Several doubts about Pin Weapon

[gautxoriak]

I can't understand how Pin Weapon works... I hope someone can help me....

Supposing my PC parries an rolling a critical success (My PC parries with a shield and the enemy attacks with a falchion for example).

I choose the Pin Weapon maneuver and what happens now:

a) Are Both Arms Pinned? (The shield and the falchion) Or Is the Falchion only pinned?

b) The enemy can use a Combat action to free the weapon If he wins the opposed test (combat skill vs combat skill). Does the enemy have to wait until his next strike to spend the combat action? Or can he spend the CA inmediatly?

c) If the enemy uses a battleaxe, and Your PC is parrying with a shortsword... How can a shortswordr pin a battleaxe?

 

[Loz]

Let's see if I can help...

I can't understand how Pin Weapon works... I hope someone can help me....

a) Are Both Arms Pinned? (The shield and the falchion) Or Is the Falchion only pinned?

The weapon's pinned, not the limb. The opponent has to decide whether to free the weapon or let go of it...

b) The enemy can use a Combat action to free the weapon If he wins the opposed test (combat skill vs combat skill). Does the enemy have to wait until his next strike to spend the combat action? Or can he spend the CA inmediatly?

He has to wait for his next action, determined by strike rank order.

c) If the enemy uses a battleaxe, and Your PC is parrying with a shortsword... How can a shortswordr pin a battleaxe?

The enemy overswings with the axe and the defender traps the axe head with his sword blade, forcing it into the ground.

Pin Weapon can be incredibly effective in turning a fight to your advantage. You're rendering your opponent temporarily defenceless which, depending on the circumstances, could force a surrender or offer you a greater advantage than simply inflicting damage. You could, for instance, on your next action, opt to damage the weapon. Or, if you've generated another CM, Riposte which, because the weapon's pinned, can't be parried.

Does this help make things clearer?

 

[Mikko Leho]

The weapon's pinned, not the limb. The opponent has to decide whether to free the weapon or let go of it...

I do not think that was what the OP was asking. Rather is the weapon doing the pinning also considered pinned? I am thinking that the active character can parry or attack using the pinning weapon but doing that will release the hold.

 

[gautxoriak]

Rather is the weapon doing the pinning also considered pinned?

I mean that. Are both weapons pinned?

 

[Mongoose Pete]

Rather is the weapon doing the pinning also considered pinned?

I mean that. Are both weapons pinned?

The pinning weapon is considered tied up for the duration it pins. It itself is not 'pinned' as such (i.e. it doesn't need to roll to free itself), but as soon as it is used for any other purpose the original pin is released.