Attacks of opportunity while wielding two weapons

[JChung2003]

Do you or do you not apply the two-weapon fighting penalties to your attack roll when making an attack of opportunity while wielding two weapons?

What if you deliberately choose to attack with your offhand weapon?

The "flurry of blows" thread reminded me of this question, because the flurry of blows penalty to attack rolls (like those made for a monk's attack of opportunity after a flurry of blows) applies for 1 round after striking with a flurry of blows.

A related question: how do you handle creatures with Improved Grab that make an attack of opportunity while grappling with their primary weapon? Do you apply the -2 (or -5, if they don't have the Multiattack feat) penalty to their attack of opportunity?

 

[Ranger REG]

Do you or do you not apply the two-weapon fighting penalties to your attack roll when making an attack of opportunity while wielding two weapons?

I do not. I'll allow an AoO with either one of the weapons at no penalty, not even the two-weapon penalty applied to that weapon used to make AoO.

What if you deliberately choose to attack with your offhand weapon?

If I choose to houserule, then I'll probably allow one primary and one off-hand attack, with all two-weapon fighting penalties applied. Sorry, no extra off-hand attacks since no extra primary attack is being applied to AoO.

 

[Kraedin]

There's no indication in the text (that I can find) that the penalties last until your next round; so as far as I can determine the answer is that you do not apply the penalties.

If you attack with your off-hand, you would take whatever penalties you normally suffer when attacking with your off-hand. (-4 penalty if you do not have the Ambidexterity feat, no penalty otherwise.)

I apply the -5 secondary natural weapon penalty.

 

[Ranger REG]

Nothing in the text I find that you can make TWF as AoO. Hence, I do not.

 

[Kraedin]

Who's attacking with two weapons as an attack of opportunity?

 

[Ranger REG]

My player wants to, for one.

He'd allow it in his campaign that I play in. Who am I to correct him?

 

[Darklone]

Quint Fighter Fighting style with two short swords allows that...

 

[Kraedin]

*shudder*

 

[Kae'Yoss]

Quint. Says it all.

 

[Darklone]

Yeah, and it's a fighting style, e.g. you only have to spend some time training it...

Some other abilities include to add the damage of both shortswords for overcoming DR (Hah, now I scared them!)