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Old 10-09-2019, 12:01 PM   #71
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Right you are hcobb, that makes perfect sense to me now. And thanks again larsdangly. Can you clarify the 2 weapons talent question I had in my previous post?

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Old 10-09-2019, 06:40 PM   #72
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Ok so in page 111 of ITL, it also says,"The left-hand dagger, or main-gauche, acts as a shield to parry 1 hit per attack ...
In that sentence, "The left-hand dagger, or main-gauche" refers to the same weapon - the main-gauche, whose name is French for "left hand". It is not talking about ordinary daggers held in the left hand.
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Old 10-09-2019, 06:45 PM   #73
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The rules for the 2 weapons talent is still a bit confusing though, is it -6dx for both weapons with out that talent, and then just -4DX for your off hand with the talent?
Yes. It's perhaps clearer if you also study the Two Weapons talent description in ITL on page 41.

With two full-sized weapons and the Two Weapons talent, you can attack with one weapon at no penalty and another weapon at -4 DX.

With two full-sized weapons but NO Two Weapons talent, you can attack with both weapons, but both attacks will be at -6 DX.
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Old 10-09-2019, 06:56 PM   #74
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Thanks Skarg, for the clarification. And thanks to everyone else who helped me clarify things as well. Y'all have all been very helpful and patient. But just one more question. If you don't have two weapns talent, and say you are using a sword and MG. Does the -6DX still apply, or is for if you are using t swords, or sword and axe, etc... Again thank for all the help. Y'all are great.
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Old 10-09-2019, 06:58 PM   #75
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Nevermind, I just found it. So all is well. Thanks again. It's amazing what you learn when you actually read stuff lol. Thanks again Skarg for the page number reference.
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Old 10-09-2019, 07:29 PM   #76
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Created a number of characters today.
I realize I am way late on sticking my oar in this and probably off base as well, but, I checked my copy of original Advanced Melee and found one bit of text that is different than today's version. The original rules allowed that one could attack with the main-gauche and still use it to stop one hit of damage on the same turn. Rules also indicated it was only -1 DX used as a shield, but the shield armor table says, -2 DX/-4 DX. It is long past remembering what we used to do with this, but I think we made the main-gauche -2 DX only on a turn where we used it as a shield and attacked with it.

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Old 10-09-2019, 07:42 PM   #77
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No it's all good warhorse. In the new melee rules it basically. Just says that you can parry the 1 hit, as well as, use the extra attack on the same figure at -4DX for the attack, but no dx penalty for MA.

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Old 10-09-2019, 07:44 PM   #78
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I realize I am way late on sticking my oar in this and probably off base as well, but, I checked my copy of original Advanced Melee and found one bit of text that is different than today's version. The original rules allowed that one could attack with the main-gauche and still use it to stop one hit of damage on the same turn. Rules also indicated it was only -1 DX used as a shield, but the shield armor table says, -2 DX/-4 DX. It is long past remembering what we used to do with this, but I think we made the main-gauche -2 DX only on a turn where we used it as a shield and attacked with it.

If this doesn't help, please excuse me for my intrusion.
Yes. The new Legacy Edition changed some things about Main Gauche and Spike Shields, and both editions have some typos on their Main Gauche entries on the weapon tables. IIRC Advanced Melee weapon table mirrors original Melee, but the text says something different.
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Old 10-09-2019, 07:49 PM   #79
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I guess at the end of the day, it's all up to the GM to determine how the rules will actually play out. I feel like, as long as the GM and players are in agreement or can make a fair compromise, then all the better. The long and skinny is that the game should be fun and fair for everyone involved. And if that's the case, then everyone wins. Until they take an axe to the face anyway... Lol
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