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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7621509" data-attributes="member: 205">Dual Wielder  (updated 16-Jun)You are a savant of weaponry. You are able to use any combination of weapons in unconventional yet effective ways; you gain the following benefits:-When you take the Attack option, if you are wielding a one-handed melee weapon in each hand, and if you miss with an attack, you may make a second followup attack with the weapon in your other hand.  You do not add your ability modifier to damage when you make this followup attack.  (OK, so this is the action scaling part of the feat.  If you have two one-handers, if you miss an attack, you make a followup attack with the other weapon, but don't add stat mod to damage.  This gives the following benefits:1) Scales well, particularly on high AC enemies.  Heavy weapons are better at low ACs or with advantage. 2) Not dependent on the bonus action.  3) Gives narrative weight to each weapon.  Hitting with your off-hand will feel different, as it will often have different damage die and bonuses.4) Gives the "flurry effect" of making more attacks without actually scaling the number of hits.-You can use two-weapon fighting even when only one of the one-handed melee weapons you are wielding is light.  The bonus action attack must be with the light weapon.This synergizes with the first effect of the feat.  If you are wielding a Longsword/Shortsword combo, you can make a BA attack with the Shortsword.  If you are wielding 2 Longswords, you can't.-Any versatile weapon you wield is also considered a heavy weapon. If you are Small, you do not suffer disadvantage when wielding a versatile heavy weapon.This is what allows the attack option to really scale.  Take GWM, and now you can use the -5/+10 and BA cleave with 2 longswords.  But, it doesn't allow a BA that can scale at -5/+10, giving PAM/GWM a niche.-When you make an attack with a light weapon, you may take a -4 penalty to the attack roll you make to gain a +6 bonus to damage.This is what keeps the feat competitive even without a dip into GWM.  Dual shortswords or handaxes is totally viable, only about 10% behind GWM even with the use of the bonus action.  Dual SS is ahead when using the bonus action, but GWM pulls slightly ahead if it has about 20-25% proc rate on its cleave BA.</blockquote>

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