Dual-Weapon Attack

Hard

Default: prerequisite skill-4.
Prerequisite: Any unarmed combat or one-handed Melee
Weapon skill†; cannot exceed prerequisite skill.
If you attack with two weapons at once, you’re normally
at -4 on each attack unless you All-Out Attack. This tech-
nique lets you buy off the penalty. To eliminate the extra -4
for the “off” hand, you’ll also need Off-Hand Weapon
Training (p. 50). See Dual-Weapon Attacks (p. B417) for
other important details.
You must learn Dual-Weapon Attack (DWA) separately
for each skill. For instance, attacking with two axes requires
two DWA (Axe/Mace) rolls, but attacking with an axe and a
whip requires a DWA (Axe/Mace) roll and a DWA (Whip)
roll.
Dual-Weapon Attack is a valid combat option even in
realistic games. The technique is cinematic because you
need Trained by a Master or Weapon Master to improve it.
† This technique is also available for Guns (Pistol) even
in realistic campaigns and for Bow in cinematic ones. DWA
(Bow) lets you shoot two arrows at once from a bow, possi-
bly at different targets! Heroic Archer halves the default
penalty to -2. Readying a second arrow requires an extra
Ready or use of Multiple Fast-Draw (p. 103).