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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6787772" data-attributes="member: 7006">Yeah, I basically fall on the side of letting players do mechanically equivalent attacks and stuff but in whichever flavorful format they wish.  So in a case like this... I'd determine what the most normal two-weapon fighting mechanics would be-- including basic TWF, with the TWF fighting style, and with the Dual-Wielder feat... and then let the players substitute any odd-ball stuff they have in those places.  But that's *all* they get to do.  They don't get to add in extra stuff on top of that just because they now have "free hands" per se.So I'd be fine with a lizardfolk attacking with a Light weapon in one hand and making a bite or claw off-hand attack doing your normal 1d6 damage (without STR or DEX bonus for damage) like any other Light weapon would do (as that is the equivalent to your normal two-weapon fighting character.)  But that character wouldn't be able to then also add in a shield just because they have a hand free.  A normal two-weapon fighting character doesn't get that, so this lizardfolk using a bite as Bonus attack doesn't either.After that... everything scales up with the fighting style and the feat as normal-- the fighting style would allow the additional stat mod as bonus damage for the bite/claw... and the dual-wielder feat would allow the bite/claw to go up a step in damage to a d8 (like most Martial non-Light weapons do.)  This lizardfolk character does get a slight extra bonus over a normal two-weapon fighting character in that they always have a hand free to do stuff with... but in my experience with my players I've found that to be rather inconsequential and thus would treat that more like a Ribbon bonus for being a lizardfolk than anything unbalancing.  Especially considering the downside they'll experience in not ever having that "off-hand" bite or claw be a magical attack.  So it all works out for me in the end.</blockquote>

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