Double Weapons: Popularity?

[Darkness]

I think this is one of those things WotC needs to either revise (like they did with gnomes

Unsuccessfully - they're still gnomes.

... or drop altogether.

Which they should do with gnomes.

 

[Jdvn1]

I've always like double weapon fighters. More versatile than a two-handed weapon fighter, more powerful than a sword-and-shield fighter. It's a good mix. Want TWF? Go for it. Want PA? Go for it. Heck, you can switch between the two mid-battle. Start off with TWF for more damage, then if it has DR, switch up to PA. Weapon Focus and Sense Weakness applies to both head.

 

[Jdvn1]

Then again, I like Bards too, so. Maybe I'm just weird.

 

[Darkness]

I kinda liked Dark Sun bards.

Dark Sun gnomes were even better, of course.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

No one's ever used them in my games. No one's ever even asked about it.

For the record, I ban just about all of them (retaining the quarterstaff, double sword, and gythka) on the grounds that they don't make a lick of sense. Orc PrCs typically replace EWP: Orc Double Axe with Weapon Focus: Greataxe, instead.

 

[Jdvn1]

I think the Orc Double-Axe makes sense if you compare it to the Klingon weapons...

 

[Darkness]

Making sense is overrated in a fantasy game.

Unless you're aiming for "medieval (or whichvever, including alternate history) age, except with dragons and magic," of course.

 

[Jdvn1]

The real world doesn't have Dragons and Magic?

 

[Demoquin]

what are the stats on the Ashendari? Is there any more Wheel of Time weapons listed?

 

[Darkness]

I couldn't tell; my perceptions differ from the norm. (I.e., my mental health isn't up to par.)

(For the record, that was in reply to Jdvn1.)