And without my mod hat on I would suggest looking at the SRD info: <a href="http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Two-Weapon_Fighti" rel="nofollow">http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Two-Weapon_Fighti</a>... Two-Weapon Fighting, combined with the right choice of weapons can REDUCE the penalty to -2 per weapon :)