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<blockquote data-quote="Xahn'Tyr" data-source="post: 11156" data-attributes="member: 1525"><p>I don't see anywhere in there that it says you get a -1 penalty when using a two handed weapon.</p><p></p><p>I searched through the SRD for "two-handed" and could not find anywhere where it said you could not use a shield with a two handed weapon. I think that this is just derived from that fact that a two handed weapon takes two hands to use. Since a buckler allows the use of the second hand even while being worn, I believe that you can use a two-handed weapon while wearing a buckler. And since there is no penalty put forth in the rules, I do not believe that a penalty should be applied.</p><p></p><p>The above says that you lose the AC bonus if a weapon is used in the off hand. I think that this includes two-handed weapons because a two-handed weapon is used in both hands (though it could certainly use some clarification).</p><p></p><p>But it says an <em>off-hand weapon</em> can be used at a -1 penalty. I believe that a two-handed weapon (though used in both the primary and off hands), is NOT an off-hand weapon in the technical sense.</p><p></p><p>So when is a weapon used in your off-hand not an off-hand weapon? When it is a two handed weapon. (It makes sense if you squint just right.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I think that if a buckler causes a -1 penalty to a weapon used exclusively in the off hand; then it should provide at most a -0.5 penalty to a weapon being used in both hands. The rules are quite clear that you round down in this case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xahn'Tyr, post: 11156, member: 1525"] I don't see anywhere in there that it says you get a -1 penalty when using a two handed weapon. I searched through the SRD for "two-handed" and could not find anywhere where it said you could not use a shield with a two handed weapon. I think that this is just derived from that fact that a two handed weapon takes two hands to use. Since a buckler allows the use of the second hand even while being worn, I believe that you can use a two-handed weapon while wearing a buckler. And since there is no penalty put forth in the rules, I do not believe that a penalty should be applied. The above says that you lose the AC bonus if a weapon is used in the off hand. I think that this includes two-handed weapons because a two-handed weapon is used in both hands (though it could certainly use some clarification). But it says an [i]off-hand weapon[/i] can be used at a -1 penalty. I believe that a two-handed weapon (though used in both the primary and off hands), is NOT an off-hand weapon in the technical sense. So when is a weapon used in your off-hand not an off-hand weapon? When it is a two handed weapon. (It makes sense if you squint just right.) Anyway, I think that if a buckler causes a -1 penalty to a weapon used exclusively in the off hand; then it should provide at most a -0.5 penalty to a weapon being used in both hands. The rules are quite clear that you round down in this case. [/QUOTE]
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