That is correct, 3 attacks. Also, the scimitar of speed lets you add you modifier to the damage bonus while TWF does not. In fact the scimitar of speed makes TWF unnecessary. You could wield a long sword in one hand and the scimitar of speed in the other. With the scimitar of speed you are not restricted to 2 light weapons, you still get to make the bonus attack with the scimitar.
If they had the TWF fighting style then they would be able to add their modifier to the damage bonus. But as you said, the Scimitar of Speed makes Two-Weapon Fighting redundant, they only need to wield 1 weapon (the Scimitar) to be able to make 3 attacks that add their damage bonus. So they may as well have a shield and take the Dueling fighting style instead for an extra +2 of damage with all 3 attacks they can make with the Scimitar.
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I am very new to d&d and i have been creating a character Fighter with the Two-Weapon fighting skill. Since the Fighter can use any weapon in the game, can he use two any weapons (other than two light weapons)? Because the rule for the two-weapon fighting is that you can use only two light weapons. Does this rule applies to the Fighter Two-Weapon fighting?
Example: can my Fighter with Two-Weapon skill use two heavier (since fighter can use any weapon) than light weapons Battleaxe + Battleaxe which are versatile? Or only Handaxe + handaxe which are light?
I am very new to d&d and i have been creating a character Fighter with the Two-Weapon fighting skill. Since the Fighter can use any weapon in the game, can he use two any weapons (other than two light weapons)? Because the rule for the two-weapon fighting is that you can use only two light weapons. Does this rule applies to the Fighter Two-Weapon fighting?
Example: can my Fighter with Two-Weapon skill use two heavier (since fighter can use any weapon) than light weapons Battleaxe + Battleaxe which are versatile? Or only Handaxe + handaxe which are light?
thank you in advance.
Yes, the rule from Two Weapon Fighting with respect to being constrained to light weapons also apply to Fighters with the Two-Weapon Fighting style. The style allows the Fighter to apply their ability score modifier to the damage done by the second weapon, which is not normally the case. The Dual Wielder feat removes the restriction that the weapons must be light, however, they must still be one handed. In your example, a Fighter with just the Two-Weapon Fighting style would not be able to use two Battleaxes because they are not light, but could use two Hand Axes and add their ability score modifier to the damage done by both. If the Fighter also had the Dual Wielder feat, they would be able to wield two Battleaxes, but would not get the benefit of the d10 versatile damage dice because they would be, perforce, using them one handed.
Note that the Hand Axe has the Thrown property, and Two Weapon Fighting allows you to throw your second weapon, which gives you another option in combat.
I am very new to d&d and i have been creating a character Fighter with the Two-Weapon fighting skill. Since the Fighter can use any weapon in the game, can he use two any weapons (other than two light weapons)? Because the rule for the two-weapon fighting is that you can use only two light weapons. Does this rule applies to the Fighter Two-Weapon fighting?
Example: can my Fighter with Two-Weapon skill use two heavier (since fighter can use any weapon) than light weapons Battleaxe + Battleaxe which are versatile? Or only Handaxe + handaxe which are light?
thank you in advance.
The rules for Two-Weapon Fighting confuse a LOT of new 5E players, so you're definitely not alone in having questions. Here's the basics:
Basic Two-Weapon Fighting - IF you take the Attack action on your turn and attack with a Light weapon, you can use your Bonus Action to make an attack with a different light weapon. That Bonus Action attack does not add your ability modifier to the damage roll.
Some important abilities that interact with this rule:
Extra Attack - If you make multiple attacks during the Attack action on your turn and you're wielding two weapons, you can use any combination of those two weapons during the Attack action, and you still add the ability mod to the damage. There are also no restrictions on whether the weapons have to be Light or not. Why? Because the Two-Weapon Fighting rule isn't coming into play yet. IF you're wielding two Light weapons and want to use TWF to make a Bonus Action attack, you can use either weapon, provided you made at least one attack with the other weapon. In other words, you can't make all your Attack attack and your TWF attack with the same weapon. After all, it's called TWO-Weapon Fighting :)
Two-Weapon Fighting Style - If you took this fighting style, you can now add your ability mod to the damage roll for the Bonus Action attack. That's all it does.
Dual Wielder Feat - Allows you to use the TWF rule with weapons that aren't Light. So yeah, NOW you can use Longswords instead of Shortswords etc. That's the ONLY change it makes to the TWF rule(the feat does other things too, of course). If you want to swing a pair of Battleaxes and add your Str mod to the damage for the Bonus Action attack, you need both the TWF style, and the Dual Wielder feat.
And for the record, a lot of people pooh-pooh dual-wielding as underpowered in combat compared to things like sword & shield, great weapon fighting, etc. In my experience, unless you're trying to win a math contest it's strong enough that if you think it'll be fun then go for it. The main thing to watch out for is how often you'll have your Bonus Action free for that extra swipe. If you've got a lot of other things you'll be using it for, a different combat style might be better.
Note that the Hand Axe has the Thrown property, and Two Weapon Fighting allows you to throw your second weapon, which gives you another option in combat.
By the rules of Two-Weapon Fighting you can actually throw both weapons if you like! (If they're both light melee weapons with the thrown property.)
Two-Weapon Fighting
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 melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand. You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack, unless that modifier is negative.
If either weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon, instead of making a melee attack with it.
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Hey, I have a question. I have a character that can bite and attack, it also has a handaxe and a shield. Could I attack with the bite then use a bonus action to attack with my handaxe?
Hey, I have a question. I have a character that can bite and attack, it also has a handaxe and a shield. Could I attack with the bite then use a bonus action to attack with my handaxe?
