TWO WEAPON FIGHTING: Someone please explain this

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Does this mean I attack with both weapons at once and the damage is
added together?

Which Chance To Hit is used if one weapon's to hit is higher then the
other? Or is the chance to hit calculated separately for each weapon?

Does a Halfling consider a short sword a small weapon or do I need to
stick to 'tiny' weapons to avoid added penalties?

And what about all those two bladed exotic weapons? Do I need the
usual two weapon feats to fight with those weapons effectively?

Please answer whichever questions you can, thank you.

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Mike S. wrote:
> Does this mean I attack with both weapons at once and the damage is
> added together?

No, you get an additional attack with the weapon in the off (left) hand.
If you take the feat Improved Two Weapon Fighting, you get one
additional attack from the off hand weapon (total of two attacks off hand).


> Which Chance To Hit is used if one weapon's to hit is higher then the
> other? Or is the chance to hit calculated separately for each weapon?

Since each weapon attacks on its own, each weapon's to-hit is calculated
separately. The off hand weapon's attack is at the same BAB as the
primary (right) hand's first attack. If you get the ITWF additional
attack, it is -5 from the first attack. And, of course, there are the
standard TWF penalties. You can see your attacks in each hand (attack
bonus and damage) on your character sheet.


> Does a Halfling consider a short sword a small weapon or do I need to
> stick to 'tiny' weapons to avoid added penalties?

Halflings do consider a short sword a small weapon; however, since
halflings are also small, there is the additional penalty for using a
short sword in the off hand.

If a weapon is one size (or more) smaller than your character, you can
use it off hand without the additional penalty. If a weapon is the same
size as your character, you can wield it in the off hand, but with the
additional penalty. Weapons that are one size larger than your character
require two hands to wield and cannot be dual-wielded. Weapons more than
one size larger than your character cannot be used at all.


> And what about all those two bladed exotic weapons? Do I need the
> usual two weapon feats to fight with those weapons effectively?

The double weapons (two-bladed sword, double axe and dire mace) count as
dual wielding with a "small" weapon in the off hand. For example, using
a two-bladed sword is just like dual-wielding long swords (same base
damage, same crit range), but you don't suffer the -2 penalty for using
a medium weapon in the off hand. So, yes, you do need Ambidexterity, TWF
and ITWF to get full use from a double weapon.

--
Barry Scott Will
Pyric RPG Publications
http://www.pyric.com/

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Mike S. wrote:
> My Halfling is dual wielding two short swords. I
> gave up the +1 dagger when I found the +1 short sword. I would have
> kept the dagger if I knew then what I know now. I hope the -4 does not
> hurt too much. I seem to hit often enough anyway.

It's effectively -2. You would have a -2 penalty if using the dagger, so
the -4 is only an additional -2 penalty.


> One more question for anyone. Other then for role playing purposes
> (which is why I chose a Halfling after playing a big bad half orc) why
> would anyone choose to play a rogue Halfling over a rogue elf?

Rogue is a halfling's favored class, which works well when you are
multiclassing. The favored class of elves is wizard, and rogue/wizards
aren't that common (as opposed to rogue wizards, which seem to be very
common
--
Barry Scott Will
Pyric RPG Publications
http://www.pyric.com/

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On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:29:02 -0400, Barry Scott Will
<nwn_usenet@cavecreations.net> wrote:

>It's effectively -2. You would have a -2 penalty if using the dagger, so
>the -4 is only an additional -2 penalty.

Heh, that is correct of course.

>Rogue is a halfling's favored class, which works well when you are
>multiclassing.

I haven't multi classed yet, so I never even thought of it. Definitely
an advantage.