Question about Strength Penalty on Off-Hand

**Altaria87** · 2009-05-30, 06:28 AM (ISO 8601)

I'm currently playing a Cleric in a 3.5e game and I have a -2 strength penalty. I was looking at the SRD recently and saw the 1/2 Strength Bonus on off-hand thing (we never stumbled upon it in the games as we use out better hand by common sense). So anyway, my question is, if I used my weapon in my off hand would i get half the Strength Penalty.
Sorry about any mispellings, I'm a bad typer.
Thanks in advance.

**TheCountAlucard** · 2009-05-30, 06:31 AM (ISO 8601)

Err, no; you'd get half your Strength bonus, but if you have a penalty, you'd use the full penalty. Sorta like why a person with a Dex penalty doesn't have a higher flat-footed AC than normal AC.

**Altaria87** · 2009-05-30, 06:35 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by TheCountAlucard

Err, no; you'd get half your Strength bonus, but if you have a penalty, you'd use the full penalty. Sorta like why a person with a Dex penalty doesn't have a higher flat-footed AC than normal AC.

Ok, thanks, was just thinking there was a little way to cheat the system, should have known it was in vain

**TheCountAlucard** · 2009-05-30, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Altaria87

Ok, thanks, was just thinking there was a little way to cheat the system, should have known it was in vain

Oh, there are plenty of ways to do that; most of them involve being a caster.

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