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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vilous" data-source="post: 237373" data-attributes="member: 5536">OK, so I've been reading a lot about how double weapons, as a rule are not 'worth it' when compared to using a single weapon with two hands.(yes, I imagine this topic has been gone over in detail before, please bear with me)However, in everything I've read I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that the primary attack with the double weapon would get the 1.5x str bonus modifier.Please correct me here if I'm wrong, I've looked through all the errata and FAQ's for a clarification or something and haven't found anything.Here is what I -have- found: Lets take the example of a double-bladed sword. I will focus here exclusivly on the Damage aspect of the blade, and ignore all the to-hit issues with 2 handed fighting.   PH: pg 99: Sword Two-Bladed (double weapon) Dam: 1-8/1-8   PH: pg 103: Sword Two-Bladed: You can fight with it as if fighting with two weapons, but if you do, you incur all the normal attack penalties as if you were using a one-handed weapon and a light weapon (see pg 124).    Vilous Comment: Since page 124 deals EXCLUSIVLY with to Hit bonuses I read this as also dealing with two hit bonuses and not talking at all about damage. If this is also talking in some way about to damage bonuses, it really deserves a clarification. Except for the mention of the off-hand as a light weapon which is very explicit.  PH: pg 119: Strength Bonus: Off-Hand Weapon: When you deal damage with a weapon in your off hand you add only one-half of your Strength bonus.  PH: pg 119: Strength Bonus: When you deal damage with a weapon that you are wielding two-handed, you add one and one-half times your Strength Bonus. Light weapons DON'T get this higher strength bonus when used two-handed. Vilous Comment: So.. as I read all of this, it seems to me that using a two-bladed sword would give you 1.5x Strength bonus on the primary attack with the weapon, since you are using the weapon with two hands. And then you would get .5x your str bonus for the off-hand attack, since it is considered light, thus over-ruling the two-handed weapon str bonus modifier.So it seems you would effectivly, if you hit with both blades, get 2x your strength bonus.I've looked all over for a clarification that says you do NOT get to count your primary attack with a double weapon as being a weapon wielded with 2 hands, and could not find anything.Is there anything anywhere that states that this is the case?</blockquote>

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