Two weapon fighting pathfinder

I've always seen people say that you should get power attack if you're two weapon fighting due to the damage that it provides you.

You can fight with a weapon wielded in each of your hands. You can make one extra attack each round with the secondary weapon. Prerequisite : Dex Benefit : Your penalties on attack rolls for fighting with two weapons are reduced. The penalty for your primary hand lessens by 2 and the one for your off hand lessens by 6. See Two-Weapon Fighting.

Two weapon fighting pathfinder

View Full Version : Pathfinder Best way to build an effective two-weapon fighter. I was invited to play in a Pure Pathfinder game and I want to make a Two-weapon fighter the combat style, not the class or the archetype specifically , but since I'm not as familiar with PF as I'd like to be I'm wondering what would be the best way to do. I know that going for a precision-damage heavy build is the way to go and that Ninjas are supposedly pretty strong in that role compared to rogues at the least , but I'd prefer to avoid that for both thematic reasons and because I'd like to do something else. Thanks in advance. Generally Two-Weapon Fighting is not as mechanically good as other choices, though I appreciate it's got a lot of appeal. One of the most crippling aspects of it is the Dexterity requirement, which for Improved TWF is 17, while increasing strength is still to most reliable way to pump out damage. You're also very Full-Attack dependent. The best way to get around the Dexterity requirement is probably the Ranger class, or the Slayer from the new Advanced Class Guide. The feat Double Slice allows you to add your full strength bonus to your offhand, and Two-Weapon Rend adds more damage if both your mainhand and offhand hit. The Slayer does also get sneak attack damage, so if this is the route you want then it might be the class for you. The ACG should be out soon. The only "real" way to make TWF "work" is 1: Take ranger 2: dual wield shields 3: Use Shield Master's ability of "You do not suffer any penalties on attack rolls made with a shield while you are wielding another weapon" and enjoy 0 penalties for TWF the cheap enhancement is also nice If PF had brutal throw and Gloves Of Endless Javelins or some way to not throw away money when using throwing weapons , throwing TWF could be decent, but in pure PF you are forced to use the fantasticly overpriced Belt of Mighty Hurling which hurts your strength AND the greater version doesn't really work You can't hold all the returning projectiles. I agree, Ranger or Slayer are two of your best options for a more "warrior" take on it. You can also try the extremely exacting Crit Fiend build, which utilizes dual wielded Wakizashi's and a variety of critical effects. You'd be using the Weapon Master Archetype of the Fighter.

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Two weapon fighting pathfinder

Find your next game group! DMsGuild: Now on Roll Benefit: You get a third attack with your off-hand weapon, albeit at a —10 penalty. All rights reserved. Roll20 uses cookies to improve your experience on our site. Cookies enable you to enjoy certain features, social sharing functionality, and tailor message and display ads to your interests on our site and others. They also help us understand how our site is being used.

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May I suggest my DPR calculator? Dervish of Dawn pairs well with Blade of Mercy and Enforcer for free intimidates. The reason to fall back on the DPR calculator for weapon damage builds is to get a sense of how the avg attacks line up against the avg monster of a given CR. There was an error in the Excel spreadsheet I made, so here are the calculations redone. Also this is ridiculously fascinating to me as someone who has never really done a deep dive on the math of this system and only in the last couple years started planning combats as a GM based on the DPR of the PCs. The best way to get around the Dexterity requirement is probably the Ranger class, or the Slayer from the new Advanced Class Guide. Power attack or better yet piranha strike is one of the few ways to add damage to two weapon fighting. Subscribe to the Open Gaming Network and get everything ad-free! Monk and fighter scaling damage is just pitiful, full stop. Like its there people know it exists, but its kind of ignored to focus on the final result. Malik Gyan Daumantas. Most of the time the build will fail to achieve what it was meant to do.

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Desperation is liberating. Dec 18, , am. If you deal sneak attack damage with a sawtooth sabre, you deal 2 additional points of damage for each die rolled as part of your sneak attack damage A character using two weapon fighting and power attack can often cut through them like a hot knife through butter. Wonderstell Dec 22, , am 1 person marked this as a favorite. The feat Double Slice allows you to add your full strength bonus to your offhand, and Two-Weapon Rend adds more damage if both your mainhand and offhand hit. Derklord wrote: Yes, the damage loss isn't big, and I actually had to use an elemental weapon enchantment to make the math work although it does increase the DPR. The bid problem with fighters and two weapon fighting is the lack of extra damage. Diego Rossi wrote: I don't see how 2 and 1 separate values are averaged into 1. In a probable build people will take GWF if they have the feats. In fact it is. How long do the penalties last? The Two-Weapon Warrior depends heavily on Dexterity, so your Reflex saves may match or exceed your Fortitude saves depending on your build.