Ok, so I get that Two Weapon Fighting is teh winnah vs. Two Hand Fighting with a big honker for dps.

But...I was wondering about weapon range and glancing blows, and also about cleave and great cleave.

So neglecting things like expanded critical ranges, which make stuff like the khopesh very attractive, how does this all fit together?

If weapon range matters with respect to how many monsters around you get tagged by glancing blows and great cleave, i.e. how far they can be, then consider these scenarios (I'll assume a greataxe and greatsword have the same "range", as to bastard sword and dwarf axe).

All other feats being equal (assume all useful feats for these weapons are taken), compare fighters with:

- Greatsword

- Dual-wield bastard swords

- Dual wield longswords


They all have max proficiency and fighting for that style, i.e. all relevant TWF or THF offense-related, including "oversized offhanded weapon", whatever that's called, for the BSs.


Would the greatsword do better in a crowd for overall DPS, though not single-target?


Or is the "length" of such a thing not really an advantage, if it exists at all? I.e. BS and longsword will be able to reach almost as many monsters for glancing and great cleave?