Swashbuckler with Longsword?

[JulianLW]

Originally Posted by Anders

Would you allow a perk to let Swashbuckler use Rapier skill with his longsword, getting fencing parries and retreats at the cost of not being able to armor up?

Yes. That perk already exists in a couple of places. "Weapon Adaptation" in Power-Ups 2: Perks, and "A Sword is a Sword" in DF Denizens: Swashbucklers.

[mburr0003]

Originally Posted by JulianLW

Yes. That perk already exists in a couple of places. "Weapon Adaptation" in Power-Ups 2: Perks, and "A Sword is a Sword" in DF Denizens: Swashbucklers.

Yup, I'm with Julian here. I've allowed [Weapon] Fencer on a host of characters over the years, never broke anything.

Pretty sure it's detailed somewhere (in a Pyramid magazine) but Weapon Fencer is basically:

[Weapon] Fencer, must specialize by weapon, must be a thrusting weapon. May use Fencing rules when using that weapon.

So a Longsword Fencer can fence using a Longsword (and the Broadsword skill), bit not when using a Jo, Light Club, Macuahuitl, Khopesh, Broadsword, Large Falchion, Pata, Shotel, Thrusting Broadsword, Bastard Sword, Bokken, Dao, Estoc, Hook Sword, Jian, Katana, Thrusting Bastard, Backsword, Cavalry Saber, Edged Rapier, or Late Katana.

Nitpicky? Sure, but it's also only one point.