Questions tagged [two-weapon-fighting]
For situations where a character fights with one weapon in each hand, or one of the feats / class abilities which (partly) overcomes the penalties associated with this fighting style.
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Can a barbarian dual wield with Giant Instinct?
The ability Giant instinct gives you access to an oversized weapon:
You gain access to this larger weapon, which can be of any weapon type otherwise available at character creation. It has the normal ...
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How does Form of the Beast work with the Two-Weapon Fighting?
When my Beast Barbarian reaches level 5, with one hand empty and the other holding a dagger, after making two claw attacks plus an extra attack, can I then use a bonus action to attack with the dagger ...
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Using Dual Wielding, you can do two weapon fighting with a two handed weapon held in one hand.And can the other hand be a weapon that you just drawup?
For example, in one turn, there is a Fighter that has Dual Wielding and uses Attack Action on the greatsword that was previously held. He then chose to release the one hand holding the greatsword and ...
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Is the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat not worth it?
The description of the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat says (Complete Adventurer, p. 111):
You are adapted at wielding larger than normal weapons in your off hand.
Prerequisite: Str 13, Two-Weapon ...
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Can you use two-weapon fighting with unarmed attacks while both of your hands are occupied?
By definition, unarmed attacks are:
Striking for damage with punches, kicks, and head butts is much like attacking with a melee weapon...
Which do not necessarily need a hand.
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Can you wield weapons in the extra arms from Girallon's Blessing?
Girallon's Blessing states the following:
You give the subject an additional pair of arms. Each of its arms—new and old—ends in a clawed hand with fingers and an opposable thumb. The creature's ...
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What weapons are eligible for two-weapon fighting?
Page 146 of the PHB lists some of the most common weapon properties. Page 195 of the PHB goes over the rules for two-weapon fighting, stating that you must be holding a weapon in both hands – both of ...
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How much total damage can a 3rd-level Ranger with 2 shortswords and the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style deal in one round?
How much damage can a 3rd level Ranger with 2 short swords (with Two- Weapon Fighting fighting style) deal in total during a round?
The Ranger rolls 2d20 and hits the enemy with both (with no bonus or ...
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Can you use two weapon fighting while maintaining a grapple?
Grappling just says you must use at least one free hand to initiate a grapple. But once you have successfully grappled a target, can you then engage in two-weapon fighting against that target? Or do ...
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Can NPC scouts make a bonus action shortsword attack? [duplicate]
In the game I'm playing, the DM gave each member of the party control over an NPC in combat, in addition to our own characters. My NPC is a scout, so she can use her action to make 2 melee attacks ...
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Alternating off and main hand attacks without Two weapon fighting feat
If a high level warrior, without the feats of Two weapon fighting, and able to do 4 attacks with main hand in a full round action, decides to attack twice with main hand and twice with off hand, would ...
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Dual wielding hand crossbow and full attack
Could a rogue (level 30) do 8 attacks in a full attack using two hand crossbows?
We had player in our campaing using this mechanic, but it was not clear how she was doing this. She had all the two ...
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Does two-weapon rend [general] stack with two-weapon rend [epic]?
I see there're two versions of two-weapon rend that coexists in DND 3R:
Two-Weapon Rend [General]
You wield two weapons with an artisan’s precision. Each strike builds on the next, allowing you to ...
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Are there any balance problems or unintended consequences of allowing a PC to use natural weapons for two-weapon fighting?
I’ll preface this by stating that I do realise that by RAW natural weapons are not compatible with two-weapon fighting.
However, would it significantly unbalance things or break anything to allow it? ...
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Can a Thri-kreen character make a bonus action attack through two weapon fighting using their secondary arms?
Can a PC of the thri-kreen race make a bonus action attack through two weapon fighting? Example: A thri-kreen fighter holding a shield and scimitar in their main hands, and a dagger in their smaller ...
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How to rewrite a Homebrew feat that interacts with Two-Weapon Fighting?
In my current campaign, I have added a new feat that intentionally makes Two-Weapon Fighting much stronger:
Dual Flurry
Prerequisite: Extra Attack, or an equivalent feature
Once per turn, when you ...
