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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8651010" data-attributes="member: 7030563">So to start with I am talking about the two weapon fighting mechanics (not the style just the action-boonus action sequence) and the dueling fighting style.&nbsp; It is not an either or proposition and I think you are the one conflating an attack with the attack action.1. You take the attack action with two weapons equipped.&nbsp; Because of this, you get a bonus attack.This is absolutely true.&nbsp; If you take the attack action with 2 light melee weapons equipped you qualify for TWF.In the example I did this - I have a weapon in each hand and take the attack action to throw one of those weapons.&nbsp; I therefore qualify for TWF per the rules on TWF.&nbsp; As a bonus action I can throw the second weapon or I can attack with it in melee (assuming both had the light and thrown properties). In this case I am choosing to make a melee attack with it.2. You take the attack action with one weapon equipped.&nbsp; You get the +2 bonus from dueling.This is absolutely untrue.&nbsp; Using the attack action is not a requirement at all for the dueling fighting style RAW.&nbsp; Dueling says nothing at all about the attack action.Dueling Fighting Style: &quot;When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon.&quot;If you have this fighting style you do +2 damage to an opponent with a weapon you are holding in one hand as long as you are not holding another weapon.&nbsp; This has nothing to do with attack action and applies to all damage with a weapon being held in one hand as long as you are holding no other weapons.&nbsp; You even get the dueling bonus on a reaction attack or on an attack with a haste action or on any attack you make with the weapon while only holding it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 8651010, member: 7030563"] So to start with I am talking about the two weapon fighting mechanics (not the style just the action-boonus action sequence) and the dueling fighting style. It is not an either or proposition and I think you are the one conflating an attack with the attack action. [B]1. You take the attack action with two weapons equipped. Because of this, you get a bonus attack.[/B] This is absolutely true. If you take the attack action with 2 light melee weapons equipped you qualify for TWF. In the example I did this - I have a weapon in each hand and take the [U]attack action[/U] to throw one of those weapons. I therefore qualify for TWF per the rules on TWF. As a bonus action I can throw the second weapon or I can attack with it in melee (assuming both had the light and thrown properties). In this case I am choosing to make a melee attack with it. [B]2. You take the attack action with one weapon equipped. You get the +2 bonus from dueling.[/B] This is absolutely untrue. Using the attack action is not a requirement at all for the dueling fighting style RAW. Dueling says nothing at all about the attack action. [I]Dueling Fighting Style: "When you are wielding a melee weapon in one hand and no other weapons, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls with that weapon."[/I] If you have this fighting style you do +2 damage to an opponent with a weapon you are holding in one hand as long as you are not holding another weapon. This has nothing to do with attack action and applies to all damage with a weapon being held in one hand as long as you are holding no other weapons. You even get the dueling bonus on a reaction attack or on an attack with a haste action or on any attack you make with the weapon while only holding it. [/QUOTE]

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