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I remember one of the designer saying something about "pets" in one D&D podcast. They are going to show up in future books and are going to be a lot more abstract.

You don't need to "hit" the enemy to inflict HP damage on him. The adjacent enemy is not necessarily hit and wounded by your weapon, he just takes 3 points of damage. The damage can look like whatever the Hit Point general rule allows it to look like (wound, morale, weariness, loss of balance...

Exactly, and that's the answer to the OP's question: "Yes, but..."

Can D&D be played without all the dice rules?

That's just speculation. Everything indicates that Musashi created the style by himself. That argument is often proposed by those who consider that european swordsmanship was superior than japanese swordsmaship, and although I strongly agree with this, that claim about the Musashi is really just...

Then we will have to wait until June. ;) But the Tide of Iron is a good indicative we will have some shield-based Powers. The problem I could see with shield-based attack rolls is that the shields are secondary magic items now. They no longer have an enhancement bonus. Even with shield-based...

They do get a Power actually. Tide of Iron Fighter Attack 1 After each mighty swing, you bring your shield to bear and use it to push your enemy back. At-Will ✦ Martial, Weapon Standard Action Melee weapon Requirement: You must be using a shield. Target: One creature Attack: Melee vs. AC Hit...

Maybe that will be a Ranger Utility Power. A stance that gives you a bonus to AC for wielding an off-hand weapon. Off-hand Parry Ranger Utility 2 Encounter Martial, Stance Requirement: You must be wielding two melee weapons Minor Action Personal Effect: You gain a +1 bonus to AC.

Truth to be told, there WAS a legendary samurai who fought with two katanas! Tom Cruise.:p

I believe he used a katana and a wakizashi, and not a katana in each hand.

It doesn't.

Any character can get those multiclass/power swap feat and choose some TWF ranger powers. I have a hunch that rogues will also have some TWF powers at their disposal.

I can also wield only one knife in one hand, and stab with that knife at the same time I punch someone. I could also make a front kick in conjunction. But fighter wielding longsword don't get extra unarmed strikes, unless they have some special training. That's how the game works. Making 2...

Why should anyone wielding two weapons automatically get two attacks per turn?

That's what I said back them, i'd have no problem with such a rule. It came out to be the 4e rule afterall.

"Small: This property describes a two-handed or a versatile weapon that a Small character can use in the same way a Medium character can. " Halflings blacksmiths create small weapons.

I think I won some money :p http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=4125923&postcount=48

Where is it? where is it?? it's about time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! edit: ha... there it is.

I like this "tiefling".