New Posts For Thread: Dark Sun question on Tortoise Blade and Gauntlet Axehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_AxeFrom the Dark Sun Campaign Setting, the new weapons include the Tortoise Blade and the Gauntlet Axe. The text on Gauntlet Axe reads that it can be used as a light shield, but the rest of the wording is quite different: Tortoise Blade says that it canI prefer the tortoise blade. Get the rhythm enchantment on it and you have normal shield which you can attack with. Great for fighters who want the double marking from dual strike and do not want to give up there shield bonus.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_Axe?post_id=524854089#524854089I prefer the tortoise blade. Get the rhythm enchantment on it and you have normal shield which you can attack with. Great for fighters who want the double marking from dual strike and do not want to give up there shield bonus.Sun, 07 Oct 2012 09:58:46 -0500It got errated this month, it no longer counts as a light shield.So that's one of the problems sorted. Now there's only things like defensive working on weapons that are wielded in hand, which this isn't. Or is. Maybe.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_Axe?post_id=504076667#504076667It got errated this month, it no longer counts as a light shield.So that's one of the problems sorted. Now there's only things like defensive working on weapons that are wielded in hand, which this isn't. Or is. Maybe.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:14:57 -0500Here's the best we could come up with in our little circle:A Gauntlet Axe counts as a melee weapon in that hand.You can choose to forgo having the weapon in that hand to instead use it as a base light shield, switching back and forth whenever you wanhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_Axe?post_id=504075751#504075751Here's the best we could come up with in our little circle:A Gauntlet Axe counts as a melee weapon in that hand.You can choose to forgo having the weapon in that hand to instead use it as a base light shield, switching back and forth whenever you wanWed, 03 Aug 2011 15:54:49 -0500p. 214, PHB: "you can’t use your shield hand to make attacks."It's not a shield. And it explicitly says your hand is free, where a light shield specifies that it's free only to hold objects, not to wield them. See above.Dark Sun characters rarhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_Axe?post_id=502511853#502511853p. 214, PHB: "you can’t use your shield hand to make attacks."It's not a shield. And it explicitly says your hand is free, where a light shield specifies that it's free only to hold objects, not to wield them. See above.Dark Sun characters rarFri, 15 Jul 2011 02:47:48 -0500It is extremely ambiguous, and the FAQ raised more questions than it solved (So it leaves the hand free, but not for the purpose of Swordmages or Brawler bonuses? Huh?). A search of the forums will quickly show you how poorly written it is. Most peophttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/25735085/Dark_Sun_question_on_Tortoise_Blade_and_Gauntlet_Axe?post_id=502508645#502508645It is extremely ambiguous, and the FAQ raised more questions than it solved (So it leaves the hand free, but not for the purpose of Swordmages or Brawler bonuses? Huh?). A search of the forums will quickly show you how poorly written it is. Most peopFri, 15 Jul 2011 01:17:36 -0500