D&D 5E Number of Attacks in 5E

[Eis]

and where is the thunder damage coming from?

 

[CapnZapp]

and where is the thunder damage coming from?

The year 2014?

 

[jayoungr]

It looks kind of like a weird spam account? What’s with the entirely unrelated “WotC announced they’re working on 7” tangent?

Seems clear to me: the poster just pointed out that a fighter (but only a fighter, since it's italicized for emphasis) can get 6 attacks by doing an action surge at level 11. But it seems that WotC thinks 6 attacks are not enough, so they've announced that they're working on 7. Speaking for myself, a 7th attack at level 11 would make the fighter much more exciting to play, so I hope there's an official announcement soon!

 

[Seramus]

Ranger5/Fighter2 gets 6 attacks four levels earlier.

 

[pukunui]

Seems clear to me: the poster just pointed out that a fighter (but only a fighter, since it's italicized for emphasis) can get 6 attacks by doing an action surge at level 11. But it seems that WotC thinks 6 attacks are not enough, so they've announced that they're working on 7. Speaking for myself, a 7th attack at level 11 would make the fighter much more exciting to play, so I hope there's an official announcement soon!

I took it as being a random reference to WotC’s announcement that they were working on 7 new video games.

 

[jayoungr]

I took it as being a random reference to WotC’s announcement that they were working on 7 new video games.

I'm sure it was. Sorry, that's my style of humor being too deadpan for the internet, which happens to me sometimes. Should have put a winky face or something on my previous post.

 

[pukunui]

I'm sure it was. Sorry, that's my style of humor being too deadpan for the internet, which happens to me sometimes. Should have put a winky face or something on my previous post.

It’s not your fault. I have been cursed to always roll natural 1s on my Wisdom (Insight) checks to detect humor on the internet. (I also have disadvantage on the same checks in real life.)

 

[houser2112]

Ranger5/Fighter2 gets 6 attacks four levels earlier.

Can you explain how you got to that number? If you're thinking of two-weapon fighting, you only get a single attack with your bonus action; Action Surge doesn't double that. If you're thinking of Horde Breaker, that's conditional on two adjacent targets to get the free extra attack.

 

[Seramus]

Can you explain how you got to that number? If you're thinking of two-weapon fighting, you only get a single attack with your bonus action; Action Surge doesn't double that. If you're thinking of Horde Breaker, that's conditional on two adjacent targets to get the free extra attack.

I'm thinking of Horde Breaker. Two adjacent enemies is extremely common, especially when the party plays around the tactic.