Towering main-gauche

hcobb · 11-20-2018, 11:55 PM

Page 40: "The Fencer has the Two Weapons talent, as defined below, for fencing weapons only."

Page 41: "make a normal attack with one weapon and parry with the other. The second weapon acts as a shield to stop 2 points of damage from each non-missile attack from a front hex."

So if you attack with the Rapier and parry with the main-gauche, does it stop two hits or 1+2 i.e. three hits? And all you need are the Sword and Fencer talents?

larsdangly · 11-21-2018, 08:13 AM

I would not add these.

RobW · 11-21-2018, 12:43 PM

If not added, then the only reason for a fencer to carry a main-gauche is a fear of being caught in HTH. Otherwise, two rapiers are better for offense and equally good on defense.

Although, on the armor/shields table p 110, what does the DX- entry for main gauche refer to? It's the opposite sign to all the shields and armors.

hcobb · 11-21-2018, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RobW

Although, on the armor/shields table p 110, what does the DX- entry for main gauche refer to? It's the opposite sign to all the shields and armors.

You get +1 DX for carrying one around. Which is why most wizards carry two.

RobW · 11-21-2018, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hcobb

You get +1 DX for carrying one around. Which is why most wizards carry two.

RAW...…. . .

Anaraxes · 11-22-2018, 09:04 AM

Just as bigger shields stop more damage, the Two-Weapons talent assumes you're fighting with two full-sized melee weapons, and assigns those large weapons a shield value of "2", better than the "1" for a main-gauche-sized weapon. That would not add to a main-gauche -- or even replace its value, any more than a "Two Shield" talent would make small shields as effective as tower shields.

Skarg · 11-22-2018, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Just as bigger shields stop more damage, the Two-Weapons talent assumes you're fighting with two full-sized melee weapons, and assigns those large weapons a shield value of "2", better than the "1" for a main-gauche-sized weapon. That would not add to a main-gauche -- or even replace its value, any more than a "Two Shield" talent would make small shields as effective as tower shields.

I think this reading makes the most sense.

11-20-2018, 11:55 PM	#1
hcobb Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacheco, California	Towering main-gauche Page 40: "The Fencer has the Two Weapons talent, as defined below, for fencing weapons only." Page 41: "make a normal attack with one weapon and parry with the other. The second weapon acts as a shield to stop 2 points of damage from each non-missile attack from a front hex." So if you attack with the Rapier and parry with the main-gauche, does it stop two hits or 1+2 i.e. three hits? And all you need are the Sword and Fencer talents? __________________ -HJC

11-21-2018, 08:13 AM	#2
larsdangly Join Date: Dec 2017	Re: Towering main-gauche I would not add these.

11-21-2018, 12:43 PM	#3
RobW Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Towering main-gauche If not added, then the only reason for a fencer to carry a main-gauche is a fear of being caught in HTH. Otherwise, two rapiers are better for offense and equally good on defense. Although, on the armor/shields table p 110, what does the DX- entry for main gauche refer to? It's the opposite sign to all the shields and armors.

11-22-2018, 09:04 AM	#6
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Towering main-gauche Just as bigger shields stop more damage, the Two-Weapons talent assumes you're fighting with two full-sized melee weapons, and assigns those large weapons a shield value of "2", better than the "1" for a main-gauche-sized weapon. That would not add to a main-gauche -- or even replace its value, any more than a "Two Shield" talent would make small shields as effective as tower shields.