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How to play as a dual-wielding monk?
I have read quite a few questions that have skirted around the idea I was considering, such as tri-wielding, unarmed dual-wielding, and dual wielding with single staff, but none that really spoke to ...
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Does this change to the Two-Weapon Fighting bridge the gap with GWF?
Off-hand attack Rule: Replaces Two-Weapon fighting rule
When making an attack with a light melee weapon using your strength modifier for attack and damage rolls, you may make an "off-hand attack&...
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Can you feint at range with two weapon fighting?
I am trying to create a dual wielding Kobold Bushwhacker Gunslinger, and trying to find some way to feint for all that juicy sneak attack damage.
The following is assuming the following feats and ...
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Can a character make an unarmed strike and a claw attack with the same limb during a single turn?
If a Thri-Kreen takes Multi-Weapon Fighting they are allowed to make up to three additional attacks as part of their full-attack action due to having three "off" hands in addition to their one "main" ...
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Can you rend with bludgeoning weapons?
Playing DnD 3.5e. On the Two weapon fighting tree is Two weapon rend. Can you rend with bludgeoning weapons? or is it just with slashing attacks. We have a guy bashing with shields and he has the ...
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How does natural attacks interact with double slice and other dual weapon fighting feats?
I want to make a character that has multiple natural attacks (jaw, claws and tail). I want to use them in a way that seems good for me. I looked at the dual weapon warrior archetype, and it felt like ...
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If a character with 4 main-hand attacks and the Perfect Multiweapon Fighting epic feat, does using the Haste spell grant them a 5th offhand attack?
A character, without using haste, has 4 attacks on main hand, and the epic feat Perfect Multiweapon Fighting:
You can make as many attacks with each extra weapon as with your primary weapon, using ...
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Two-Weapon Fighting in D&D 5e [duplicate]
Good afternoon! I decided to create a new character with an emphasis on owning a couple of weapons, and after studying this topic, I had a question:
The strike with the second weapon is performed as a ...
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Feat that allows you to use your full strength modifier to offhand weapon damage?
I seem to remember having seen a feat that allows you to use your full strength modifier when dealing damage with your offhand weapon when you two-weapon fight but I can't find it now, in Pathfinder ...
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Does Thirsting Blade Stack With Twinned Blades?
Does Twinned Blades from the Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening stack with Thirsting Blade? Twinned Blades says both weapons are pact weapons, and Thirsting Blade affects my pact weapon. So ...
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Experiment with Two-Weapon Fighting Alteration: Is it Balanced?
I've been working on an alteration to how one engages in Two-Weapon Fighting, which I've disliked the vanilla version due to various well known, or at least heard, problems.
Here are a couple spots ...
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In what way does two weapon fighting reduce the penalty of natural attacks?
https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/combat#TOC-Natural-Attacks States the following (emphasis mine):
You can make attacks with natural weapons in combination with attacks made with a melee ...
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Strictly RAW, does Desna's Shooting Star add full Charisma bonus with Two-Weapon Fighting?
Desna's Shooting Star is a Divine Fighting Technique. Here is what it does:
You can add your Charisma bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls when wielding a starknife. If you do so, you don’t modify ...
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How can I use TWF on a dex-based character who casts spells?
I have a character who wants to:
Use two-weapon fighting
Use their dexterity bonus, not their strength bonus, to attack
Cast spells with somatic components
I'm having trouble finding a way to ...
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What is monk off-hand str damage bonus when using unarmed two-weapon fighting
With regard to this question, assuming it is decided that a monk can use unarmed attacks "off-hand" in two-weapon fighting, does a monk using the standard rules for two-weapon fighting with &...
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Does the Dual Wield Talent modify the rules about multi-attacks?
In the The Core Rulebook for Wrath & Glory 2nd edition, the dual wield talent is described as such:
Dual Wield Talent
You can wield two weapons with uncanny accuracy.
When you wield one weapon in ...
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Can I use Booming Blade and Sneak Attack, and then use Disengage (if the first attack hit) or Two-Weapon Fighting (if it missed) on the same turn?
