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A '''main gauche''' is a defensive off-hand weapon. The name is French meaning, literally, left hand. Typically the weapon is a dagger-like weapon with either an elongated crossguard or three blades used mainly for defense, but can also be used defensively. It is recommeneded that the user train in [[Two Weapon Combat]] should he wish to use this weapon effectively.
A '''main gauche''' is a defensive off-hand weapon. The name is French meaning, literally, left hand. Typically the weapon is a dagger-like weapon with either an elongated crossguard or three blades used mainly for defense, but can also be used offensively. It is recommended that the user train in [[Edged Weapons]] and [[Two Weapon Combat]] should he wish to use this weapon effectively.
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==Alternate Names==
<b>
*parrying dagger
*shield-sword
*sword-breaker
</b>


==Game Mechanics==
==Damage Factors and AvD==
In addition to the following, main gauches give a +10 DS bonus when used in the off-hand.
In addition to the following, main gauches give a +10 DS bonus when used in the off-hand.


{{weapon table start}}
{| {{prettytable}}
{{weapon table main gauche}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#dddddd
{{weapon table end}}
!bgcolor=#cccccc width=100 rowspan=2|''Weapon''
!width=30 bgcolor=#cccccc|AG
!width=30|Cloth
!colspan=4|Leather
!colspan=4|Scale
!colspan=4|Chain
!colspan=4|Plate
!rowspan=2 width=40|[[Roundtime|RT]]
!rowspan=2 width=40|Min RT
!rowspan=2 width=125|Damage Type
!rowspan=2 width=50|STR/DU
|- align=center bgcolor=#dddddd
|bgcolor=#cccccc|'''AsG'''||1
<!-- Leather -->|width=20| 5 ||width=20| 6 ||width=20| 7 ||width=20| 8
<!-- Scale -->|width=20| 9 ||width=20| 10 ||width=20| 11 ||width=20| 12
<!-- Chain -->|width=20| 13 ||width=20| 14 ||width=20| 15 ||width=20| 16
<!-- Plate -->|width=20| 17 ||width=20| 18 ||width=20| 19 ||width=20| 20


The standard main gauche has a weight of 2 lbs.
<!-- MAIN GAUCHE -->

|- align=center
Note: To edit this table go to [[Template:Weapon table main gauche]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=#eeeeee|'''[[Main gauche]]'''||bgcolor=#cccccc|DF

|.275|| colspan=4|.210|| colspan=4|.110|| colspan=4|.125|| colspan=4|.075
==Related Articles==
|rowspan=2|2||rowspan=2|4||rowspan=2|Slashing/Piercing||rowspan=2|18/190

|- align=center
[[Edged Weapons]]
|bgcolor=#cccccc|AvD
<!-- Robes -->|27
<!-- Leather -->|25||24||23||22
<!-- Scale -->|20||18||16||14
<!-- Chain -->|20||16||12|| 8
<!-- Plate -->|20||14|| 8|| 2
|}


==References==
==References==
*http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/edgedweapons.asp#MainGauche
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/edgedweapons.asp#MainGauche Official Documentation >> Main Gauche]
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrying_dagger

[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 12 September 2015

A main gauche is a defensive off-hand weapon. The name is French meaning, literally, left hand. Typically the weapon is a dagger-like weapon with either an elongated crossguard or three blades used mainly for defense, but can also be used offensively. It is recommended that the user train in Edged Weapons and Two Weapon Combat should he wish to use this weapon effectively.

Alternate Names

  • parrying dagger
  • shield-sword
  • sword-breaker

Game Mechanics

In addition to the following, main gauches give a +10 DS bonus when used in the off-hand.

Weapon AG Cloth Leather Scale Chain Plate RT Min RT Damage Type STR/DU
AsG 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Main gauche DF .275 .210 .110 .125 .075 2 3 Slash/Puncture 18/190
AvD 27 25 24 23 22 20 18 16 14 20 16 12 8 20 14 8 2

The standard main gauche has a weight of 2 lbs.

Note: To edit this table go to Template:Weapon table main gauche

Related Articles

Edged Weapons

References

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