Harrek in Jonatela, Two Weapons

From: Joseph Troxell <jmt107_at_psu.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 15:42:28 -0500


Reading through my Genertela book, I noticed what appears to be a discrepancy. In
the write up of Harrek, it implies that he was a mercenary in Jonatela sometime between 1594 (when he awoke) and 1609 (when he slew the polar bear god). Yet, it says in the History of Fronela that Jonatela did not emerge from the Ban until 1616. Am I mis-reading Harrek's description? Or was Jonatela split into several parts under the Ban, which seems to be the case since part of it is still under the Ban. Has anyone else addressed this issue?

Now, this is a bit rules-ish. Has anyone dealt with people wielding two weapons (for instance two broadswords)? I realize that a shield/weapon combo is more popular due to the increased armor points of the shield. Yet, it would still seem that a weapon/weapon combo could be quite potent, especially with a few armoring enchantments and/or geases. Is fighting with two weapons more popular than is let on in the general literature? Or, is there a good reason most people use a shield? It seems like it would be much more difficult to use two weapons than a weapon and shield. Has anyone dealt with this, perhaps even coming up with rules?


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