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<blockquote data-quote="Salamandyr" data-source="post: 6005291" data-attributes="member: 40233">Currently two handed fighting does the most damage, and two weapon and weapon and shield do about the same amount of average damage, with the maximum damage of the two weapon fighter being less, and making up for it because of higher accuracy.The reason for that is, the two weapon fighter is restricted to less damaging weapons.&nbsp; So the two handed fighter rolls d12's, the weapon and shield fighter rolls d8's, and the 2 weapon fighter rolls d6's twice and divides the results by 2 (sucks when he rolls an odd number).And it's not very clear what happens to extra dice,&nbsp; like from expertise or sneak attack, when they're applied by a two weapon fighter.Defense-wise, it's about what you'd expect.&nbsp; The two weapon fighter is behind the weapon and shield fighter, and the two weapon fighter lags until 3rd level when he matches the weapon and shield fighter.&nbsp; If we assume magic shields exist, then the two weapon fighter continues to lag.Lesson for D&amp;D Next...don't use two weapons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Salamandyr, post: 6005291, member: 40233"] Currently two handed fighting does the most damage, and two weapon and weapon and shield do about the same amount of [I]average[/I] damage, with the maximum damage of the two weapon fighter being less, and making up for it because of higher accuracy. The reason for that is, the two weapon fighter is restricted to less damaging weapons. So the two handed fighter rolls d12's, the weapon and shield fighter rolls d8's, and the 2 weapon fighter rolls d6's twice and divides the results by 2 (sucks when he rolls an odd number). And it's not very clear what happens to extra dice, like from expertise or sneak attack, when they're applied by a two weapon fighter. Defense-wise, it's about what you'd expect. The two weapon fighter is behind the weapon and shield fighter, and the two weapon fighter lags until 3rd level when he matches the weapon and shield fighter. If we assume magic shields exist, then the two weapon fighter continues to lag. Lesson for D&D Next...don't use two weapons. [/QUOTE]

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