Fencing is just Sword Expertise

[Bill_in_IN]

Originally Posted by hcobb

"does not include fencing weapons, which have their own Expertise (see below)." -ITL 41

So you can use Sword with Rapier, but not Sword Expertise.

I interpret rapiers and sabers to be swords per the weapons table. If one doesn't interpret them that way, then I can see why some would want to dump the fencing talent.

I do limit Fencing talent to fencing weapons but I don't exclude swords like the rapier and saber from sword expertise. To exclude them makes as much sense as Unarmed Combat Talents not allowing anything at all to be in the PCs hands.