• owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
    2·
    13 hours ago

    To be fair, the official D&D rules call it “Two-Weapon Fighting”. Not sure if it’s to avoid this confusion.

    Identical weapons are what I typically picture in that scenario, but it makes sense mechanically to allow different types (especially with a rapier/dagger combo being a thing in a lot of fantasy, and probably historically? I dunno).

    • Jeeve65@ttrpg.network
      1·
      1 hour ago

      Not completely right

      (5.5e) Two-weapon fighting is a Fighting Style that only some classes can get.

      Dual Wielder is a general Feat that any character of level 4 with str or dex 13 or higher can take.

      Anyone can dual wield when their main weapon has the Light property.

      • owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
        1·
        56 minutes ago

        There are three things in the rules that I’m aware of that talk about fighting with two weapons:

        1. There is a subsection in the basic rules called Two-Weapon Fighting. These are the base rules for anyone using two weapons (BA attack without ability modifier, must use light weapons)
        2. There is also a fighting style called Two-Weapon Fighting available to fighters and a couple of specific subclasses (Swashbuckler has that option, I think). This fighting style allows you to add your ability modifier to the off-hand attack.
        3. There is a feat called Dual Wielding (Player’s Handbook) that grants additional bonuses: the weapons don’t have to be light, a +1 AC bonus, and you’re able to draw or stow both weapons at once.
    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 hours ago

      that is helpful.

      I probably am also getting mixed memories from playing TMNT/palladium, which had some kind of specialization for two of the same weapons… unless my brain is absolute tapioca, which, considering the hellscape out there, isn’t much of a stretch…