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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 7624288" data-attributes="member: 6803664">The wording in the sub-section on Drow in the Elf descriptions on p.10 of UA,  is likely the source of RAS giving Dzzt the questionable ability to duel wield scimitars.~~~"but may fight with two weapons without penalty, providing each weapon may be easily wielded in one hand."  Rest of the paragraph goes on to talk about being able to use bucklers, but not shields as one of those weapons.Added to this was the reference in the FF that Drow could use either hand/arm equally well for attack or defense.The debate was generally about what counted as being easily wielded in one hand.  And since Drow apparently didn't have an off hand....So depending upon the group, this may or may not have over-ridden the requirement from DMG p.70 of that 2nd weapon being limited to either a dagger or hand axe (+ obviously now bucklers - if you were a Drow). I know that every single group I played with or met in those years had this discussion.  In my main group it boiled down to "Well this is how it's going to work when I'mtheDM."  So in our games it worked one way 1/3 of the time, the other way 1/3 of the time, & was a moot point in the other 1/3 as I didn't allow Drow PCs & monsters didn't necessarily follow PCs rules.And then the Crystal Shard came out & one side got to go "HAH!  I TOLD you so!". <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  And you still couldn't make a Drow PC if I were DMing.So I've never thought RAS was in error, just making a DM call as the author.</blockquote>

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