Two Short Swords or daggers or scimitars if AL, basically any light finesse weapon duo, as long as both are light/finesse and you have proficiency in them. If you aren't playing AL and just in a normal game, ask your DM if you can use a rapier main hand, dagger offhand, this is the classic Dual Wield combo of a Swashbuckler. When people think swashbuckler they usually picture a guy balancing on a handrail with a large-brimmed feather hat laughing with a rapier and a main gauche. It should really be supported by the basic rules, I was surprised it wasn't and most DM's shouldn't have an issue with it (damage averages out).
If you want to dual wield two rapiers, you'll need the dual wielder feat.
The light and heavy tags are less about the actual weight of the weapon and more about the requirements placed on using it. Scimitars are heavier than rapiers, but are better designed for using two at once. (leaving out the case of rapier + dagger that isn't really in 5e) Likewise, longbows are lighter than most weapons but are classed as heavy because they are too tall for a small character to wield effectively.
As a rogue swashbuckler, what weapons am I able to duel wield?
The short answer is, the same weapons everyone else is able to dual wield. Being a Swashbuckler doesn't change any of the rules for two-weapon fighting. It simply makes TWF a more useful combat technique since you have less need to use your Bonus Action to Disengage.
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As a rogue swashbuckler, what weapons am I able to duel wield?
Two Short Swords or daggers or scimitars if AL, basically any light finesse weapon duo, as long as both are light/finesse and you have proficiency in them. If you aren't playing AL and just in a normal game, ask your DM if you can use a rapier main hand, dagger offhand, this is the classic Dual Wield combo of a Swashbuckler. When people think swashbuckler they usually picture a guy balancing on a handrail with a large-brimmed feather hat laughing with a rapier and a main gauche. It should really be supported by the basic rules, I was surprised it wasn't and most DM's shouldn't have an issue with it (damage averages out).
If you want to dual wield two rapiers, you'll need the dual wielder feat.
Any two Light weapons will do.
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Can you wield two scimitars without the Dual-Wielder feat? And aren't scimitars of a similar weight to rapiers?
Scimitars are light finesse weapons, you don't need the Dual Wielder feat.
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The light and heavy tags are less about the actual weight of the weapon and more about the requirements placed on using it. Scimitars are heavier than rapiers, but are better designed for using two at once. (leaving out the case of rapier + dagger that isn't really in 5e) Likewise, longbows are lighter than most weapons but are classed as heavy because they are too tall for a small character to wield effectively.
The short answer is, the same weapons everyone else is able to dual wield. Being a Swashbuckler doesn't change any of the rules for two-weapon fighting. It simply makes TWF a more useful combat technique since you have less need to use your Bonus Action to Disengage.