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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D+1" data-source="post: 1562092" data-attributes="member: 13654">I'd file this under armor spikes being a special case, not unlike monk unarmed attacks.  Armor spikes are all over.  You can use a knee, elbow, forearm, shoulder, whatever as a particular AS attack.  But unlike monks you still have two-weapon penalites for making more attacks with it beyond your iterative attacks.  But then monks substitute Flurry for "off-hand" unarmed attacks.Would you allow multiple attacks with AS as a primary weapon up to your number of iterative attacks?  If so, why not also as a secondary weapon?  Surely you're not assuming that every AS attack is with the same part of the armor every time.  It can be a knee to the groin as easily as a forearm smash.  It effectively is both multiple weapons and a single weapon.Is your primary objection that it's an inaccurate interpretation of the rules, that it's unbalanced, that you just don't like the concept, or what?  I mean, it certainly works mechanically without problems if you allow it as both primary and off-hand.  It's definitely not in danger of being considered overpowering or unbalanced.  I can see where it might be objectionable to some just as a matter of style, although it obviously doesn't bother me any.</blockquote>