Re: Martial Arts for Wizards
Right, and any time you want to parry an axe or decent sized sword you have to worry about your weapon breaking, you take significant penalties when you're encumbered or in an area where you can't back up and you can't use your weapon as a Mage's Staff.
It's also harder to work a buckler into evening wear. A staff can be a badge of office, making it reasonable, and a sword is often a status symbol, but IIRC bucklers weren't commonly carried in most societies.
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