Default between one- and two-handed use

[Kuroshima]

Originally Posted by Carlos

To buy off the default penalty as a technique is a great idea IMHO. But why is necessary a perk? The problem with that is not the 1 point cost, but that combat perks uses slots.

And how do you deal with multiple martial arts? For instance, a warrior that knows Sword and Shield Fighting (MA 199-200), buy the Two-Handed Sword penalty as a technique and later learn the Longsword Fighting (MA 180-182).

The point being because IMHO unless you're given a structured fighting training, or you come to realize it on your own, you can tend to consider different weapon skills as distinct from one another.

Balance-wise, this is a major change, and so I feel that it needs some limits. Remember, you buy up shortsword to broadsword, and get to feint/DWA/etc as well with either weapon. It is potent, and thematically, it's not for your average joe, it's for your dedicated martial artist.