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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 4337198" data-attributes="member: 1879">Because the general rule you quote from page 270 does not support the conjecture you make in parenthesis under point 2. Be that as it may I have found it!As far as I can tell the off-hand weapon property matters under one of two circumstances.1) If you have the epic feat "Two weapon flurry" you only gain the secondary attack if your second weapon has the off-hand property.2) If you have access to a Ranger two weapon attack through multi-classing many of them specify a primary and an off-hand weapon. This doesn't matter to a ranger with the two-weapon fighting path because his class ability lets him use any one handed weapon as an off-hand weapon, but if you multiclass into ranger you don't get that benefit so you do need an actual off-hand weapon for the power to work fully. Come to think of it an Archery path Ranger also needs to be careful about it.As far as I can tell however the off-hand designation is meaningless as far as the 'two weapon fighting' and 'two weapon defense' feats go.Normally there is no particular reason to wield, say, a long sword and a warhammer, but you could always make a fighter with both 'Crushing Blow' and 'Storm of Blows' and weild them both so you could get optimal use out of either power. Although personally if I were going to do something like that I'd use a throwing weapon in my off hand in case the Warlord grants me a ranged basic attack or something. (Incidently, do we know which power used to be called "Feather me yon oaf"?)</blockquote>

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