Paradigm Concepts

[Harliquinn]

[Deviknyte]

Why would you weild 2 DIFFERENT light weapons?

And even without TWF (which is prob better option) lower speed weapons have better dpt.

[Harliquinn]

[Pirate Dragon]

[StatMonkey]

[Nierite]

Expecting Rain dual wields a Tralian Hammer and War Axe for maximum damage with only needing to plug Melee: Unbalanced.
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Cody Bergman

aka = Haakon Marcus val'Virdan, Priest of Nier (Divine 1.
aka = Dyabe val'Abebi, Templar of Althares (Divine 1.4)
aka = Jorma Ostoman, Battlemage of the Coryani Empire (Arcane 1.2)

[Harliquinn]

[Arcaniac]

Can someone point me to where we were told that archetype talents don't require us to meet prereqs?

[Harliquinn]

[Harliquinn]

Encumbrance Threshold is based on Fortitude Defense. However, is it the character's total Fortitude Defense or just the base (MI + VI)?

Possibilities: Threshold equals
1) Might and Vigor Base only
2) Might, Vigor, Racial bonus
3) Might, Vigor, Racial, (Combination of spells, talents, items)

Thanks,
John
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- Harliquinn, John Bellando
Ohio Harvester

Kelb'Bakari, Dark-kin Altherian Corsair, Gentleman Archaeologist
-"Judge a wine by its label and you will miss out on the best vintages."

[hustonj]

[Harliquinn]

Jeff
I'm not trying to make it complicated, I'm trying to understand the intent of the rules. I never mentioned Advancements and I would assume that an Advancement to Fortitude Defense directly or an Advancement to an Attribute that raises Fortitude would naturally raise your Encumbrance Threshold. However, I am more curious about conditional modifiers to Fortitude that come from external sources: Talents, Spells, and Items.

There is precedent already for the question as Stamina is computed on the base values of each Defense (with racial bonuses and advancements) but is not modified by runes, talents, or spells. I want to make sure calculations in my new character sheet are accurate.

John
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- Harliquinn, John Bellando
Ohio Harvester

Kelb'Bakari, Dark-kin Altherian Corsair, Gentleman Archaeologist
-"Judge a wine by its label and you will miss out on the best vintages."

[niliin]

My opinion, conditional is a negative. Racial, yes.

[lbxzero]

Since the FAQ says that Two-Weapon Fighting is 2 actions, I believe some clarification is needed for it in regards to combining it, or Spinning Strikes, with another combat maneuver, like Guarded Charge.

Trying to give a decent example, combine Guarded Charge with Spinning Strikes. Am I correct in that the final result is (or suppose to be)...

First Action: Move up to twice your Pace and attack the target with your main hand weapon with -2 to action roll (-3 if one weapon is not light) and +2 damage, reducing your Avoidance by 4. Move your clock by 1 tick.

Second Action: You can take a 5' incidental movement for free. Attack with off-hand weapon with -2 to action roll (-3 if one weapon is not light) and add Passive Quickness Value + 1 to damage. Move clock by slowest weapon speed +3, recovery of 2. Avoidance remains reduced by 4 until next action.

Since the Talent "Two-Weapon Fighting" applies no recovery, can I use Two-Weapon Fighting even if under the effects of recovery? Also, can I apply a combat maneuver to the off-hand attack instead of the main hand? I highly doubt it is intended to be able to apply a combat maneuver to both attacks, like Mighty Swing to main hand and off-hand. If it is possible, then how is the speed and recovery applied.

[hustonj]

I did NOT check your math for the combined maneuver Speed/Recovery for Guarded Charge & Spinning Strikes.

The way you described the combination working is in keeping with how Pedro has been trying to get us to handle the Two-Weapon Fighting options.

My personal favorite combination to date is still Unbalancing Attack & Spinning Strikes. Big penalties on that first swing, but if it hits, the next tick you are really swinging for the fences . . ..

Yes, you can use ANY combat Technique/Maneuver/option that does not IMPOSE Recovery while under Recovery.

Based on how Pedro has been discussing the Two-Weapon options up to this point, I do not believe you can combine anything with the second attack, but only with the first attack. Consider this a blessing, as the bed guys cna use these tricks, too, and things could get very, very ugly if we started combining things with the second attack, too (or instead).
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San Antonio, Tx-based Harvester
Jeff Huston
huston.harvester@cox.net