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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3415655" data-attributes="member: 1656">The rules for one-handed and light weapons on p113, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, state that a melee attack with such a weapon held in the off hand adds 1/2 Str bonus to damage.The rules for damage on p134, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, state that when you deal damage with a weapon held in your off hand, you only add 1/2 Str bonus to damage.When we look up what the off hand is, the glossary tells us, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, that it's your weaker or less dextrous hand - usually the left.&nbsp; It also informs us that attacks with that hand incur a -4 penalty.The text on Two Weapon Fighting doesn't define the off hand; rather, it tells us what happens if we wield a second weapon in our off hand.&nbsp; The only place the off hand is defined is in the Glossary - your weaker or less dextrous hand (usually the left).-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3415655, member: 1656"] The rules for one-handed and light weapons on p113, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, state that a melee attack with such a weapon held in the off hand adds 1/2 Str bonus to damage. The rules for damage on p134, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, state that when you deal damage with a weapon held in your off hand, you only add 1/2 Str bonus to damage. When we look up what the off hand is, the glossary tells us, with no reference to two-weapon fighting, that it's your weaker or less dextrous hand - usually the left. It also informs us that attacks with that hand incur a -4 penalty. The text on Two Weapon Fighting doesn't define the off hand; rather, it tells us what happens if we wield a second weapon in our off hand. The only place the off hand is defined is in the Glossary - your weaker or less dextrous hand (usually the left). -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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