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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 7300105" data-attributes="member: 12377">Re: Martial Arts: When the rules say &quot;...when you make an attack as part of the Attack action...&quot; or similar, they phrase it that way specifically to exclude other sorts of attacks, such as the bonus attacks for martial arts and TWF. A bonus action is not part of some other action; it's a separate thing.Still, allowing the kensei to get +2 AC all the time is probably not overpowered. I just don't think it's what they mean....What they mean is really weird, though. So if I'm just holding a sword, my AC is normal. But then if I punch a guy, I get +2 to AC against someone who shoots at me with arrows? Why don't I get the +2 AC against the arrows when I'm just standing there holding the sword? I see what they were going for with this rule (giving you a reason to mix unarmed strikes and weapon use), but the execution is just kinda klunky.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="77IM, post: 7300105, member: 12377"] Re: Martial Arts: When the rules say "...when you make an attack as part of the Attack action..." or similar, they phrase it that way specifically to [I]exclude[/I] other sorts of attacks, such as the bonus attacks for martial arts and TWF. A bonus action is not part of some other action; it's a separate thing. Still, allowing the kensei to get +2 AC all the time is probably not overpowered. I just don't think it's what they mean. ...What they mean is really weird, though. So if I'm just holding a sword, my AC is normal. But then if I punch a guy, I get +2 to AC against someone who shoots at me with arrows? Why don't I get the +2 AC against the arrows when I'm just standing there holding the sword? I see what they were going for with this rule (giving you a reason to mix unarmed strikes and weapon use), but the execution is just kinda klunky. [/QUOTE]

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