Tancred: of course, you can do that, but I always preferred to give the gauntlets to someone with a really bad dexterity like Keldorn to maximize their effect.
Dafan, I am not saying that Minsc cannot be an effective fighter dual-wielding or
with a two-handed weapon, but in my experience if he does he gets hit far too often. For me the main objective for my tanks is not to get hit that often, so that they stay healthy and can stay upfront, where they belong, to protect the spellcasters. For me dual-wieldind/two-handed weapons vs fighting with a shield is a trade-off between either dealing out more damage and taking more damage or the inverse constellation of dealing out less damage, but also taking less. And I have always opted for the latter.
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So long !
R³ - new, much improved signature under construction !
[This message has been edited by Ramon de Ramon y Ramon (edited 04-05-2001).]