Many variables need to be taken into consideration here, what's your Dex and do you have GM tactics and anatomy too? And do you have lumberjacking? I have a LJ'er with GM tactics, anat and swords, 100 Dex, and I wear studded armour with no Dex loss, if I swing an executioners axe with a +25 tactics modifier I can often swing for 45+ HP consistently. I also chug Dex pots.
i just startet 2 month ago. I have 41 str and 31 dex. at the moment i use katanas. Can i gm swordmanship from sheeps?
C'mon dude..... Ok, guide for stats: http://uorforum.com/threads/uo-r-stats-guide-str-dex-int.314/ Guide for swordsmanship/tactics/anatomy:
The basic answer to your question does not imply anything situational except... of all the "swordsmanship" weapons, which is most damaging? katana now an if... If the user is a grandmaster in lumberjacking... double axe BUT, only by a little under 100 points of damage per minute aka 2 DPS
So UOR only requires the sparring characters to actively be sparring to gain skill... I am used to this from other freeshards if so. I always hated the old way of only gaining if sparring a higher level character which required you to play up a spar master... or have established friends.