Quote Originally Posted by Macilrille View Post
On the other hand Polybius (I think it is) tells how the Macedonian Phalanks advancing to engage the Romans is unnerved by the sight of dead countrymen from a skirmish before and hos their limbs were hacked from their bodies, etc. That might of course be post-morten mutilation for that exact reason, but my experience tells me that though the Gladius Hispanensis (which I have heard say was a large part of the reason that Scipio Africanus was so successful) is a fine weapon for stabbing; getting in close, locking the enemy's shield with their own and stabbing them in the belly, it is not bad for cutting either.
Probably also because limbs are skinny and difficult to stab, and chopping one in two probably saved a good deal of effort.

Why not simply have both animations?