Take the tour ×

You get a +1 to Parry using a Rapier. If you hold a Rapier in your Off Hand do you still get the +1 to Parry?

share|improve this question
add comment

2 Answers

up vote 11 down vote accepted

Yes, it does

The only penalty from using a rapier in your off hand is that you can't use that hand for something else. The +1 parry still applies. Source: Official Rules Forum

Also, I second @aramis as another former SCA fencer. Makes total sense.

share|improve this answer
add comment

You probably should. It's not significantly harder in Real Life to parry with the off hand rapier than it is with the good hand.

(I was for 10 years a SCA Rapier fencer. Hope to be again.)

share|improve this answer
But there are so many more interesting things you can use in your off hand in SCA fencing ... –  C. Ross Aug 3 '11 at 12:32
But they still don't allow Off-hand opponent... –  aramis Aug 4 '11 at 6:45
add comment

Your Answer