Unfortunately no. To qualify for the Bonus Action attack granted by the Two-Weapon Fighting rules you must make an attack with a Light weapon you are holding in one hand as part of the Attack action. The Bonus Action attack must then be made with a Light weapon you are holding in a different hand.
This holding requirement is part of why Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons like a Path of the Tabaxis' Claws don't qualify for TWF even if you have the Dual Wielder feat.
This is just what the RAW tells us and you should talk with your DM to see how they would want to rule this.
Hey, I have a question. I have a character that can bite and attack, it also has a handaxe and a shield. Could I attack with the bite then use a bonus action to attack with my handaxe?
Unfortunately no. To qualify for the Bonus Action attack granted by the Two-Weapon Fighting rules you must make an attack with a Light weapon you are holding in one hand as part of the Attack action. The Bonus Action attack must then be made with a Light weapon you are holding in a different hand.
This holding requirement is part of why Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons like a Path of the Tabaxis' Claws don't qualify for TWF even if you have the Dual Wielder feat.
This is just what the RAW tells us and you should talk with your DM to see how they would want to rule this.
Thank you, this really cleared it up.
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If they had the TWF fighting style then they would be able to add their modifier to the damage bonus. But as you said, the Scimitar of Speed makes Two-Weapon Fighting redundant, they only need to wield 1 weapon (the Scimitar) to be able to make 3 attacks that add their damage bonus. So they may as well have a shield and take the Dueling fighting style instead for an extra +2 of damage with all 3 attacks they can make with the Scimitar.
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Hi people
I am very new to d&d and i have been creating a character Fighter with the Two-Weapon fighting skill. Since the Fighter can use any weapon in the game, can he use two any weapons (other than two light weapons)? Because the rule for the two-weapon fighting is that you can use only two light weapons. Does this rule applies to the Fighter Two-Weapon fighting?
Example: can my Fighter with Two-Weapon skill use two heavier (since fighter can use any weapon) than light weapons Battleaxe + Battleaxe which are versatile? Or only Handaxe + handaxe which are light?
thank you in advance.
Yes, the rule from Two Weapon Fighting with respect to being constrained to light weapons also apply to Fighters with the Two-Weapon Fighting style. The style allows the Fighter to apply their ability score modifier to the damage done by the second weapon, which is not normally the case. The Dual Wielder feat removes the restriction that the weapons must be light, however, they must still be one handed. In your example, a Fighter with just the Two-Weapon Fighting style would not be able to use two Battleaxes because they are not light, but could use two Hand Axes and add their ability score modifier to the damage done by both. If the Fighter also had the Dual Wielder feat, they would be able to wield two Battleaxes, but would not get the benefit of the d10 versatile damage dice because they would be, perforce, using them one handed.
Note that the Hand Axe has the Thrown property, and Two Weapon Fighting allows you to throw your second weapon, which gives you another option in combat.
The rules for Two-Weapon Fighting confuse a LOT of new 5E players, so you're definitely not alone in having questions. Here's the basics:
Basic Two-Weapon Fighting - IF you take the Attack action on your turn and attack with a Light weapon, you can use your Bonus Action to make an attack with a different light weapon. That Bonus Action attack does not add your ability modifier to the damage roll.
Some important abilities that interact with this rule:
Extra Attack - If you make multiple attacks during the Attack action on your turn and you're wielding two weapons, you can use any combination of those two weapons during the Attack action, and you still add the ability mod to the damage. There are also no restrictions on whether the weapons have to be Light or not. Why? Because the Two-Weapon Fighting rule isn't coming into play yet. IF you're wielding two Light weapons and want to use TWF to make a Bonus Action attack, you can use either weapon, provided you made at least one attack with the other weapon. In other words, you can't make all your Attack attack and your TWF attack with the same weapon. After all, it's called TWO-Weapon Fighting :)
Two-Weapon Fighting Style - If you took this fighting style, you can now add your ability mod to the damage roll for the Bonus Action attack. That's all it does.
Dual Wielder Feat - Allows you to use the TWF rule with weapons that aren't Light. So yeah, NOW you can use Longswords instead of Shortswords etc. That's the ONLY change it makes to the TWF rule(the feat does other things too, of course). If you want to swing a pair of Battleaxes and add your Str mod to the damage for the Bonus Action attack, you need both the TWF style, and the Dual Wielder feat.
And for the record, a lot of people pooh-pooh dual-wielding as underpowered in combat compared to things like sword & shield, great weapon fighting, etc. In my experience, unless you're trying to win a math contest it's strong enough that if you think it'll be fun then go for it. The main thing to watch out for is how often you'll have your Bonus Action free for that extra swipe. If you've got a lot of other things you'll be using it for, a different combat style might be better.
By the rules of Two-Weapon Fighting you can actually throw both weapons if you like! (If they're both light melee weapons with the thrown property.)
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Hey, I have a question. I have a character that can bite and attack, it also has a handaxe and a shield. Could I attack with the bite then use a bonus action to attack with my handaxe?
Unfortunately no. To qualify for the Bonus Action attack granted by the Two-Weapon Fighting rules you must make an attack with a Light weapon you are holding in one hand as part of the Attack action. The Bonus Action attack must then be made with a Light weapon you are holding in a different hand.
This holding requirement is part of why Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons like a Path of the Tabaxis' Claws don't qualify for TWF even if you have the Dual Wielder feat.
This is just what the RAW tells us and you should talk with your DM to see how they would want to rule this.
Thank you, this really cleared it up.