Two Weapons talent's double parry

[Bill_in_IN]

Originally Posted by Shostak

Yes, this is poorly worded and it ought to be cleaned up in the PDF. Option c here ought to be reworded to apply to Defend, but in such a way that it is clear that it is not adding a die on top of the one already required by the Defend option.



No, I think that the double parry is a Defend action.

It is a defend action but there is a difference between these two defende options.

The double parry is 4/DX to be hit while stopping 4 extra hits.

The fencer defend is 5/DX to be hit but 0 extra hits stopped. I have to check if this actually applies to the straight Two Weapons talent.

I know that the fencer has these options. It's a toss up as to which is better. One has to have a feel for the DX and damage dealt by their opponent. For high damage weapons, I would recommend the full defend 5/DX option. Stopping 4 extra hits against a battle axe at 4/DX may not be enough but the chances of hitting on 5/DX are usually low.