Re: Wright's Proposals

[Wright Frazier <khelek>]

> > >    2)  Lesser Strength
> > >       a) If you have a strength of 4 less than that required
> > >          to wield a weapon 1 handed, you can wield it 2 handed.
> >
> > A minor clarification, this should be obvious however just to make
> > sure.
> >
> > if your strength is 4 less than that required to wield the weapon
> > you may wield it with 2 hands if it is normally a one handed weapon.
> > I.e. Chuck the Mauler wishes to use a longsword but has a strength
> > of 9, he can use it one handed.  As could Mickey the Mutalator who
> > has a strength of 8, but not poor Gilby the Impaler who has a strength
> > of 7.
> 
> Isn't that what it says? You don't need the normally one handed
> clause. If you have a strenth of 16 then you can wield a 2 handed
> sword with one hand, right? (16 may not be right, but you know what
> I mean). So if you have a strength of 4 less than that required to
> wield a two handed sword with one hand (ie your strength is only 12),
> you have to use both hands. All very self referencing :)
> 
> 						-steve
you normally need a 16str to wield a 2 handed sword in 2 hands.
So to wield the great sword with 1 hand, you need a 20str, or
16 exceptional since each exceptional counts as I think 4pts of
str (using what we lost as far as stats went when we switched to
the exceptional thing).

Wright