Two weapon fighting

[Werewullfe]

Originally posted by fable


@Werewulfe, could you post your source for this information? I can only go by the manual, and it doesn't list this. Thanks.

A BIS guy(I think it was Puuk or J.E. Sawyer) on the BIS forum told me.

[fable]

Originally posted by Werewullfe
A BIS guy(I think it was Puuk or J.E. Sawyer) on the BIS forum told me.

I think you're right. I just found a chart on the 147th page (whew!) that shows the penalty dropping to -2/-2 if the off-hand weapon is light. Interestingly, it does *not* mention the primary hand weapon. Either that's a typo by implication, or you can use a weapon like a longsword in the primary hand and still go with -2/-2.

This really does make the option a bit more attractive, IMO, at least once you've acquired some enchanted stuff to mess around with.

[Un-Maimed]

I think that the main hand weapon doesnt matter - for the -2/-2 penalty. Only the off hand one needs to be light. *I remember that from a BIS board*.....

This kinda makes sense - especially if you think about old style dueling (before pistols) - with a rapier and a long dagger (for parying, or occasionally used for stabbing).....

but, anyway -2/-2 wouldnt be too bad a penalty for another attack at your highest BAB.

[Mianna]

I think that it would be cool to have my ranger 2 or 3/druid xx dual-wield scimitars. Would this suck? Is it better to hand her only one scimitar? I also wonder the amount of magical scimitars in ID2...I don´t remember seeing any in ID1 and just a few in BG2.

[Virgil57]

-Mianna

IMO that combination should work well, scimitars are a really good weapon because they critical over a large range. With improved critical and a keen scimitar you could critical one in 4/5 hits or close to it (I think 16-20 or 15-20 on attack role will critical with that feat/keen weapon).