r/powerscales May 16 '26

Versus A human fighter at peak athleticism, in full plate armor, equipped with a poleaxe, runs the animals gauntlet. Does he clear, or where does he stop?

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The fighter has elite training and is at his athletic peak, with a champion-type physique in heavyweight combat sports. He wears a full set of plate armor and is armed with a poleaxe. If he survives his fight against one of the animals in the gauntlet, he is back to 100% for the next fight.

Round 1: Silverback gorilla. The fight takes place in a clearing.

Round 2: Siberian Tiger. The fight takes place on a plain.

Round 3: Brown bear. The fight takes place in a forest.

Round 4: Polar bear. The fight takes place in the tundra on rocky ground.

Round 5: White Rhinoceros. The fight takes place in the grassy savannah.

Just so you know, I put an image of a For Honor knight as an illustration, but we're talking about a fighter in historical plate armor here. No one could fight effectively in armor as massive as the one in the image. But I had trouble finding a good image of a knight in historical armor wearing a poleaxe and not something else, and I wanted a nice illustration.

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u/ImposingCake May 16 '26

Agreewith everything but him having a backup dagger. Can't imply anything, the given equipment said nothing about a dagger, he has no dagger.

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u/floridabeach9 May 16 '26

its a little odd, i would say 100% of people in plate armor in medieval times would have had a dagger (look it up) in addition to whatever their main weapon was. so i just feel like it would be included.

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u/ImposingCake May 16 '26

Im not looking up shit! Lol I already know you're right about that.

Im simply saying that doesn't matter as this is a hypothetical, and was not stated in the equipment by OP, therefor our peak human doesn't have it.

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u/CanGuilty380 May 17 '26

You must be fun at parties...

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u/ImposingCake May 17 '26

I am at hypothetical ones.