Single-Handed Fighting

[David Bofinger]

Originally Posted by Skarg

There could be an IQ 8 (1) talent for fighting without a shield & instead using mobility to try to avoid being hit, giving melee attacks a -1 DX.

There could, and maybe that would also be interesting, or you could have something similar but more expensive and powerful. But if I'm trying to model a tendency in fantasy fiction then I want one weapon to be the cheapest option. Which as Chris Rice points out it is now, but not by much.