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Originally Posted by corwyn
On offense, DWA gives a -1 to defend (from Martial Arts) to reflect the target splitting attention.
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... If you're using your weapons in a cinematic Dual Weapon Attack. Note my post was talking about realistic dual-wielders, not cinematic ones.
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Originally Posted by corwyn
On defense, the DWA character has two parries at full skill. Most characters would be at -4 to their second parry.
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... If you're fighting multiple people or your foe is taking some serious penalties to be able to attack more than once in a single second. Those probably aren't very common situations for a historical dual-wielder (a duelist) to find himself in.
(There are outliers like Miyamoto Musashi, of course)