Monkey Grip: Worth it?

[Lollercide]

With penalties of -8/-10 w/out TWF and -6/-6 w/ TWF, I question the viability of that build. The coolness, however, is indisputable. Cloud can kiss your ass.

Exactly. Numbers are numbers, but awesome? There is no measurement system capable of measuring the sheer awesomeness of it!

[nickbeat]

One reason we love the Big Two handed weapon is for the +50% STRENGTH damage. Your buffed up 26 STR fighter would get a whopping +12 Strength damage, but only +8 with with TWF and even less for the offhand weapon I think, +4? I'm not even talking of how power attack and crits would be effected by that reduction.

I think this is a case where we all agree cool != effective in this case.

[Lollercide]

I think this is a case where we all agree cool != effective in this case.

You say that now, but just wait until you're run down and killed by a crazed farmer dual weilding Divine Shovels.

[Deathmage]

With Monkey Grip, would a character be able to dual wield quarterstaves (twin rod monk action!), and would a halfling be able to use normally forbidden weapons like scythes/greatswords with two hands?

[Mighty_Draco]

Yes and yes, so long as you don't mind atrocious two weapon fighting penalties for the former.

[BattlePixie]

Mittens (halfling) use to weild a 2handed sword with MG, then went battle axe and shield. Can't hit shit, but hey who needs to when you have hella ac and a rogue or two