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Message no. 1
From: b_gatchell@*******.com (Bill Gatchell)
Subject: Dual Wield in Melee combat
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 12:38:33 -0400
I was hoping to create a physad with a stick fighting and balisong fighting
bent. Using 2 escrima (rattan) sticks requires either the edge of
ambidexterity or a skill in off-hand(weapon).

The question is if I take Clubs (rattan sticks) as the primary weapon, is
the offhand skill Offhand(clubs) a specialization or is it a base skill
which i could then choose offhand clubs(rattan sticks) as a specialization?

Help...

Thanks

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Message no. 2
From: maxnoel_fr@*****.fr (Max Noel)
Subject: Dual Wield in Melee combat
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:51:56 +0200
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At 12:38 23/08/2002 -0400, Bill Gatchell wrote:



>I was hoping to create a physad with a stick fighting and balisong
>fighting bent. Using 2 escrima (rattan) sticks requires either the edge
>of ambidexterity or a skill in off-hand(weapon).
>
>The question is if I take Clubs (rattan sticks) as the primary weapon, is
>the offhand skill Offhand(clubs) a specialization or is it a base skill
>which i could then choose offhand clubs(rattan sticks) as a specialization?

Second option. There is an offhand skill per melee weapon skill:
you need to learn the Offhand Clubs skill, with the Rattan Sticks
specialization.
But I wouldn't recommend this. Offhand skills are far too
expensive compared to the bonuses they give you (don't forget you roll
Skill + (Offhand Skill/2) dice). If I were you I would take the Ambidextry
edge at lv. 3 or 4. With this one you roll Skill * 1.5 dice, not to mention
that it also reduces (or negates, at lv. 4) the modifiers for using akimbo
firearms.


-- Wild_Cat, over.

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