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Knife should be on the left and the spoons on the right. Fite me.
You think I'm worried about fighting someone that has to reach over the gentry silverware to grab the knife?
My fork is pointier than the butter knives! I'll stab you!
This is a valid argument and I'd hoped nobody would mention it. 😡
What if they are a lefty?
Even match, The winner goes to the defender assuming lair advantage.
I see, but my butler grants advantage on all reactions within a 5ft radius when performing the “Set Table Feat”, I know that applies to cordially invited enemies as well but the de-buff technically only says “applies to enemies” so I think that means he gets to roll a flat 20 but I will need a ruling from the DM.
The fight would have been mine if it wasn't for the meddling buttler, you only had one knife to steal.
No, No, No, it says right here you may use the Fork as an improvised weapon without your Dexterity modifier with disadvantage.
It wouldn't be in character. I already went for the knife. Don't want to meta game.
Oh come on, if in real life I am sitting there and someone grabs my knife am I going to reach for the second knife I am well aware I do not have or will I reach for the obvious Fork? Honestly it’s more meta to force a loss from something My character would obviously know but I didn’t. DM!
If thats the case, I would be forced to pull out the 1911 with the wiafu grips, while trying to make some distance. I was hoping to save the big reveal for my exit but that plan has gone out the window. Thats an action to switch equipment.
Fork, knife, spoon, teaspoon
Well in fancy restaurants, which should be the example we all follow because of how much better than us they are, the knife is always pointed in towards the plate and closest to the plate. This reduces odds of getting cut accidentally. Otherwise the silverware should be arranged from the outside to the inside in order that they're meant to be used for each course because trying to truck your guests is a signal that you want to embarrass them with knowledge they aren't generally expected to actually have. Spoons and forks should be grouped.
Fite! Fite!
I've always done it (big) spoon, fork, knife, then teaspoons in a smaller tray underneath the main 3. But I moved forks to the left and spoons to the right and now I'm always getting confused and it doesn't feel right, even 3 months later
If I ever put my phone in my left pocket, I will lose my mind looking for it.
I don't know how it applies to cutlery drawers, but my parents taught me that when setting the table, the silverware should be in alphabetical order.
Alphabetical order based on what language? Assuming English, since your comment is in English, but I'm curious if the rule would "translate" to other languages.
Changing language can't change what's right. I think I win this one.
Indeed. Though my mother was quadrilingual and attempted to help me be at least bilingual, the only language in which I know more than a few words - written or spoken - is American English. As such, I'm not qualified to answer how diverse this system is, though I would be interested in hearing from someone who is.
Ewwww arbitrary!
Not to say etiquette isn't arbitrary, but the two top results (all I bothered to check) for my search about silverware placement suggests that the "correct" order is fork on the left, knife first on the right, then spoon furthest right. This is, indeed, alphabetical order.
So while it may be arbitrary, it isn't arbitrary on an individual level.