Two Weapon Fighting

[Mr. O'Dearly]

There was a discussion a while back about how to make two weapon fighting worth giving up a shield.

How about giving someone wielding two weapons a speed bonus or a similar type of haste effect as they dont have to carry a heavy shield around. This would also work out conveniently to not overpower monks because speed bonuses dont stack.

[Binkyuk]

but they *might* carry a heavy shield around.
the general concensus in the double weapon discussion was that dual wielding separate weapons didn't need fixing as you have the choice of putting one away and using a shield if the going gets rough.

[Alain]

that's exactly right. If a dual-wielder gets into trouble, they can replace their offhand weapon with a shield. A doublesided weapon or 2 handed weapon user doesnt have this choice, which is why they got small upgrades to make them more usefull.