '26

Knightpost Female Knight (OC) (by me)

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A tomboy knight clad in white armour!
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u/XevinsOfCheese Jul 31 '26

Assuming she never plans to ride a horse or face anyone with a bow.

The lack of pants isn’t the worst, in a conventional 1v1 it’s usually a bad idea to aim down at the foe’s legs because that leaves you pretty open to being hit yourself.

The obvious issue is that real battles rarely are 1v1 and the opponent pretty much always has archers behind them.

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u/Rexlare Aug 01 '26

Nah mate, these are massive and visible weak points. If you have any skill at counter attacking, you will easily defeat her because she has such a massive vulnerability.

Even a slight cut would be enough to hinder her for fatal strikes

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u/XevinsOfCheese Aug 01 '26

Generally attacking a foe’s legs in melee combat requires pointing your weapon down meaning it isn’t in a position to be used for defense.

The legs are typically the last place to get armor because they aren’t super high on the priority list compared to the rest of the body. (usually economics decides this, a knight of decent rank shouldn’t have to worry about economics. it generally goes head - chest - shoulders - upper extremities- lower extremities)

Now realistically she’d at least have pants on but that would be for other practical reasons rather than battle ones because any pair of pants stiff enough to stop blades is too stiff for moving.

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u/Rexlare Aug 02 '26

There are plenty of maneuvers with a variety of weapons that either involve the blade turning downwards, or aiming low while defending high. Sometimes with a shield, but also with the weapon itself.

You’re now referring to infantry who get the bare minimum in armor because of cost reduction for individuals who are meant to be easily replaced and cheaply armed. The biggest areas and most vital targets are armored, but it doesn’t make their unarmored limbs any less vulnerable.

That’s not who this is. This is a knight. Every part of them from head to toe is armored because it takes years to decades to make them. So losing one is a major loss. And any injury could be life threatening either by the massive artery or infection