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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 204128" data-attributes="member: 2209">From the srdIf a combatant wields a second weapon in the off hand, that combatant can get one extra attack per round with that weapon. Fighting in this way is very hard, however, and a combatant suffers a -6 penalty for regular attacks with a combatant's primary hand and a -10 penalty to the attack with a combatant's off hand. A combatant can reduce these stiff penalties in three ways: * If a combatant's off-hand weapon is light, the penalties are reduced by 2 each. A light weapon is one that's smaller than a weapon a combatant could use in one hand. Its size category is smaller than a combatant's. (An unarmed strike is always considered light.) * The Ambidexterity feat reduces the off-hand penalty by 4. * The Two-Weapon Fighting feat reduces both penalties by 2. So two proficient bastard swords are -4 -4 not -2 -2 because the off hand weapon is not light. A trade of two attack bonus for bigger second weapon damage. They might be better off going with an off hand short sword until they get weapon focus at 3rd and specialization at 4th at which point it tips decidedly towards two bastard swords I would think.You have 3rd level fighters +3 BAB with str 18 (+4) and weapon focus +1  for +8 bonuses at 3rd so +4, +4. I believe your examples are correct.I would counter with a power attacking weapon focused barbarian, so he can get more damage and lots more on AoO, use a greatsword or greataxe. At 3rd level without raging if he puts three into damage he is +5 to hit and does +9 damage (+6 for strength x1.5 and plus 3 for power attack). Raging this goes up to +7 attack and +11 damage.The two wielder gets A total of +6 (total) for damage, but does two base bastard sword damages versus one greatsword/axe.</blockquote>

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