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Old 06-22-2015, 09:58 PM   #2
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Default Re: Weapon Adaptation [MA]

The relevant text of the Perk as relayed in Power-Ups 2: Perks reads:
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Originally Posted by Power-Ups 2: Perks, p. 8
This lets you wield the weapons covered by one weapon skill using a different skill and its techniques, with all of the benefits and drawbacks of that skill....
What I get from this is that you can use it to wield a Glaive as if it was a Quarterstaff, complete with the +2 to Staff Parry even using the blade, but it doesn't let you use the Hook ability with the Staff skill.

What you want for Hook is the Skill Adaptation Perk, the relevant part of which reads:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Power-Ups 2: Perks, p. 17
You can learn techniques that don’t default to a skill as if they did, with the usual default penalties (if a technique’s penalties vary by controlling skill, use the easiest).
This help?


And don't feel bad; whenever I'm making these type characters I always have to double-check the differences between Weapon Adaptation, Style Adaptation, Skill Adaptation, and Technique Mastery.
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