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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9756797" data-attributes="member: 7006">As far as 5E was concerned... they wanted a Finesse weapon that could do 1d8 damage.&nbsp; But to make sure that level of Dexterity-based dual-wielding did not overpower the other fighting styles they made several hoops to jump through in order to get there-- made it a martial weapon, required Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style, and required the Dual-Wielder feat.&nbsp; Only a PC that had all three could make true use of dual-wielding two 1d8 weapons that could add DEX mod to attack and damage.To me though... as soon as you allow for that possibility, then there's no reason to constrict the appearance of the weapon to just the &quot;rapier&quot;.&nbsp; If you allow that level of mechanics, then you might as well allow for any manner of what the weapon is and what it looks like.&nbsp; Let a dwarf dual-wield 1d8 &quot;hammers&quot; using DEX.&nbsp; Let a pirate dual-wield 1d8 &quot;sabres&quot; using DEX.&nbsp; Etc. etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9756797, member: 7006"] As far as 5E was concerned... they wanted a Finesse weapon that could do 1d8 damage. But to make sure that level of Dexterity-based dual-wielding did not overpower the other fighting styles they made several hoops to jump through in order to get there-- made it a martial weapon, required Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style, and required the Dual-Wielder feat. Only a PC that had all three could make true use of dual-wielding two 1d8 weapons that could add DEX mod to attack and damage. To me though... as soon as you allow for that possibility, then there's no reason to constrict the appearance of the weapon to just the "rapier". If you allow that level of mechanics, then you might as well allow for any manner of what the weapon is and what it looks like. Let a dwarf dual-wield 1d8 "hammers" using DEX. Let a pirate dual-wield 1d8 "sabres" using DEX. Etc. etc. [/QUOTE]

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