Melee Weapon default

[jacobmuller]

Sometimes amazes me how long it takes me to notice things...
But
Is there no default for Melee Weapons other than other Melee Weapons?

And Shields, what ST is needed? Limit it by BL?

[Landwalker]

Originally Posted by jacobmuller

Sometimes amazes me how long it takes me to notice things...
But
Is there no default for Melee Weapons other than other Melee Weapons?

And Shields, what ST is needed? Limit it by BL?

The shield rules are whacko. That's pretty much all that there is to say about that right now. Check back in six-to-twelve months and maybe that'll be different. As it stands, there's really no limitation for wielding shields other than, I guess, some sort of BL (in the sense that if you can't pick it up, you obviously can't wield it, but that's about it).

As far as defaults:

What would you suggest Melee Weapons skills default to, if not to other Melee Weapons and DX? I suppose if you want to be narrow in your definition of Melee Weapons skills, one could say that they do default to non-weapons skills due to defaulting to Combat Art and Combat Sport skills, but again, that's it. In this case, though, I can't think of why they would default to anything else.

[lexington]

Originally Posted by jacobmuller

Is there no default for Melee Weapons other than other Melee Weapons

DX-4 if Easy, DX-5 if Average, DX-6 if Hard. First paragraph, second sentence of the entry but obviously quite easy to miss if you're looking up a particular type.

[jacobmuller]

Originally Posted by lexington

DX-4 if Easy, DX-5 if Average, DX-6 if Hard. First paragraph, second sentence of the entry but obviously quite easy to miss if you're looking up a particular type.

Doh! The number of times I've read that... Brain in neutral.

Shields - amazed I hadn't missed something there too. Roll-on Low-Tech.

Thanks Guys.