Unarmed Combat with weapons

[Tenex]

Originally Posted by platimus

I'm with Helborn and RobW. I would not allow the UC talents to apply to a weapon attack. The thought is so bizarre, I wonder if we have misunderstood the question.

Well, one idea would be to allow the 5 or 6 die requirements to hit when defending if armed with a traditional martial arts weapon.

Why should a UC fighter lose the "Eyes Behind" benefits just because they have a couple daggers (Sai?) in their hands?

Why does a UC fighter lose his knowledge of pressure points just because he picked up a weapon? UC provides the ability to do a certain amount of damage and cause a foe to drop his weapon because you hit them on a nerve. Now it's certainly arguable that this ability is based on the UC practitioner's advanced ability to strike deftly with their bare hands (highly practiced). But when they pick up a weapon that they are less skilled with they can't strike as precisely even though they still know where to hit.

I think there is a good argument for some of the UC abilities to remain in play even when the character is armed. Eyes Behind in particular.