Well, you actually can wield 2 longswords... there's just no benefit from doing it, you cant use a bonus action to attack with the other sword on the same turn... You need to have extra attack and use 1 sword for each attack.
Light weapons give you the benefit to attack using a bonus action with your off-hand weapon. a Nick weapon makes that part of the first attack. And dual wielder expands the type of weapon you can use in your off-hand.
Very well put. thank you!
Pedantry incoming, but there is actually a benefit in some very niche scenarios, If you were wielding a Longsword Defender, you could attack and shift the +3 bonus to AC and then make all of your other attacks to your other weapon. Why you wouldn't just invest into a +1 Shield at that point though is another question.
Well, you actually can wield 2 longswords... there's just no benefit from doing it, you cant use a bonus action to attack with the other sword on the same turn... You need to have extra attack and use 1 sword for each attack.
Light weapons give you the benefit to attack using a bonus action with your off-hand weapon. a Nick weapon makes that part of the first attack. And dual wielder expands the type of weapon you can use in your off-hand.
Very well put. thank you!
Pedantry incoming, but there is actually a benefit in some very niche scenarios, If you were wielding a Longsword Defender, you could attack and shift the +3 bonus to AC and then make all of your other attacks to your other weapon. Why you wouldn't just invest into a +1 Shield at that point though is another question.
RAW, No Dual Wielding 2 non-light weapons when you take the Dual Weilder feat? Why? Mechanically the best non-twohanded weapon is a d8 damage. Is the potential extra 1 or 2 non-reliable extra damage points that unbalancing? Monks can already do d8 damage dual wielding with light weapons automatically at 5th level. Am I missing something? Dude, All I wanted was to dual wield long swords or dual wield whips...
And while we're at it. Why would I ever dual wield two weapons that had the Slow, Sap or Nick property?
It's not a video game and you have to draw the line somewhere.
THis is one of those things where you collaborate with your DM and make a mechanic that works for what you want to accomplish the books are merely the beginning they are not the end. look to the older editions and see how they handled it.
Pedantry incoming, but there is actually a benefit in some very niche scenarios, If you were wielding a Longsword Defender, you could attack and shift the +3 bonus to AC and then make all of your other attacks to your other weapon. Why you wouldn't just invest into a +1 Shield at that point though is another question.
Style...
It's not a video game and you have to draw the line somewhere.
THis is one of those things where you collaborate with your DM and make a mechanic that works for what you want to accomplish the books are merely the beginning they are not the end. look to the older editions and see how they handled it.
Eh, just another martial nerf.