D&D 3.5

[sobrique]

Just been looking at D&D 3.5 for character ideas.
I seem to recall there being reduced damage when two weapon fighting from strength bonus and power attack.
Am I looking in the wrong place, or is that not in 3.5? Only thing I can find there, is that you can't power attack on a light weapon, so if you're using something light to offset the two weapon fighting penalties a little, you only get power attack on one hand...

Otherwise, I think a dual wielding power attacking dwarf with dwarven waraxes in either hand is something that'll be entertaining to play... small and gribbley, thwack it twice for lots of pain. Big and hard to hit, drop an axe, and use one in two hands, to smack the hell out of it.

Ok, so that does mean you need a decent dex as well as strength, but ... :)

Edit: OK, found the bit about offhand damage. Annoyingly not listed under 'combat' but under 'strength'. You get half strength bonus to damage with an offhand weapon.
So basically with a weapon in each and, you do 1.5x strength, + 2x power attack, with a hitroll penalty and at the cost of a feat. (well, unless you want an _insane_ HR penalty). Where with a two handed weapon, you get 1.5x strength, 2x power attack, and no hitroll penalty. (Although slightly smaller max damage dice - 2d6 or 1d12 vs. 2xd8). Remind me, why people use two weapon fighting again?

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[crashbarrier.livejournal.com]

Remind me, why people use two weapon fighting again?

because it suits their idiom.. and makes them look dashing and heroic???