3.5 Two Weapon Fighting

[cheezewizz2000]

Given that THF gives roughly the same reward for one feat (Power Attack) as TWF gets for three, would it be unreasonable/unballancing to remove improved and greater two weapon fighting and just say that for each iterative attack, a person with TWF gets +1 attack/round, but suffers the usual at -2 to their attacks (assuming a light off-hand weapon)?

So for the cost of one feat 20/15/10/5 turns into 18/18/13/13/8/8/3/3?

For the ranger TWF tree I'd replace the upper feats with two-weapon-defense (homebrewed to allow penalties for fighting defensively to apply to attacks with the off-hand only) and perhaps a ranger specific ability to remove the -2 to attacks with primary weapon.

[AslanCross]

This is a common houserule. Some go even as far as having all of the TWF and TWD feats combined into one.

[Thrice Dead Cat]

This is a common houserule. Some go even as far as having all of the TWF and TWD feats combined into one.

Basically, this. I know that the 3.5 fix over at Brilliant Gameologists did this, and I also think that some of the local rewrites on GITP do the same.

EDIT: To actually answer the question, no, it's not too strong.

[Optimator]

This is a common houserule. Some go even as far as having all of the TWF and TWD feats combined into one.

This is what our table has done. Hardly overpowered.

[lsfreak]

If you're really worried, take it down to three feats: all of TWF scales with BAB, TWD scales with BAB, and a feat to allow both attacks on a charge, standard action, and AoO's.

[Devils_Advocate]

... and then have the Ranger Two-Weapon Combat Style grant those feats, if you want to keep that Combat Style as alternative to Archery for Rangers.

[Kaiyanwang]

If you're really worried, take it down to three feats: all of TWF scales with BAB, TWD scales with BAB, and a feat to allow both attacks on a charge, standard action, and AoO's.

Best solution IMO.