Dual-wield

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Any character can use two weapons simultaneously. This is known as dual-wielding. This allows the character to gain additional attacks from a weapon in their off-hand at the cost of a penalty to his attack bonus. The penalties depend on a number of conditions.

Contents 1 Dual-wielding 2 Additional off-hand attacks 3 Other Modifiers 4 Double weapons 5 Thrown weapons 6 Rangers 7 3.5E Rules Comparison

[edit] Dual-wielding

If you wield a second weapon in your off hand, you can get one extra attack per round with that weapon.

You suffer a –6 penalty with your regular attack or attacks with your primary hand and a –10 penalty to the attack with your off hand when you fight this way. Also, off-hand weapons only add ½ of your strength modifier to the damage roll.

You can reduce these penalties in two ways:

• If your off-hand weapon is light, the penalties are reduced by 2 each.
• The Two-Weapon Fighting feat lessens the primary hand penalty by 2, and the off-hand penalty by 6.

Circumstances	Primary hand	Off-hand
Normal penalties	–6	–10
Off-hand weapon is light	–4	–8
Two-Weapon Fighting feat	–4	–4
Off-hand weapon is light and Two-Weapon Fighting feat	–2	–2

[edit] Additional off-hand attacks

Additional off-hand attacks may be gained by selecting further two weapon fighting feats.

• Improved Two-Weapon Fighting provides an additional attack with a -5 penalty AB, for a total of 2 off-hand attacks.
• Greater Two-Weapon Fighting provides an additional attack with a -10 penalty AB, for a total of 3 off-hand attacks.
• Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting provides the same progression for off-hand attacks as the character's primary hand attacks.

[edit] Other Modifiers

• Monkey Grip allows the use of two handed weapons in one hand at a -2 penalty to AB. If using an oversize weapon in each hand, subtract 2 from each.
• Haste effect adds an extra attack to both hands.
• Two-Weapon Defense gives a +1 shield bonus to AC when dual-wielding.
• Improved Two-Weapon Defense gives a +2 shield bonus to AC when dual-wielding.
• Whirlwind Attack ignores the off-hand weapon and behaves as if the character is single-wielding.

[edit] Double weapons

Attacking with a double weapon is the same as fighting with two weapons. The penalties apply as if the off-hand end of the weapon were a light weapon. (What happens if you monkey grip double weapons?)

[edit] Thrown weapons

In NWN2, Thrown and Ranged Weapons CANNOT be dual wielded.

[edit] Rangers

Rangers who choose the two-weapon fighting combat style gain dual-wielding feats as they level, even if they do not meet the prerequisites. However these are only active if a ranger is wearing light or no armor.

• Ranger level 2: Two-Weapon Fighting
• Ranger level 6: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
• Ranger level 11: Greater Two-Weapon Fighting
• Ranger level 21: Perfect Two-Weapon Fighting

[edit] 3.5E Rules Comparison

Unarmed strike cannot be used as either the primary or off-hand attack in two-weapon fighting in NWN2.