Rangers and bastard swords

[Bran Mak Morn]

Hi guys, a quick question regarding the rules relating to the ranger's ability to be equipped with two blades.

Provided the superior military weapon talent is taken, it seems the ranger may be eventually equipped with two bastard swords.

Do you know something in the rules hindering such a possibility?

Thank you in advance

Bran

 

[mjukglass]

Nope. Go get em tiger!

 

[Volabit]

Off Hander

Not sure, but I think on pg 217 where it describes weapon properties, the Off-Hand property says something about an off-hand weapon is light enough that you can hold it in your off-hand and still attack effectively while holding a weapon in your main hand. Also on pg 215, the last paragraph of Weapon Catagories makes pretty much the same comment about how some weapons are so light you can wield them in your off-hand and still be able to attack effectively either one. But not two attackes just with one or the other, unless you have abilities that allow you to.

 

[Bran Mak Morn]

Yes but the ranger's ability gives him the chance to handle one handed weapons, and the bastard sword is among them, as off hand weapons.... but it seems anyway strange to me to have a character with two bastard swords....

 

[Otterscrubber]

Yup, dual wielding bastards swords was my first choice. When I hit level 2 i retrained out of it though for the AC of TWD. Seems like a good idea but its a feat to get basically +1 damage on average, and from then on out you're crossing your fingers that you find two magic bastard swords. If it happens i'll retrain into it but I went for TWD and enlarged breath weapon for my dragonborn ranger.

 

[Blackbrrd]

50% of all melee characters will be using bastard swords.
25% of all melee characters will be using rapiers
25% of all melee characters will use some other weapon

... thats my theory!

 

[small pumpkin man]

Well, it's one point of damage per weapon die, which scales nicely with encounter powers, daily powers, and twin strike, and makes it better than weapon focus, which is a perfectly acceptable heroic feat. (as well as better than two weapon fighting which two weapon defence needs, which seems kinda bleh to me).

 

[Craith]

50% of all melee characters will be using bastard swords.
25% of all melee characters will be using rapiers
25% of all melee characters will use some other weapon

... thats my theory!

Count me in the last 25%, Longsword or Shortsword, not yet decided. Flavour trumps Stats

 

[Plane Sailing]

I presume that it is something they added to the ranger to prevent them falling far behind the archer-ranger with his 1d10 damage bow on all his attacks.

 

[Kzach]

Do you know something in the rules hindering such a possibility?

A good DM with a modicum of sense.