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Originally Posted by Varyon
Your Search-Fu is weak!
(No, but seriously, this took me for freaking ever to find)
MA220, in the "Unorthodox Attacks" box. Looks like it's actually canon that two handed weapons used in one hand are at -1 to damage, so that's neat.
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Your Search-Fu is impressive, Varyon!
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Originally Posted by MA220
As explained on p. B270, a strong enough fighter can wield a two-handed melee weapon – one with “†” or “‡” on its ST statistic – in one hand. When doing so, use the weapon’s two-handed statistics but apply a -1 to damage. The skill required to wield it may change:
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So, when wielding a Quarterstaff one-handed, I would roll against my Broadsword skill to hit, but I’d still use the Staff skill stats for everything else, including the parry bonus, with the exception that I apply a -1 to damage.
At least, that’s my interpretation of the RAW. It still seems wrong to me that a quarterstaff wielded as a broadsword should get a +2 parry bonus.