Type of Feat: General
Prerequisite: Dex 15+.
Required for: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting.
Specifics: When fighting with two weapons, this feat reduces the penalty of the off-hand weapon by 4.
Use: Used automatically when fighting with two weapons. Rangers have the option of selecting a form of this feat (Combat Style: Dual Wielding) for free at level 2.
Notes[]
| Considerations | Main Hand | Off-Hand |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Penalties | -6 | -10 |
| Ambidexterity | -6 | -6 |
| Light Off-Hand Weapon | -4 | -8 |
| Two-Weapon Fighting | ||
| Ambidexterity and Light Off-Hand Weapon | -4 | -4 |
| Ambidexterity and Two-Weapon Fighting | ||
| Two-Weapon Fighting and Light Off-Hand Weapon | -2 | -6 |
| Ambidexterity, Two-Weapon Fighting, and Light Off-Hand Weapon | -2 | -2 |
When dual-wielding, the main weapon gets the full strength modifier as a damage bonus, while the off-hand weapon gets half that (rounded down). A negative strength modifier will apply its full penalty to both the main-hand and off-hand weapon.
The only weapons which are one category smaller than the standard weapon for characters of small stature and therefore have a reduced attack penalty when wield by them in the off-hand are those of the 'tiny' size category; this includes the dagger and the kukri. Likewise, characters of small stature can only dual wield weapons of the 'small' size category or lower.
Characters of small stature will also not gain sneak attack bonuses when using the rapier (which would otherwise qualify for the sneak attack bonus for characters of larger size categories) as it does not effectively count as a 'light' weapon for them since it can only be wield by them as a 2-handed weapon.