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<blockquote data-quote="PaulGreystoke" data-source="post: 1047755" data-attributes="member: 10810"><p>Well, one advantage that hasn't been mentioned is higher base damage.&nbsp; A double weapon counts as a single weapon for WS &amp; GWS, so you get the benefits for both ends while the offhand end counts as light for TWF purposes.&nbsp; You can get the same benefit by wielding 2 light weapons, but you usually have to sacrifice some base weapon damage to do so.&nbsp; For example, a human with TWF&nbsp; &amp; WF/WS: Short Sword can wield 2 short swords at -2/-2 (effectively -1/-1 with WF) to hit, but only gets 1d6 damage (+x1/x.5 STR bonus +2) on each.&nbsp; A two-bladed sword wielder with the same feat progression (&amp; Exotic Weapon: Two-Bladed Sword) would have&nbsp; base damage of 1d8.&nbsp; So for the cost of an exotic weapon proficiency the double weapon wielder gains an average +1 to damage over the dual-wielder in addition to any other benefits that accrue.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="PaulGreystoke, post: 1047755, member: 10810"] Well, one advantage that hasn't been mentioned is higher base damage. A double weapon counts as a single weapon for WS & GWS, so you get the benefits for both ends while the offhand end counts as light for TWF purposes. You can get the same benefit by wielding 2 light weapons, but you usually have to sacrifice some base weapon damage to do so. For example, a human with TWF & WF/WS: Short Sword can wield 2 short swords at -2/-2 (effectively -1/-1 with WF) to hit, but only gets 1d6 damage (+x1/x.5 STR bonus +2) on each. A two-bladed sword wielder with the same feat progression (& Exotic Weapon: Two-Bladed Sword) would have base damage of 1d8. So for the cost of an exotic weapon proficiency the double weapon wielder gains an average +1 to damage over the dual-wielder in addition to any other benefits that accrue. [/QUOTE]

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