ricegf/elven-fire — Issue #23: Main-Gauche Information Spread Across 3 Pages
Author: ricegf
Created: 2012-01-29 21:59:39+00:00
State: open

Information on offensive and defensive dexterity adjustments for using a main-gauche are covered partially on 3 widely separated pages in version 3.0. This information needs to be consolidated into the main body of the manual, and referenced with brief summaries on the other two pages.

Here's an example explanation (from 3.0):

Regardless of which (or even if) a character holds a weapon in his or her hand, the character can choose the Defend option and reduce Melee, Charge or Trample (MCT) attacks to Dx-4, per page 32.

A main-gauche can be used defensively in the off hand to give an additional Dx-1 to any MCT attacks in the turn, per page B-110. So if the main-gauche-bearing character chooses the Defend option, an MCT attacker is at Dx-5; if not, the MCT attacker is at Dx-1.

Now, per page A-83:

If the character is using the main-gauche as a defensive secondary weapon, it will put his or her own attack with the primary weapon at Dx-4 unless that character has Sword 3 or higher, in which case no attack penalty is imposed.

If the character has Sword 4, he or she may instead opt for a second attack with the main-gauche at no Dx penalty. Without Sword 4, both of his or her own attacks would be a Dx-4.

If the character has Sword 5, defending with a main-gauche gives an additional attacker penalty of Dx-3 instead of Dx-1. So if the character chooses the Defend option, the MCT attacker is at Dx-7; if the character is using the main-gauche as a secondary defensive weapon only, and attacks with the primary weapon, the attacker is at Dx-3. If a character with Sword 5 is using a non-main-gauche sword defensively rather than a main-gauche, then the MCT defensive bonuses are one less - Dx-6 for Defend, Dx-2 for using the secondary sword to defend while attacking with the primary sword.