So I have a society character that I'm playing and I'm currently dual wielding sickles. In the future though I would like to switch my sickles to kopeshes as a part of my character concept. Is it a good idea to spend the feat just to get them or should I just stick with the sickles?
more informations about the PC could be of great help. The kind of weapon used matters a lot, or not that much, depending from the character.
Is your character a tripper? Otherwise I'd just use kukris. Or is he a rogue?
Keep in mind that khopeshs are one-handed, so you'd not only need a feat to use them but you'd also get an additional penalty on attack rolls.
Ok so the character is a ranger with the two weapon fighting feats and all but the concept of the character is that the kopeshes (ascetically) cross across his back where the osirion symbol is tattooed on his back. The curve of the blades is where the tattoo is located giving it almost a barrier around it. Also, the weapons in the future are to be enhanced (one fire and one ice) and he will take profession surgeon and with both attacks scorch and then frostbite in the same place increasing not only the damage but the agonizing pain of both extremes.
I guess the ranger, using flat bonuses to damage like power attack (as opposed to rogues d6, as an example) takes a bigger advantage using a Kopesh, compared to a sickle.
I just see the problem of the hit penalties. Put your hands on as many bonuses to hit as possible.
Is using a sickle and a kopesh against your character concept?
Ascetically, yes. Trip and epicness, no. The character really is all about the trip and damage but i guess it wouldn't matter as much. I mean, having both the sickles as is has for the one campaign I played worked fine but I guess its all really about the look more than the exact usage.
lol, yes. I can't spell at all today...
So I have a society character that I'm playing and I'm currently dual wielding sickles. In the future though I would like to switch my sickles to kopeshes as a part of my character concept. Is it a good idea to spend the feat just to get them or should I just stick with the sickles?
Depends!
If you have greater Dex than Strength, then Weapon Finesse and using the sickles is probably a better plan.
If you have greater strength and want to really hammer out the damage, then the two khopeshes will work, but you need the bonuses on hitting.
Sickles are curved too. Maybe carry one Kopesh and 1sickle?
Mjnimises the TWF penalty.
How they gonna see the tattoos under armor? Paint it on.