12-08-2014, 07:40 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Reversed grip and defenseive attacks
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Can a warrior using a reversed grip, also utilize defensive attacks? If so, would the penalties to damage stack together - or would the maximum penalty to damage be equal to just the worst of the attack form? |
12-08-2014, 08:07 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Jul 2014
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Re: Reversed grip and defenseive attacks
I'm not aware of an official ruling on this (perhaps the author will notice and chime in) but I would allow it only with the penalties being stacked, lest it become too useful.
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12-09-2014, 08:23 AM | #3 |
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Location: Vermont
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Re: Reversed grip and defenseive attacks
Unless otherwise stated, combat options can be used together and the penalties and bonuses stack.
So, yes, you could absolutely use Defensive Attack from a Reversed Grip. It is even, sometimes, a good idea. And yes, all the penalties stack. And remember, Reversed grip has a damage BONUS when thrusting, and (IIRC, IDHMBWM) Defensive Attack's bonus to defense doesn't only affect the attacking weapon. So, a warrior with a shield and a spear held in a reverse grip might use defense attack quiet effectively--the RG thrusting bonus will cancel out some of the DA penalty, and the defense bonus can be passed on to the Block, pretty much ignoring the parry penalty from RG.
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12-09-2014, 08:57 AM | #4 |
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Re: Reversed grip and defenseive attacks
Since one is a grip choice and one is an attack choice and neither would seem to counter act or override the other's effects
I'd say that you combine the effects of both. That's certainly how I run it. |
12-09-2014, 12:12 PM | #5 |
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Re: Reversed grip and defenseive attacks
Yes. The effects stack.
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