Quote Originally Posted by NNescio View Post
He's referring to the poignard, which is significantly more useful against an armoured opponent than a shortsword would be.
Actually I had the misericorde in mind. The fact is that the real worlds history includes MULTIPLE types of daggers designed specifically for killing people in armor. They were quite common.

If armor is DR then daggers should be the highest damage melee weapon, this isn't seriously arguable IMAO.

And while anyone can use a dagger, using it well enough to threaten a trained swordsman with a sword is VERY VERY HARD. The tip of the sword has far better reach than the tip of the dagger, and it also moves faster, more easily, and hits harder.

DougL