Martial Arts: Polearm/Quarterstaff/Weapon Adaptation

Railstar · 01-27-2016, 11:26 PM

Checking my copy of Low Tech, there are weapons that use the Staff skill and do not give +2 Parry. Duelling Polearm is among them, with 0U Parry when swung and 0 Parry when thrusting. It also has [18] which says it's the butt of a two-yard polearm (list includes naginata) used as a staff.

On that basis I would assume no bonus to Parry from using Weapon Adaptation, because the +2 Parry is not universal. One could argue it is the skill and not the weapon… but other weapons on the list have +2 Parry when used with the Staff skill (not when used with Two-Handed Sword for quarterstaff or Broadsword for jo staff), and I doubt they are intended to give +4 total.

In essence, I would only give the +2 Parry if both the skill and weapon are a staff (although I would count spears as a staff unless stabbing).

01-27-2016, 11:26 PM	#4
Railstar Join Date: Jul 2012	Re: Martial Arts: Polearm/Quarterstaff/Weapon Adaptation Checking my copy of Low Tech, there are weapons that use the Staff skill and do not give +2 Parry. Duelling Polearm is among them, with 0U Parry when swung and 0 Parry when thrusting. It also has [18] which says it's the butt of a two-yard polearm (list includes naginata) used as a staff. On that basis I would assume no bonus to Parry from using Weapon Adaptation, because the +2 Parry is not universal. One could argue it is the skill and not the weapon… but other weapons on the list have +2 Parry when used with the Staff skill (not when used with Two-Handed Sword for quarterstaff or Broadsword for jo staff), and I doubt they are intended to give +4 total. In essence, I would only give the +2 Parry if both the skill and weapon are a staff (although I would count spears as a staff unless stabbing).