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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 6737023" data-attributes="member: 1457">That's an interesting take, CapnZapp. But I don't think it's as restrictive as you say. I disagree with your conclusion that mixing weapons invalidates TWF.Say you're a level 5 fighter with a handaxe in one hand, and a dagger in the other.You take the Attack action. As a level 5 fighter with Extra Attack, "you can attack twice, instead of once, when you take the Attack action."  In this example you attack once with the handaxe, and once with the dagger. Now it's time for the Bonus Action. You choose to attack with the dagger. Broken down: "When you take the attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand--" THIS CRITERIA IS MET ABOVE, WHEN YOU TOOK THE ATTACK ACTION AND ATTACKED WITH THE HANDAXE, "you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you’re holding in the other hand." THIS CRITERIA IS MET ABOVE; THE DAGGER IS A DIFFERENT LIGHT MELEE WEAPON THAN THE HANDAXE, AND IS HELD IN THE OTHER HAND.You could just as validly chosen to make that bonus attack with the handaxe:Test:Did you take the attack action and make an attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand? Yes, with the dagger.Do you have a different light melee weapon held in the other hand? Yes, the handaxe. Both criteria are satisfied, so go ahead with the bonus attack. The fact that you used your attack action to attack with both the dagger and the handaxe does not impact your ability to use your bonus action from TWF to attack with either one.</blockquote>

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