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[hcobb]

A Fencer with two Main-Gauche wielded does a double parry.

A Myrmidon standing in front of the Fencer attempts to strike the fencer with a broadsword.

What happens?

[larsdangly]

It depends on what you mean by 'double parry'. If you mean the thing where you use two weapons talent to parry then I guess the answer would be roll the attack on 4d and 4 pts of protection (as per two weapon talent) plus -1 to hit (as per fencing talent)

[hcobb]

Plus each MG stops one hit innately, for a total of six hits stopped?

[larsdangly]

No; I would not add the 'shield-like' and 'weapon-like' armor bonuses. This is similar to a discussion we had some months ago about using shields as weapons in the two-weapon talent. If you allowed this sort of double-dipping, the end result is obnoxiously goofy: Two tower shields, Shield Expertise talent + double parry using two weapons talent = 12 points of protection. I think this is just another example where the author did not bother to write a paragraph explaining that the intent is not that we hack the rules to produce a lot of nonsense.

[Chris Rice]

Originally Posted by larsdangly

I think this is just another example where the author did not bother to write a paragraph explaining that the intent is not that we hack the rules to produce a lot of nonsense.

Well said.

[hcobb]

So when does the MG provide any benefit at all over the cheaper lighter throwing knife? (Actual medieval daggers intended for any type of extended wielded use weigh at least half a pound while actual MG were around a pound).