If I dual wield while I'm raging, does my bonus action attack get the added damage from rage? The rule for dual wielding says that you don't use your modifier for your damage roll, and the rule for the bonus rage damage says that you only add it when you make a melee weapon attack using strength. The attack roll still uses your strength modifier, but not the damage, so the attack is still made with strength?
For the second attack, you are still using Strength for the attack roll, so yes, you are using STR for the attack. So it does benefit from the bonus damage of Rage.
A careful reading will usually answer questions like this for you, but it can be a lot to take in. For Rage, the only conditions listed are that it must be a melee weapon attack it must be using Strength. So it doesn't matter whether it's part of the Attack action, a Bonus Action attack from two-weapon fighting, an Attack Of Opportunity, etc. "Using Strength" means you're using your Strength modifier for the attack roll. You can still get it from a finesse weapon like a rapier or dagger, but you have you use Strength with it as opposed to Dexterity.
In contrast, the rule for two-weapon fighting says, among other things, that it applies when you take the Attack action. So if you're a Fighter who's gotten access to the Booming Blade cantrip and make the attack using your main hand, you don't get the Bonus Action off-hand attack because you took the Cast A Spell action, not the Attack action.
As a way to keep track in game, it can be helpful to make a list of the different variations of your attacks. So you could have something like this for a shortsword:
Main Attack - +5 to hit, 1d6+3 slashing
Off-Hand - +5 to hit, 1d6 slashing
Main Attack(Raging) - +5 to hit, 1d6+5 slashing
Off-Hand(Raging) - +5 to hit, 1d6+2 slashing
The same thing can help if you have weapons that can make use of the Great Weapon Master or Sharpshooter feats. It saves you from having to do the math on the fly, and helps you stay out of your head and engaged in the action.
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If I dual wield while I'm raging, does my bonus action attack get the added damage from rage? The rule for dual wielding says that you don't use your modifier for your damage roll, and the rule for the bonus rage damage says that you only add it when you make a melee weapon attack using strength. The attack roll still uses your strength modifier, but not the damage, so the attack is still made with strength?
For the second attack, you are still using Strength for the attack roll, so yes, you are using STR for the attack. So it does benefit from the bonus damage of Rage.
A careful reading will usually answer questions like this for you, but it can be a lot to take in. For Rage, the only conditions listed are that it must be a melee weapon attack it must be using Strength. So it doesn't matter whether it's part of the Attack action, a Bonus Action attack from two-weapon fighting, an Attack Of Opportunity, etc. "Using Strength" means you're using your Strength modifier for the attack roll. You can still get it from a finesse weapon like a rapier or dagger, but you have you use Strength with it as opposed to Dexterity.
In contrast, the rule for two-weapon fighting says, among other things, that it applies when you take the Attack action. So if you're a Fighter who's gotten access to the Booming Blade cantrip and make the attack using your main hand, you don't get the Bonus Action off-hand attack because you took the Cast A Spell action, not the Attack action.
As a way to keep track in game, it can be helpful to make a list of the different variations of your attacks. So you could have something like this for a shortsword:
Main Attack - +5 to hit, 1d6+3 slashing
Off-Hand - +5 to hit, 1d6 slashing
Main Attack(Raging) - +5 to hit, 1d6+5 slashing
Off-Hand(Raging) - +5 to hit, 1d6+2 slashing
The same thing can help if you have weapons that can make use of the Great Weapon Master or Sharpshooter feats. It saves you from having to do the math on the fly, and helps you stay out of your head and engaged in the action.