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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 1034174" data-attributes="member: 907">No, it hasn't gotten easier between 2e and 3e - at least not if you used Combat & Tactics and/or Complete Fighter's Handbook for 2e.Base 2e: Off-hand weapon must be smaller than primary weapon. You get one extra attack. Primary weapon gets -2, off-hand weapon gets -4.Complete Fighter's Handbook: If you take Ambidexterity, you get +2 on the off-hand attack. If you take Two-weapon fighting specialization, you get +2 on both attacks and can use the same size weapons in both hands.Combat & Tactics: As CFHB, except they made Two-weapon fighting have two levels: the first gives +2 to both attacks, and the second allows equal weapons.Base 3.0e: You get one additional attack with the off-hand weapon. The primary weapon gets -6, and the off-hand gets -10. The off-hand attack only gets half Strength bonus. Using a light weapon in the off-hand gives +2/+2, the Ambidexterity proficiency gives +0/+4, and Two-weapon fighting gives +2/+2. If you take Improved two-weapon fighting, you get another attack with the secondary weapon at an additional -5.Base 3.5e: As 3.0, except Ambidexterity and Two-weapon fighting are combined. Improved Two-weapon fighting has a lower prerequisite, so you can take it at the same level you get your second attack with the main weapon. Greater Two-weapon fighting is added, giving a third off-hand attack at the same level you get a third attack with the main weapon.I'd say there was a pretty sharp decline in the power of two-weapon fighting between 2e and 3e. Not that I mind, I always thought two-weapon fighting *should* be a suboptimal use of feats.</blockquote>

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