Does Black Blade of Disaster give 5 slot long sword even with off-hand to mage/warrior while cast?

rede9

Does Black Blade of Disaster spell give 5 slot long sword even with off-hand to mage/warrior while cast?

semiticgoddess

Yes. It sets your longsword proficiency to 5, which applies bonuses to both the main hand and off hand.

Non-warriors don't get extra attacks per round from the proficiency bonus, but they do get the THAC0 and damage bonuses. Thus, a mage will deal 2d12+5+5 damage with the Black Blade of Disaster at one attack per round, while a multi-classed fighter/mage will deal 2d12+5+5 with the Black Blade of Disaster at 3 attacks per round, and a normal longsword in the fighter/mage's off hand would deal 1d8+5 damage.

SamAxe

^^Does it give additional attacks per round as Grandmastery would?

ThacoBell

@SamAxe

semiticgod said:

Yes. It sets your longsword proficiency to 5, which applies bonuses to both the main hand and off hand.

Non-warriors don't get extra attacks per round from the proficiency bonus, but they do get the THAC0 and damage bonuses. ttacks per round, and a normal longsword in the fighter/mage's off hand would deal 1d8+5 damage.

SethDavis

what if I were playing a thief?

semiticgoddess

Single-classed thieves would not get the attack per round bonuses. You only get those attack per round bonuses for high proficiencies if you have fighter, ranger, paladin, or barbarian levels.

There are some mods that grant those attack per round bonuses to non-warriors.

lroumen

Now for the tricky question. What if the warrior class is inactive when dual classed?

kjeron

lroumen said:

Now for the tricky question. What if the warrior class is inactive when dual classed?

No.

Jaheiras_Witness

It would be some weird dual class if your fighter levels were still inactive by the time you can cast level 9 spells.

lroumen

Late dual casting from scroll for the ultra power gamer.