# Broken arms don't seem to do anything
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-dont-seem-to-do-anything/13484
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-dont-seem-to-do-anything/13484 "2017-03-03T22:47:18Z")
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### Author:  [@Arkenstone](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arkenstone)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-dont-seem-to-do-anything/13484/1 "2017-03-03T22:47:18Z")
Playing with experimental. Disabled limbs do not prevent me from wielding anything; one disabled limb appears to reduce my dexterity but the second does nothing and actually restores my dexterity to max.
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### Author:  [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-dont-seem-to-do-anything/13484/2 "2017-03-03T22:50:57Z")
Broken arms aren’t fully implemented.
At the moment the only effects are lowered move speed for broken legs and inability to wield 2h items with broken arms.
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### Author:  [@pisskop](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/pisskop)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/broken-arms-dont-seem-to-do-anything/13484/3 "2017-03-03T23:20:20Z")
Well, what you can wield with one hand is determined by weight, and is perhaps determined by your current strength (at the time of wielding).
If you have a zweilhander equipped before you bust your hand up you can continue to do so just fine after. albeit slowly.
If you try to wield a shotgun after your hand busts it will deny you.
And if you ever break both hands but live Id suggest never unequipping your current weapon until it fixes.