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[Xantalos]

While I'm not making a character right this second because of lack of motivation to get on my ass and do it, I'll happily watch the death unfold!

[UXLZ]

So much Psyker, such demon, wow.

By the way, Pastebin crashed as I went to save changes... Gerdammit. :v

[UXLZ]

Pastebin is updated (http://pastebin.com/jB9Yzpvn)

If you can read it without your eyes glazing over, try to make sure I haven't made any mistakes. I still need to do a description and bio, but this should be fine for now. Once the game gets up and running (assuming I don't die instantly) I'll try and do a version with a better format (with all the combat stuff together, for instance.)

The Combat Speed and Weight stuff is nicked from Cael's sheet, since our strength and agility stats are the same it should still be right.

[Cheesecake]

What do you mean by ambidextrous in the non-game affecting way?

[UXLZ]

Well, I want the character to be ambidextrous since he'll be learning to dual wield ASAP and I couldn't start with it due to XP. By non-game-effecting I'm just clarifying that since there's actually a Talent called ambidextrous (but it only affects ranged combat so I won't be taking it.)

Basically, the character is ambi but doesn't have the talent ambi.

[Cheesecake]

So what handedness is he? Just in case you get into ranged combat and stuff.

[UXLZ]

Er, slight preference left, then. Or will that get him killed for !HERESY!!? xD

Jajaja, though, left-handed is fine.

[GiglameshDespair]

We don't have a face. Unfortunate.

[Aseaheru]

May want to fix the thread title.

[Caellath]

This was certainly a good surprise to wake up to. Now I just need to make sure my character sheet is completely sorted out before the game starts... I'll make it in time, I suppose.

since there's actually a Talent called ambidextrous (but it only affects ranged combat so I won't be taking it.)

It also affects melee combat: "When combined with Two-Weapon Wielder talent, the penalty for making attacks with both weapons in the same turn drops to –10."

To be more precise, if you want to dual-wield properly then you need Ambidextrous and Two-Weapon Wielder (Melee). By that point, you're attacking with both weapons as a Half-Action with a penalty of -10. Get Two-Weapon Master and the penalty is gone.

[Sirus]

Does that same penalty apply to using pistol and sword? Will I also need Two Weapon Wielder/Master?

[Caellath]

If you want to attack with both in the same turn, yes. You can have Ambidextrous just to eliminate the off-hand penalty and be free to choose whether you attack with one weapon or the other like I do with my commissar in a different game. He has a pistol and a chainsword and he only attacks with one per turn, though due to the nature of Parry, a shield/sword/chainsword can be used for parrying even without Ambidextrous.

Let me explain how it goes:

Spoiler: Examples (click to show/hide)

You have neither Ambidextrous nor Two-Weapon Wielder. You have a pistol in your main hand and a sword in your off-hand.

You can't attack with both weapons in the same turn. The weapon in your off-hand suffers -20 to any attacks you attempt with it. Parrying with your off-hand suffers no penalties.

You have Ambidextrous but no Two-Weapon Wielder. You have a pistol in your main hand and a sword in your off-hand.

You can't attack with both weapons in the same turn. The weapon in your off-hand suffers no penalties. Parrying with your off-hand suffers no penalties.

You have Ambidextrous and one of either Two-Weapon Wielder (Melee) or Two-Weapon Wielder (Ranged). You have a pistol in your main hand and a sword in your off-hand.

You can't attack with both weapons in the same turn. The weapon in your off-hand suffers no penalties. Parrying with your off-hand suffers no penalties.

You have Ambidextrous and both Two-Weapon Wielder (Melee) and (Ranged). You have a pistol in your main hand and a sword in your off-hand.

You can attack with both weapons in the same turn (same Half Action), at a -10 Penalty to both attacks.

The weapon in your main hand suffers no penalties if you attack only with it. The weapon in your off-hand suffers no penalties if you attack only with it. Parrying with your off-hand suffers no penalties.

Fighting like an iconic IG Sergeant or Commissar (swinging both a sword and sidearm in melee) is quite costly, since you have to take both Two-Weapon Wielder talents for it to work well.

[GiglameshDespair]

If you carry two melee can you attempt to parry an attack with both of them at once?

[Caellath]

Nope. One Evasion (either Dodge or Parry) attempt per turn. You need Step Aside to have two Evasion attempts, and even then those have to be attempted against different attacks. The only chance to get another shot at dodging the same attack is re-rolling it with a FP.

[UXLZ]

So that whip my character has is gonna be useless 'till after our first session, huh.

Can I Indiana Jones stuff with it to like, swing across chasms? :v