Wakizashi: no bonus damage from Insightful Strike
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:41 am
My katana is getting bonus damage from swashbuckler's insightful strike, but my off-hand wakizashi does not. I've tried unequipping the katana so that the wakizashi ends up in the main hand (as I quickly tested dual wielding with a shortsword and dagger on another char and was able to get bonus damage on both weapons, by equipping each in the main hand and then properly dual wielding them), but no luck.
It just seems as if it should be possible to get the bonus damage on a wakizashi. I'm guessing it's either because it's an off-hand-only weapon or because it isn't finessable (it's on a strength character, so I can't quite check that). If it isn't finessable that also seems like it should be a finessable weapon and might be an oversight.
Edit: turns out I could check that with cat's grace potions and swapping gear. When buffing my dexterity higher than strenght, the attack bonus did increase, so it must have to do with being an off-hand-only type weapon (although you can get it in the main hand as mentioned, which would also be a necessary workaround to get the bonus currently, if it did work, as normal weapons in the off hand won't get the bonus either, until it's been in the main hand first).
It just seems as if it should be possible to get the bonus damage on a wakizashi. I'm guessing it's either because it's an off-hand-only weapon or because it isn't finessable (it's on a strength character, so I can't quite check that). If it isn't finessable that also seems like it should be a finessable weapon and might be an oversight.
Edit: turns out I could check that with cat's grace potions and swapping gear. When buffing my dexterity higher than strenght, the attack bonus did increase, so it must have to do with being an off-hand-only type weapon (although you can get it in the main hand as mentioned, which would also be a necessary workaround to get the bonus currently, if it did work, as normal weapons in the off hand won't get the bonus either, until it's been in the main hand first).