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From: wex@ittvax.UUCP (Alan Wexelblat)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: new rogue items anyone?
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Date: Wed, 20-Jul-83 09:49:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 20 09:49:27 1983
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I agree that two weapons is a "neat" idea, but if you want to do it right, 
it gets complicated.  Someone suggested that weilding two maces is awkward.
Not so.  I know of several good (SCA) fighters who can weild two maces well,
if they choose to.

Based on what I have seen in SCA and know from history, there are basically
three styles of two-weapon fighting:

On hand 	| Off hand	| comments
(your better    |(your worse    | and examples
; in Rogue,| hand)		|
 the right hand)|		|
----------------+---------------+-------------
   		|		|
    Lon Short	| This is the most common SCA combination.
		|		| It is best represented by the Florentine
		|		| rapier and dagger, or by the SCA longsword
		|		| and mace.  The short weapon is often used 
		|		| for blocking, or catching the opponent's 
		|		| weapon.
----------------+---------------+--------------
		|		|
 Short	| This is the second most common combination.
		|		| two short sword, two cutlasses (qv Errol
		|		| Flynn &c), two maces, shortsword and long
		|		| dagger.  Each weapon can be used to block
		|		| or attack with equal probability.
----------------+---------------+-------------
		|		|
    Short	|    Long	| This is extremely uncommon in the SCA because
		|		| staves are prohibited, and spears are very
		|		| uncommon.  This is the staff & shortsword
		|		| or shortspear and shortsword.  The long
		|		| weapon is used to fend off, trip, or 
		|		| disarm your opponent before he can close.
		|		| If he does get within range, the pole is
		|		| used as a shield, and the sword does the
		|		| hitting.

As you can see, to represent all this properly is going to take considerable
modifications to Rogue.  Now if someone wants to go to all that trouble,
be my guest (just do it right), but I don't really think that it's
feasible.

--Alan