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==Existing Two-Weapon Fighting Rules==
When you take the Attack action with a Light weapon in your main hand, you can make an offhand attack with a different light weapon as a bonus action. You don't add your ability score modifier to the damage of this offhand attack, and you only get one bonus action attack, even if you have the Extra Attack feature. An additional oddity of this rule is also that you cannot use two-weapon fighting with an unarmed strike, as unarmed strikes don't have weapon properties and don't count as weapon attacks, an oddity rectified in part by my [[Handwraps (5e Weapon) | Handwraps weapon]], along with some other issues, like being unable to use Booming Blade with an unarmed strike, etc., but I digress.

With these rules, assuming all attacks hit, you're trading your bonus action to deal the exact same amount of damage that a normal warrior deals with a Greatsword. When the martial classes get Extra Attack, this falls behind even further, while having a heavier action economy cost. The only upside is that you're rolling twice, so if you miss, you still have a chance to hit, and possibly crit, with the other attack.

The Two-Weapon Fighting archetype is supported by a Fighting Style of the same name, available to Fighter and Ranger. It lets you add your ability modifier to the offhand attack. That's... That's it.

The Dual Wielder feat also supports this archetype. It gives you +1 AC while wielding a weapon in either hands, lets you draw or stow two weapons when you could ordinarily only draw or stow one with your Object Interaction, and removes the Light weapon property requirement. All in all, it's half a shield and lets you improve your damage dice from d6 to d8 at most.

Additionally, Two-Weapon Fighting is a hindrance to the archetypes that would be most often seen using them - Rogue and Monk already have better things to do with their bonus action.

Finally, there are no double weapons in 5e, a fact mocked by the first benefit of the Polearm Master feat. A d4 of bludgeoning damage as a bonus action is laughable.
Author	Zhenra-Khal +
Identifier	5e Variant Rule +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	The normal TWF rules suck. Here's my thoughts on the matter. +
Title	Z's Two-Weapon Fighting +