I am building a rogue-warlock multiclass in D&D 5e. I get advantage using my familiar's Help action. And because it is near me, I can use Sneak Attack as well.
I am thinking about using booming ...
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Can I use the Two Weapon Fighting bonus action attack while only holding one weapon? [closed]
Here's the situation.
A level one Tabaxi fighter has claws and a mace. He intends to attack with both weapons. Using claws as his off hand attack. He is fighting a monster that has resistance to ...
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If a character can make multiple attacks as part of an Attack action, do all of them need to be done with a light weapon to use Two-Weapon Fighting?
The Two-Weapon Fighting rule states:
When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light ...
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Do you add your modifiers to attack rolls when you fight with two weapons? [duplicate]
I plan on making a dual wielding barbarian/fighter, and in fighter's fighting style it says that this style allows me to add modifiers to damage rolls for second weapon. But do I get a bonus for the ...
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If a character with the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style has no weapons drawn, can they use Two-Weapon Fighting to draw and throw 2 daggers?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 42) adds the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style option for fighters, whose description states (in part):
You can draw a weapon that has the thrown property as ...
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If a bonus action attack for Two-Weapon Fighting involves multiple ability modifiers, which ones are added to the damage roll?
This question is entirely inspired by the following:
Bonus action attack ability score modifier
That question, however, happens to ask about a homebrew method of adding multiple ability modifiers to ...
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Bonus action attack ability score modifier
This may be confusing but currently in the campaign there is a warlock with a magic revolver that allows them to add eldritch invocations related to eldritch blast to the weapon. So agonizing blast ...
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Do weapon-based qualities always have to be used with the weapon that triggers them?
There are several qualities in the game that relate to specific weapon categories, most notably the "[weapon category] Fighter I-III" line. Some of these are pretty clear in that their ...
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Two-Weapon Fighting Mechanic Alterations
Back again with some more refinements on my thoughts in altering Two-Weapon Fighting based on the input I got from folks answering these posts:
Is this change to the Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style ...
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Fighter - Two Weapon Fighting/Hex/Booming Blade
So I’m in a campaign and the DM is helping out one of our players. He helped them build their character and at lvl 5 he has him doing something insane. Now I’m relatively new myself so I can’t ...
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Does the distinction between left and right hand matter when making an off-hand attack? [duplicate]
Clara the Fighter finds herself facing a huge undead, the Frost Giant Skeleton. She attacks twice with her scimitar, and again with her light hammer! The undead reels back as it takes bludgeoning ...
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Two Weapon Fighting with two light weapons?
Do the penalties for the Feat Two Weapon Fighting stop at -2/-2 while holding a one-handed weapon in your primary hand and a light one in your off-hand? What about while dual wielding light weapons ...
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How does the Magic Stone cantrip interact with Two-Weapon Fighting?
I am playing a Ranger with the Extra Attack feature and the Thrown Weapon Fighting fighting style. I have a sack (a homebrew item) that lets me draw and throw a magic stone (flavored as a turnip); the ...
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Why is Soulknife's second attack not Two-Weapon Fighting?
I know the question Do you add your ability modifier to damage for the Soulknife's second attack? with a reply being "Yes you do because it is not two weapons fighting". This is not if, but ...
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Do you add your ability modifier to damage for the Soulknife's second attack?
Normal Two-Weapon Fighting lets you use your bonus action when you've used your action to attack. It says:
You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier ...
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Are monks only allowed to use non-unarmed weapons as off-hand when two-weapon fighting?
Do the special rules regarding monks' unarmed strikes prevent monks from using unarmed strikes as off-hand weapons when using two-weapon fighting?
The monk class' unarmed strike section states:
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When using Two-Weapon Fighting, are your bonuses still added to the offhand attack roll? [duplicate]
I understand how offhand attack works. However, when you roll to hit, would you still add your bonuses to the attack roll?
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Question about the claws of the Path of the Beast UA [duplicate]
So my question is about the UA subclass for Barbarian, The Path of the Beast.
The question is when I choose the claws option, both of my hands become natural weapons (Cause ya know, claws). So in this ...