Feat for full-strength bonus in offhand?

[Darklone]

If its not a feat maybe you can make it one. Seems like a good follow up to two weapon fighting and it would make it a bit better.

It would make it broken.

Dual Strike with Swashbucklers Int to damage ability is already pretty close to the breaking point. Adding Str into the equation with stronger classes calls for mayhem, fiery ice from the sky and vanilla cream as breakfast.

 

[Zurai]

It would make it broken.

Uhhhh...

So adding 3-4 points of damage, max, to off-hand attacks only, would make two-weapon fighting in general broken?

I thought the general consensus was that TWF was only useful for classes like rogues and scouts that get a signifigant amount of bonus damage per hit, to make up for the signifigantly lower chance to hit and signifigantly lower base damage per hit compared to fighting with two handed weapons. As a matter of fact, I remember seeing convincing mathematical proofs to this effect.

 

[Darklone]

Uhhhh...

So adding 3-4 points of damage, max, to off-hand attacks only, would make two-weapon fighting in general broken?

I thought the general consensus was that TWF was only useful for classes like rogues and scouts that get a signifigant amount of bonus damage per hit, to make up for the signifigantly lower chance to hit and signifigantly lower base damage per hit compared to fighting with two handed weapons. As a matter of fact, I remember seeing convincing mathematical proofs to this effect.

Right. Have a look at these proofs.

Now add the full str bonus to both hands for a TWF dude plus several now available feats that allow movement and attacks with both weapons (Two Weapon Pounce and Dual Strike or other abilities) and the characters with high str bonuses will suddenly be better off with TWF... if they can afford some feats.

I have a high Int/high Str swashbuckler right now in my party who makes most twohanded weapon freaks pale in damage output. And he's not anymore restricted to full attack actions as used to be the biggest disadvantage for the TWF/twohanded weapon comparison.

Power Attack might still be better for twohanded weapons, but the TWF dude can use Oversized TWF later and use it to the same effect...

It would cost him many feats though.