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light off hand weapons

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by The other White meat, Nov 8, 2002.

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    [​IMG] heres my question, for the penalties for dual weild, if you have all the feats is -4, -4. but if offhand weapon id "light" the penalty is only
    -2, -2. How do i know what weapons are "light" and wich ones are heavy. i know a short sword and dagger are light, but a shortsword is only 1 pound lighter then a long sword or scimitar. and a battle axe weighs about twice that of a longsword. is "light" a relative term, or does it mean anything under 4 pounds?
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    The other White meat, Nov 8, 2002
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    there is 'absolutely light weapons' in the game. 'light weapons' differ from game to game. in iwd2 case, small blades (including daggers and short swords) and hand axes. frankly, i am not sure about the hand axes. (or is there any hand axes in iwd2?)
     
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    The only hand axes I have seen where the ones you could get in Targos. There are several throwing axes in the game but most can only be used as throwing axes. I think that Whispering staff you get from the goblin sorcerer in the prologue is a light weapon, but other than that you pretty much just have to check what equipping a weapon does to your BAB when dualing. Personally, for my rogue or my wizard I tend to stick with daggers or short swords for off hand weapons. For fighters, well longswords, axes and hammers are all good since their BAB is so high anyway.
     
    Grey Ghost, Nov 12, 2002
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