sirra you're wrong about two-handed. I also think purg is wrong, but he might not be.
Two-handed can, for a fact, raise when you bounce off something's armor. So can dual-wield.
I don't think it raises off not failing anything at all, like a swing timer would have it be.
Editing this a little for brevity. (AI elf agility is pretty cool on the defense side of stuff)
Pre-fight.
102/102 115/126 92/108 sitting:unarmed easily manageable
Psionic powers
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contact (advanced) barrier (journeyman)
Combat skills
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kick (apprentice) bash (apprentice)
rescue (novice) disarm (novice)
parry (advanced) dual wield (apprentice)
subdue (apprentice) guarding (advanced)
shield use (apprentice) flee (apprentice)
two handed (apprentice)
Weapon skills
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piercing weapons (novice) slashing weapons (journeyman)
chopping weapons (apprentice) bludgeoning weapons (novice)
Stealth skills
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climb (apprentice)
Manipulation skills
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steal (apprentice) skinning (journeyman)
Perception skills
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search (novice) forage (journeyman)
watch (novice)
Barter skills
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haggle (apprentice) value (journeyman)
Language skills
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sirihish (master) allundean (master)
southern accent
Craft skills
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cooking (journeyman) analyze (novice)
The Fight.
102/102 90/127 108/108 standing:armed easily manageable
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its thorax.
You nick a large black beetle's arm with your slash
You nick a large black beetle's thorax with your slash.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You lightly slash a large black beetle's thorax.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its arm.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You nick a large black beetle's abdomen with your slash.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You nick a large black beetle's claw with your slash.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its hindclaw.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You lightly slash a large black beetle's thorax.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its hindleg.
You nick a large black beetle's thorax with your slash.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You nick a large black beetle's thorax with your slash.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You nick a large black beetle's neck with your slash.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its thorax.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You lightly slash a large black beetle's hindclaw.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its arm.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its hindleg.
A large black beetle deftly avoids your slow kick.
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
You slash a large black beetle, barely grazing its thorax.
I check my skills mid-fight
102/102 86/127 108/108 fighting: a large black beetle:armed easily manageable
Psionic powers
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contact (advanced) barrier (journeyman)
Combat skills
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kick (apprentice) bash (apprentice)
rescue (novice) disarm (novice)
parry (advanced) dual wield (apprentice)
subdue (apprentice) guarding (advanced)
shield use (apprentice) flee (apprentice)
two handed (journeyman)
Weapon skills
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piercing weapons (novice) slashing weapons (journeyman)
chopping weapons (apprentice) bludgeoning weapons (novice)
Stealth skills
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climb (apprentice)
Manipulation skills
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steal (apprentice) skinning (journeyman)
Perception skills
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search (novice) forage (journeyman)
tch (novice)
Barter skills
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haggle (apprentice) value (journeyman)
Language skills
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sirihish (master) allundean (master)
southern accent
Craft skills
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cooking (journeyman) analyze (novice)
The rest of the fight
A large black beetle bites at you, but you dodge out of the way.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
You slash a large black beetle very hard on its head.
A large black beetle reels from the blow.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
You slash a large black beetle's thorax.
Your blow bounces off a large black beetle's tough skin.
You lightly slash a large black beetle's midleg.
A large black beetle crumples to the ground.