Does Two Weapons help against Thrown Spells?

[hcobb]

Wizard p20 / ITL p117: "Defending is effective only against non-missile spells and attacks"

So if I defend with one dagger I reduce the chance to be hit by thrown and special spells (including the occult zap of the Staff special spell), correct?

What if I have two daggers and the Two Weapons talent? Is there any extra benefit against thrown and special spells?

Also do I need a weapons talent to use the defend option or can I just pick up any old stick and defend with that? (Before or after casting Staff on the stick?)

Insert line here about a Master Fencer parrying a Death spell to increase the chance that the four hexes away wizard will fumble out the full cost of the spell.

[TippetsTX]

Are we sure that's not an error? Perhaps "spells" should be errata-ed to "attacks".

[Anthony]

Suspect that's supposed to be "Missile spells and attacks", as missile spells are the spell type that most resembles an attack.

[Terquem]

In solo play, where I try to learn how the rules work - I decided that Defending is not effective against missile or thrown spells. I know that seems weird, but it is just the way I see it in my mind. Dodging, may work against Missile and Thrown Spells

[TippetsTX]

Except further down in the paragraph it says..."defending is used against physical attacks from adjacent hexes."

That seems to rule out spells entirely as they are not "physical attacks".

[larsdangly]

It has never occurred to me to let people use Defend against thrown spells.