Dual-Wield

Since we were watching Tron and it follows the trend of Dual-Wield = pwnage, I am clarifying the rules of Dual Wield in Exalted.

• Using an weapon in the off-hand is a –1 internal penalty. 
• You use the accuracy rating of whatever weapon you are attacking with
• You use the defense rating of whatever weapon you are defending with (so logically you will use the higher of the 2, but keep in mind the –1 penalty for Off-hand Weapon)
• Rates are independent of the weapon.  So if you have a rate 3 weapon and a rate 2 weapon, you can have a flurry of 5 attacks, with one weapon making 3 attacks, while the other making 2, in any order/combination.

That is pretty much dual-wield in a nut shell.  Though technically legal, it is a bit odd to say I have 2 fists so I can make 2 rate 3 attacks.  Natural weapon should already have factored in the fact there are 2 of them into the calculated Rate.