AD&D General Notes

1. Unmentioned in any of the handbooks, is how much light scale (all leather) armor penalizes thieving abilities. For rangers, the penalty for light scale armor to Hide in Shadows is 20%, and to Move Silently is 20%; also, it does not inflict penalties to characters using two weapons simultaneously.

2. The number of shield punches or shield parries for a character spending a slot in a particular shield, as per The Complete Fighter's Handbook are as per the normal (unspecialized) number of warrior attacks per round, out of TPH. These blocks and parries are in addition to the number of attacks that the character might have for a weapon in his other hand.

3. Spending one slot in ambidexterity, one in sword and shield style, and one in two-weapon style, is not the same as spending one slot in ambidexterity and two in sword and shield style (as per TCFH). A shield does not count as a weapon for two-weapon style.