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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hambot" data-source="post: 4583444" data-attributes="member: 61484">No, the double sword does make perfect sense that way because of how you fight with it.  You will tend to slash with the hand that you write with, as this gives you the chance to turn a slash into a parry.  When you bring the sword around your arms are in a different configuration, usually letting you jab with the other blade.  The blades must be equal for balance, but that doesn't automatically make you able to fight symmetrically.  Although it is possible to jab with your primary hand and slash with your off hand, that is more for suprise than effectiveness as your primary hand tends to give stronger weapon blows.The weapon is very, very hard to use properly.  Having it be a bastard combination of light and heavy blades in the rules and all sorts prereqs on DEX to get the most out of it makes a lot of sense.  A quarterstaff is WAY easier to use, because your hands can grip it where you need them without cutting your own hands off.  I think the problem people have is that they think of Darth maul.  They actually came up with an original style of fighting for that weapon, because the traditional methods of fighting with a two bladed weapon are based on it having a sword plane, whereby the blade always has to be oriented the right way to slash with the edge.  A lightsaber would be way easier to use as you don't need a lot of force to slash with a blade that cuts through anything and you don't care about where the plane of the cutting edge is at every moment.I really haven't done much weapon fighting, but my sensei really struggles when using a two bladed sword even just to demo it.</blockquote>

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