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vicky_molokh · 01-23-2018, 07:09 AM

Greetings, all!

Has the ambiguity of the precise nature of Double-Jointed and Extra-Flexible Arms (Extra or otherwise) ever been sorted out? Both allow extra options in combat such as parrying/blocking attacks from the back. However, DJ provides skill modifiers while EFA does not. Octopodes have EFA on six of their arms, but not DJ. What exactly does EFA provide that DJ doesn't that makes it worth buying for so many arms and can't be substituted by taking DJ?

Thanks in advance!

01-23-2018, 07:09 AM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Double-Jointed (Flexibility 2) vs. Extra-Flexible Arms (all of them)? Greetings, all! Has the ambiguity of the precise nature of Double-Jointed and Extra-Flexible Arms (Extra or otherwise) ever been sorted out? Both allow extra options in combat such as parrying/blocking attacks from the back. However, DJ provides skill modifiers while EFA does not. Octopodes have EFA on six of their arms, but not DJ. What exactly does EFA provide that DJ doesn't that makes it worth buying for so many arms and can't be substituted by taking DJ? Thanks in advance! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper