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Message: <blockquote data-quote="index" data-source="post: 1652279" data-attributes="member: 21195">Why?Inconsequenti-AL wrote:Why?Have you ever done any sparring with weapons?  Even just SCA-style padded sticks?  It's DIFFICULT to get extra useful attacks with a second weapon.  Mostly what a second weapon does is make life slightly more difficult for flankers and leave less openings for attackers to exploit.The only time I'm gotten useful extra attacks in real life from a second weapon was using two paintball pistols.[....]Sorry, but yes, it'd be too much.Orthogonal.  Your proposal would not interfere with Power Attack and vice versa.  Both could be used together.Note that some creatures (lions, for example) have a special ability called Pounce that allows them to use a full attack at the end of a charge instead of a single attack.  Most creatures do not have this ability.I'd allow a person with two weapons to attack once with both as a substitute for a coup de grace, with all the penalties and limitations of a coup de grace.  I'd allow a person with two weapons to attack once with both as a standard action when dropping out of a tree on a flat-footed person, with either weapon at an additional -4.Also, check the descriptions of crossbows in the equipment chapter.  You can fire two loaded crossbows using the penalties for two weapon fighting, but there is nothing (that I can find) saying it takes a full attack to do so.I don't think I'd allow it in any other conditions.--index</blockquote>

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