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Axly Suregrip · 11-29-2018, 04:54 PM

If you look at the old Adv Melee and old Melee, it said this about Main Gauches (emphasis added): "On any turn the fighter uses it only as a shield, it stops one hit from any non-missile attack, and adjusts his DX by -1." I don't know why this was removed from the new editions but seems to be a good rule. I will go with this for myself. They should put this back in.

(BTW, the only difference between old Melee and old Adv Melee in the above quote is old Melee says "DX by -2" instead of -1.)

On a different note: in the same section both old editions say this about striking with both weapons, "BOTH attacks are at DX -4." The new ITL on page 111 says that only the main gauche is at -4 DX. It also says so with the Two Weapons talent that only the second weapon. So, this is worth noting the change. The new rule is an improvement.

11-29-2018, 04:54 PM	#39
Axly Suregrip Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Durham, NC	Re: Towering main-gauche If you look at the old Adv Melee and old Melee, it said this about Main Gauches (emphasis added): "On any turn the fighter uses it only as a shield, it stops one hit from any non-missile attack, and adjusts his DX by -1." I don't know why this was removed from the new editions but seems to be a good rule. I will go with this for myself. They should put this back in. (BTW, the only difference between old Melee and old Adv Melee in the above quote is old Melee says "DX by -2" instead of -1.) On a different note: in the same section both old editions say this about striking with both weapons, "BOTH attacks are at DX -4." The new ITL on page 111 says that only the main gauche is at -4 DX. It also says so with the Two Weapons talent that only the second weapon. So, this is worth noting the change. The new rule is an improvement.