Message from @Spooky Melon
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spies werent used that much
compared to scouts
reconaissance is like
top tier my dude
as for dedicated builds i dunno
i mean
i assume a bow
probably dirks
scouts probably just had a bow or a sword and clothes
see the thing is
maybe a gambeson
if you collapse a tree
on top of a knight
you can kill him with your dirk
ez
gambeson and chain is what 80% of people had tbh
and a helmet
see the thing is
the helmet still helps you
wont always have perfect accuracy
yeah the internet seems to be of the mind that dedicated-scouts werent really a thing in medieval period
longbowman stood their ground at Agincourt and killed knights up close
and they may have a bad angle and swing somewhat on point
the other thing
just light infantry/cavalry given scout tasks using their same gear seems to me vastly more common
if a hammer has an armour piercing spike
it dont matter how good your armour is
youre getting fucking GANKED
so instead of a perpendicular crunch, its at a 170 degree angle and gets deflected
it does if you parry
yeah most hammers arent actually hammers lol
scouts where mostly light cavalry and skirmishers sent ahead of the army to look around
a parry can mean he glances your head
no helmet means you're dead
@Kealor scouts in european history
and it rhymes too
are mostly savages
never heard of dedicated scout coprs before modern times
like real scouts