1H weapon styles?

[Mongoose Pete]

The Powergamer solution is to ensure your Combat Style covers any combination you are likely to use.

This seems to also be the officially recommended solution, Loz and Pete have been proposing all-encompassing styles as more or less the norm.

Yes, but I prefer the term 'Cultural Modelling' when it comes to inclusive Combat Styles.

 

[Redcrow]

This seems to also be the officially recommended solution, Loz and Pete have been proposing all-encompassing styles as more or less the norm.

If thats the case, I'm surprised there isn't just a single skill called Fighting (Culture), that covers all weapon skills used by a particular culture.

 

[PhilHibbs]

If thats the case, I'm surprised there isn't just a single skill called Fighting (Culture), that covers all weapon skills used by a particular culture.

My players and I prefer to keep the styles simple. I offered a player a style that covered naginata and bow, but he turned it down in favour of separate skills.

 

[Redcrow]

My players and I prefer to keep the styles simple. I offered a player a style that covered naginata and bow, but he turned it down in favour of separate skills.

I would probably give a little wiggle room on a case by case basis, but generally prefer to keep Combat Styles limited only to combinations that can be used at any one time. Sword & Shield, yes. Sword, Shield, & Bow, no. Sword, Shield, & Dagger, maybe.

I like the delineation of Skills based on styles, but prefer a little more granularity than just Fighting (culture). YMMV.

Admittedly, most of my rpg background includes 'crunch-heavy' games, so that probably has something to do with my un-willingness to make it too abstract as well.