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what is the point of putting any skill points into single weapon style? it doesn't effect you if you have a two handed weapon equiped, it only works if you have just one weapon equiped that is one handed and no shield equiped.
what's the point of doing that? the only point of having just one weapon equiped that's one handed unless that's the only thing that you do at the time (the very beginning of the game), is that ability there just to put points into it since it's the only other weapon style possible to (except for using no weapons at all).

Some classes can't use shields.

Besides that, it's just an AD&D rule which makes sense under roleplaying circumstances and if magical shields are rare.

I love single weapon for 3 classes.

Monk's can only use one single handed one, so this is a no brainer. Second is my Kensai with his Katana. 2 points of AC and a extra 5% chance to critical is good. More importantly a Kensai with his Katana is just plain cool. I still dual weild (power game) for when I get into nasty fights, but for the most part I just love the look of my Kensai with one Katana.

Lastly it works well with backstab for a theif from a roleplaying perspective.

Also, if you want to switch between a two handed missile weapon and a single handed melee weapon, the Single Weapon style comes in handy.

Consider the case of an Elven Archer who gets +1 in Long Bows and Long Swords...

Originally posted by JackOfClubs
Consider the case of an Elven Archer who gets +1 in Long Bows and Long Swords...

yes but you can unequip the bow so that you can use another weapon or a shield in that slot.

Well, for one it's incredibly irratating to do that, and it's very very unroleplaying-ish to do, but whatever floats your boat.

I use single-weapon style to get the +2 AC bonus. I think that in the character creation/skills assignment page it says that the reason for this style is for characters who only want to specialise in using one weapon and learn to use it as a shield/defensively too (hence the AC bonus)

my fighter thief just looks thievish with single weapon style katana, it suits him better than say, 2 katanas with 2 wep style, in my opinion I use him like thief most of the time, a thief that can fight with great thac0, how great is that he doesnt need 2 weapons. Just my style of roleplaying. Plus, if my fighter/thief backstabs on a critical you better watch out hehe I like having the extra chance of doin crit damage as well as extra ac because I dont ever put heavy armor on him, not yet anyway(only in athkatla now).

Originally posted by Screaming Johny
but for the most part I just love the look of my Kensai with one Katana.

Like that one! It goes really well with my sense of rpg, as well as the kensai is IMO a really cool exotic fighter with his blade as his shield. Ka-ching!