In the description under the Dual Wielding it says that you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. Does that mean that you alsoadd the damage to the second attack or that you add it to the second attack insteadof the first attack? My interpretation is the latter rather than the former but I'm hearing differences from our group. Any thoughts??
When you engage in two-weapon fighting, you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack.
The meaning is pretty clear, right? This fighting style allows you do add your ability modifier (STR or DEX) to the damage roll.
Without TWF(Two-weapon fighting) your character would attack:
d20+prof+STR/DEX -> 1d6
With TWF:
d20+prof+STR/DEX -> 1d6+STR/DEX
The reason why it's written like this is the action economy.
Dual-wielding lets you attack with your bonus action when wielding two light weapons, but it triggers only after you take attack action. That's why it's called second attack.
In the description under the Dual Wielding it says that you can add your ability modifier to the damage of the second attack. Does that mean that you also add the damage to the second attack or that you add it to the second attack instead of the first attack? My interpretation is the latter rather than the former but I'm hearing differences from our group. Any thoughts??
First of all, I believe you are talking about :
The meaning is pretty clear, right? This fighting style allows you do add your ability modifier (STR or DEX) to the damage roll.
Without TWF(Two-weapon fighting) your character would attack:
d20+prof+STR/DEX -> 1d6
With TWF:
d20+prof+STR/DEX -> 1d6+STR/DEX
The reason why it's written like this is the action economy.
Dual-wielding lets you attack with your bonus action when wielding two light weapons, but it triggers only after you take attack action. That's why it's called second attack.
Hope this clarifies.
It would be a horrible feature if it just moved the damage to another attack. You can add the bonus to both main and off hand attacks.