Glororhan wrote:
Firstly, if a mech has two fists free, does that count as Two Weapons for the purpose of using the Mechidexterous Feat?
That never occured to me before. But yes, I think that would be OK. It fits within the description of the feat, and doesn't seem too unbalancing.
Glororhan wrote:
Secondly, if someone uses the Mechidexterous Feat, and attacks with two melee weapons, does he do only one half strength damage with the second weapon, like a person does when fighting with two weapons?
That's a good question. The d20 rule is based on the fact that you do 1.5x Str if you attack with a two-handed weapon, so attacking with two weapons in two hands should provide the same Str bonus. In the DragonMech rules, I don't think I mentioned anywhere that mechs get 1.5x Str bonus if they attack with a two-handed weapon (although you could make a case for it). I assumed that due to their mechanical construction, they get the same Str bonus no matter what limb they attack with. It's not like a mech can be left-handed. I'd be inclined to say that a mech gets its normal Str bonus no matter what melee weapon it attacks with, and no matter order in which it attacks with them. This makes them a little more powerful relative to monsters (which take the 1/2 Str bonus on subsequent attacks) but it's consistent among all mechs, so it doesn't unbalance them relative to each other.