toodeep wrote:
Also, what is it's damage and speed? It's worn, so it's unarmed combat, so at least what skill it uses is already defined.
I asked that earlier in this thread and, despite the description, was told that the Manica has absolutely no usage as a weapon beyond having a Tier 1 weapon trick.
On doing some reading, I found references to most gladiators using the Manica wearing it on their sword arm
and using a shield (small for Thraex/Hoplomachus, large oblong for Murmillo/Secutor, etc). In fact, in a discussion of typical Roman gladiators, it appears that only the Retarius did not use a shield (and his Manica was larger covering part of the chest in addition to the arm). What are the rules for this in Arcanis? As near as I can see, there is no benefit for using a Manica and another shield under the rules (which seems very odd given that it was historically common).
I like the concept of the Manica but, as written, there are some significant issues with mechanics not matching description (and not matching reality).