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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8299280" data-attributes="member: 72555"><p>See, that is <strong>one possible reading</strong> of that rule.</p><p></p><p>That it is "one attack only" and "that attack must be a weapon attack".</p><p></p><p>Another perfectly reasonable English reading is "of any attacks you do, only one may be a weapon attack".</p><p></p><p>As an example of this use in English outside of D&D, the sentence "Coed doubles tennis rules: one man only." is not "the team must only consist of one man", but rather it limits the "man" subset of the team to be "one".</p><p></p><p>This reading lets a hasted BS 6/Hex 2/Sorc 3 make 9 EBs and two weapon attacks (!).</p><p></p><p>Finding <strong>a reading</strong> of a rule in D&D isn't all that interesting. Claiming it is <strong>the</strong> reading is wrong, even if it is <strong>a</strong> reading.</p><p></p><p>Your post finds <strong>a</strong> reading, and then because you found it, treats it as if it is the only reading of the rules. The right reading? Depends on your table.</p><p></p><p>That isn't the only way to read it! It could also be read as "Take the attack action, but in that attack action, the only thing you can do is one weapon attack." This reading bans grapple, divine smite, BS substitution, and maybe even sneak attack.</p><p></p><p>Another way is "of the things you can do in the attack action rules when doing the attack action, the only thing allowed is making one weapon attack". This bans grapple and BS substitution.</p><p></p><p>Your reading is fine. It results in a working game. It isn't the only reading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8299280, member: 72555"] See, that is [B]one possible reading[/B] of that rule. That it is "one attack only" and "that attack must be a weapon attack". Another perfectly reasonable English reading is "of any attacks you do, only one may be a weapon attack". As an example of this use in English outside of D&D, the sentence "Coed doubles tennis rules: one man only." is not "the team must only consist of one man", but rather it limits the "man" subset of the team to be "one". This reading lets a hasted BS 6/Hex 2/Sorc 3 make 9 EBs and two weapon attacks (!). Finding [b]a reading[/b] of a rule in D&D isn't all that interesting. Claiming it is [b]the[/b] reading is wrong, even if it is [b]a[/b] reading. Your post finds [b]a[/b] reading, and then because you found it, treats it as if it is the only reading of the rules. The right reading? Depends on your table. That isn't the only way to read it! It could also be read as "Take the attack action, but in that attack action, the only thing you can do is one weapon attack." This reading bans grapple, divine smite, BS substitution, and maybe even sneak attack. Another way is "of the things you can do in the attack action rules when doing the attack action, the only thing allowed is making one weapon attack". This bans grapple and BS substitution. Your reading is fine. It results in a working game. It isn't the only reading. [/QUOTE]
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