Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16060423-20130930190945/@comment-206.248.181.234-20140315035501

It doesn't matter whether or not if there is a dumb downed two handed skill tree in Oblivion like there is for Skyrim. The fact remains that there were still two handed weapons. And no the hand to hand does governs the amount of damage that you do, technique doesn't even factor in until incredibly high levels where you unlock new moves. Khajiits getting unarmed bonus makes sense not just because of claws but also because they are also known to practice many forms of martial arts and brawling, however theres nothing lore wise that states Imperials do the same or are good unarmed combatants. Strangely Khajiits don't seem to scratch in the previous games. Gameplay wise throughout the three games Redguards and Nords are the same when it comes two handed swords with Redguards being better in Morrowind, both tie in Oblivion and Nords being better in Skyrim. Borkul is known to be able to rip peoples arms off and Valen Dreth in Oblivion also mentions that Orcs are capable of it too. Also IIRC one of the Greg Keyes novels also mentions an Orc doing that during the siege of Nova Orsinium. I never said anything about spliting plate armor and I wasn't really talking about the half sword techinque where you jab at the weak spots. The Half sword technique I was referring to which you neglect to mention is the method in which you grip the blade with both hands and hit with the pommel or hilt which can be very effective even against plated helmets.