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#1 dfp222 May 23, 2009 7:51:16	I'm currently DMing some 4th edition games at the moment, but I was just curious about the significance of dual wielding to any character? i know that rangers (and maybe rogues) have some class features but is there any way it could be of use to say a fighter or paladin or something that uses melee weapons? I haven't checked every feat/power from the books or dragon mag, and was just wondering if for most classes it would just be a choice for attack sort of thing?
#2 olandew May 23, 2009 8:40:35	Tempest Technique, from Martial Power, grants the Fighter numerous benefits from choosing that weapon style over One-Handed and Two-Handed. Benefits include the bonus to hit with off hand weapons, extra damage for dual wielding, and even more damage for dual wielding off-hand weapons. It also offers Two Weapon Defense as a bonus feat. Now, I basically account for a +1 damage flat as an increase in die size because I look at the average roll. The even more extra is like two more dice tossed onto any off-hand weapon. That combined makes the short sword almost equivalent to a d10 weapon, when playing the average. Then again, most people that want the great damage don't play the average, but with an attack potentially having (using Funneling Fury from Martial Power) 2[W] + 2(str mod) + 4, presuming it all hits. If I were to assume a +4 Str Mod, then that is 2d6+12. And you slide the target one square. Sure, divided by two because you have to swing at two targets, but you get the idea. Honestly, others can probably point out the more broken aspects of the Tempest Technique Fighter, but I merely point out that it is a valid Fighter type.