[quote=@swich01]
I LIVE. In another town and all kindsa bollocks flying around but i live. 

[@mattmanganon] Tabletop is a bit jinky to quote here the scale is all allot smaller and deadlier generally as i imagine this is a Dark Heresy parallel. Also the tabletop is as balanced as a fight between a tiger and a six year old.  Though i think the point that [@Skyrte] is making is that generally when making a character you can break the general feeling of the setting's populace once and any more tends to be very standout.

Being a psyker in the Admech and having xeno tech is pretty wild. Psykers in the admech tend to be a whole kitten caboodle on their own.

Just my ten pence.[/quote]

I know what you mean, but I am still speaking in realistic terms. In a fight, the question is what kind of armour your opponent is wearing. If neither is wearing armour, then the guy using a short-sword will have a big advantage over someone weilding a large two-hander, in close quarters combat. The one with the Two-Hander will have the advantage of reach and power, but neither of those things matter, as they are so close that reach is irrelevant, and since it takes only a pound of preassure for the average blade to cut skin, that power is also irrelevant. Whereas the Short-Sword fighter has the advantage of a lot more control of their blade, plus, they have to use a lot less energy per swing. Meaning they can swing their blade faster and more accurately, which is relevant.

However, it takes a lot more preasure to cut tempered steel. The Short-Sword guy will have a disadvantage, as his sword won't be able to penetrate the armour as well as the Two Hander. And since they are armoured, they will be moving slower, so the decrease in accuracy is lessened.

It's logic. My planning was that, if she needed to fight a Cultist or something like that, she would simply put her blade down and fight hand-to-hand, or try to shoot him before he can get close enough.

As for the "Admech using Xenos tech" actually, from what i've read, most Acolytes will mold their own beliefs to fit more with their Inquisitor. If the Inquisitor believes something, then they usually do as well, even if it's super heretical. That's why some Inquisitor Retinues contain Daemonhost's, even though that's the most heretical thing ever to be imagined. The Acolytes won't ever go against the Inquisitor unless he openly starts worshipping Chaos.