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Old 09-16-2017, 04:32 AM   #6
corwyn
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Saskatoon, SK
Default Re: Penalty to ALL Attacks with Off Hand

It seems a bit murky to me as well. Here's what I know:


Exploits:
Melee Attacks section refers to pg 95 for Melee modifiers
pg 95 states off-hand mod for attacks
Unarmed combat says unarmed follows same rules as Melee and same modifiers and then lists differences, none of which mention off-hand penalties

Defense rolls refers to tables on pg 96-97 which lists off-hand -2
Parrying section lists off-hand
What am I parrying with? says off-hand -2
None of these list an exception for unarmed
Unarmed parries section doesn't mention off-hand one way or the other

Adventurers:
Ambidexterity says most fighters are at -4 DX with their off hand unless you have this.
Unarmed striking skills says no off-hand penalty to punch with off-hand with these skills, does not mention parries (afaict, the only mention of off-hand specifically with unarmed skills i can find)
Unarmed grappling skills makes no mention of off-hand whatsoever

My interpretation of RAW:
No off-hand penalty for attacking or defending with unarmed striking skills
Off-hand penalty for attacking with unarmed grappling skills and strikes using DX

As to whether this is RAI, beats me.

How I'm going to run it? Probably no off-hand for any unarmed learned skills - unarmed combat is rough enough as it is - off-hand penalties if fighting unarmed using DX

While I like the new ruleset quite a bit - I love the new rules/simplification for Slams, Surprise and some others, this disappointed me. I was hoping this would be clearer but seems somewhat contradictory.
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