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<blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 8996470" data-attributes="member: 7033886">Do both weapons still have to have the Light and Finesse properties in order to use them in a fight? Or can you now go with the longsword/shortsword approach with this version of TWF? You need to specify weapon properties. Okay, if I am reading this correctly, this version of TWF allows you to stack the AC bonus you get with this style with the AC bonus you get from the Dual-Wielder feat. So that's a nice +2 AC bonus whenever you are dual-wielding. The part where you can no longer stab (or slash or bludgeon) your opponent with both your weapons at once is a bit confusing. So if I attack an opponent with my main weapon and miss, I can follow it up with the offhand attack. But what if I hit an opponent with my main weapon, what happens to my offhand attack then? I can imagine that it could be still used as an attack against a second opponent who is also within 5 feet of you as the first opponent, or it goes from being used for offense and is used for defense instead, hence the AC bonus. Since both attacks are now a part of the Attack action, Extra Attack will now work for the both the main weapon and the offhand weapon. This would work well with the Fighter class and it's three Extra Attacks. It could mean up to 8 attacks before you throw in two uses of your Action Surge. However, I am not sure how the part about no longer being to attack with both weapons at once will work with those Extra Attacks. First attack hits, second attack blocks, etc? <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="☺️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/263a.png" title="Smiling face&nbsp; &nbsp; :relaxed:" data-shortname=":relaxed:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /> This part needs some clarification.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corinnguard, post: 8996470, member: 7033886"] Do both weapons still have to have the Light and Finesse properties in order to use them in a fight? Or can you now go with the longsword/shortsword approach with this version of TWF? You need to specify weapon properties. Okay, if I am reading this correctly, this version of TWF allows you to stack the AC bonus you get with this style with the AC bonus you get from the Dual-Wielder feat. So that's a nice +2 AC bonus whenever you are dual-wielding. The part where you can no longer stab (or slash or bludgeon) your opponent with both your weapons at once is a bit confusing. So if I attack an opponent with my main weapon and miss, I can follow it up with the offhand attack. But what if I hit an opponent with my main weapon, what happens to my offhand attack then? I can imagine that it could be still used as an attack against a second opponent who is also within 5 feet of you as the first opponent, or it goes from being used for offense and is used for defense instead, hence the AC bonus. Since both attacks are now a part of the Attack action, Extra Attack will now work for the both the main weapon and the offhand weapon. This would work well with the Fighter class and it's three Extra Attacks. It could mean up to 8 attacks before you throw in two uses of your Action Surge. However, I am not sure how the part about no longer being to attack with both weapons at once will work with those Extra Attacks. First attack hits, second attack blocks, etc? ☺️ This part needs some clarification. [/QUOTE]

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