Dervish Dance Restrictions

[RCM]

Do the restrictions in the dervish dance that require the character to keep their off hand free of any weapon or shield also apply if the character is using unarmed attacks with their off hand. (Assuming the use of Improved Unarmed Strike.)

[Paraxis]

No, plus unarmed strikes don't have to be hands anyway they can be kicks or headbutts, you could even kick someone while wielding a bow or great sword if you wanted.

[RCM]

Any benifits form two weapon fighting?

[Paraxis]

With dervish dance two weapon fighting would 100% work, since it talks about off-hand/main-hand ect.... with the bow and great sword it gets foggy some DM's are ok with it like using armor spikes and two handed swords some not so ok with it.

[james maissen]

RCM wrote:

Do the restrictions in the dervish dance that require the character to keep their off hand free of any weapon or shield also apply if the character is using unarmed attacks with their off hand. (Assuming the use of Improved Unarmed Strike.)

You're fine.

Unarmed strikes, armor spikes, and a few Paizo made weapons do not require a hand free in order to use... thus you could use such a weapon and not be using either hand (the one wielding the scimitar or the one free for dervish dance).

-James