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<blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9627569" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Oh, don't even get started on the mess that is stuff relating to those terms.Remember that a melee attack, a melee weapon attack, a weapon attack, and an Attack are four completely different things.(&quot;A melee attack&quot; is a single instance of making an attack roll specifically as a melee thing, regardless of why you're making it, e.g. some spells have melee spell attacks. A melee weapon attack is a single instance of striking an opponent with a weapon, regardless of what the weapon is for normally. A weapon attack is any attack, ranged or melee or spell, that uses a weapon. An Attack is the use of the Attack action, which may involve up to five attacks, presuming a dual-wielding 20th level Fighter with the Nick mastery.)5.0 has a vestigial keyword system, and it uses that system very clumsily in several places. 5.5 has an aggressively-pushed keyword system, and it uses that system very clumsily in several places.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="EzekielRaiden, post: 9627569, member: 6790260"] Oh, don't even get [I]started[/I] on the mess that is stuff relating to those terms. Remember that a melee attack, a melee weapon attack, a weapon attack, and an Attack are [I]four completely different things[/I]. ("A melee attack" is a single instance of making an attack roll specifically as a melee thing, regardless of why you're making it, e.g. some spells have melee spell attacks. A melee weapon attack is a single instance of striking an opponent with a weapon, regardless of what the weapon is for normally. A weapon attack is any attack, ranged or melee or spell, that uses a weapon. An Attack is the use of the Attack action, which may involve up to five attacks, presuming a dual-wielding 20th level Fighter with the Nick mastery.) 5.0 has a vestigial keyword system, and it uses that system very clumsily in several places. 5.5 has an aggressively-pushed keyword system, and it uses that system very clumsily in several places. [/QUOTE]

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