I registered to ask a rules question, but I bought ASSH because it stands out from all the retro clones.  Most OSR games are just a method for preserving rulesets and using them as a springboard to publish settings and supplements without crossing into copyright infringement.  Osric and Swords and Wizardry are awesome, but for an old fart like me, I'd rather play the original.  ASSH is its own game outright while sticking close enough to 1E to scratch an itch.  Looking forward to running a game, and selfishly, I hope to turn my group on to it, so that I can actually PLAY it.  So, if my evil plan succeeds, the good folks at North Wind Adventures will get 4 or 5 sales out of it. 

Hmmm.  So, a character with an 18 strength and 17 dex wielding Wc2/Wc1 would actually attack at -2/-2?  So he'd in effect have an additional -2 to hit?  If that's the case, high strength characters should never dual wield. 

There is no duration listed for exploding skull.  Any idea what it should be?  I envision a sorceror having a couple dozen in his knapsack when searched by guards.