Help with Two-Bladed Sword Fighter

[Herobizkit]

Thanks, [MENTION=85158]Dandu[/MENTION]. Then how IS damage determined with a two-bladed sword?

 

[Dandu]

To the best of my knowledge, treat it as fighting with two separate weapons. [W] + Str for your primary attack and [W]+ 1/2 Str for your offhand.

This is, I believe, how a quarterstaff works.

 

[Herobizkit]

That's odd... the only real advantage to a two-bladed sword is having a light d8 weapon in your 'off-hand' to minimize the TWF penalty.

Of course, if I swing with the one head only, I get the full x1.5 on THAT attack, I imagine.

 

[Dandu]

And the possibility of stabbing yourself in the stomach with the other end!

 

[Herobizkit]

lol now if only I can get a brilliant energy one... and then make it glow red.

But seriously, I'll be playing a Warforged.

 

[Dandu]

I say you go Dungeoncrasher Fighter and Warforged Juggernaught

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Of course, if I swing with the one head only, I get the full x1.5 on THAT attack, I imagine.

This is also an advantage of double weapons.

 

[Empirate]

That's odd... the only real advantage to a two-bladed sword is having a light d8 weapon in your 'off-hand' to minimize the TWF penalty.

Of course, if I swing with the one head only, I get the full x1.5 on THAT attack, I imagine.

That's correct. So what you buy with that EWP feat you're setting on fire is a teensy tiny bit more damage on your off-hand weapon (assuming you can't find any other light d8 weapons), and the fact that you don't need to change weapons to fight two-handed.

But seriously, why'd you want to change fighting styles in the middle of combat? Usually, you'll have optimized for either two-handed or two-weapon fighting, and use either the one or the other, never both.

 

[parinho7]

strongheart halfling fighter(15)/tempest(5)
dump strength, maximize dexterity
and take those feats

[FONT=&quot]1st Two-Weapon Fighting[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Weapon Focus (Kukri)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Weapon Finesse[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Dodge [flaw][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Mobility [flaw][/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2nd Martial Study (Clinging Shadow Strike)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3rd Martial Stance (Island of Blades)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4th Weapon Specialization (Kukri)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6th Shadow Blade[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] Improved Two-Weapon Fighting[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]8th Melee Weapon Mastery (Slashing)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9th Greater Weapon Focus (Kukri)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10th Spring Attack[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]12th Greater Weapon Specialization (Kukri)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]14th [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Improved Critical (Kukri)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]15th Greater Two-Weapon Fighting[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]18th Slashing Furry[/FONT]

alternatively, you can drop the dodge line if flaws are not allowed

other options:
fighter(20) and add resolute and three combat form feats

was this thread opened in 2003???
i guess now it's too late to give advise to the op
sorry

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

That's odd... the only real advantage to a two-bladed sword is having a light d8 weapon in your 'off-hand' to minimize the TWF penalty.

Of course, if I swing with the one head only, I get the full x1.5 on THAT attack, I imagine.

The other advantage is having the "same weapon" in each hand, if you planned to go for weapon-related feats. A normal TWF either would need to drop his primary hand's weapon down to a light weapon, like dual short swords, or spend a feat on Oversized TWF to wield two one-handed weapons, like longswords. Not much of an advantage, but there you go.

The thing I always wanted to do with double weapons was put Throwing on both ends and get a DM that agreed in such an instance that the weapon wold be thrown in some sort of awesome spinning wheel of death fashion, slicing into the target with both ends. And of course you'd put returning on one end so it came back to you. I REALLY don't see the need to put returning on both ends.
Of course, that idea was pre-Bloodstorm Blade.