Hmm. OK. That wasn't something I ever saw in play.
No, they don't! They just require it to be a different weapon. They have removed the "other hand" wording. That's why this is a potential issue. I don't expect we'll get actual errata for it, but I would like some sage advice from Jeremy to see what his intent was at the very least.
Feel free to dismiss my comments by implying that I hate WOTC.
I think it's valid to ask why they removed the line. Two weapon fighting is clearly meant and always has been fighting with two weapons at the same time so that's the default. They may have wanted to leave open a scenario where you might want to swap hands during combat (but this is essentially drawing a weapon so is still covered by the once per attack rule). But since you can presumably draw a weapon with your bonus attack it still falls in the cracks.
I don’t think you understood my point because you aren’t addressing it at all. What’s the sequence to use a shield in one hand, swap weapons such that you maximize the atttacks with vex and still get to make a free action attack due to the light property and the Nick mastery? How many attacks with vex is that?
I do not think it is rushed, so much as Wizards of the Coast management, like a lot of modern publishers undervalue editing and copy editing in particular and under resource this aspect of the publishing process.
My guess is that they actually trimmed too much in the editing process because the book was already large.
Very possible but D&D books are not the only examples of bad editing in modern times.
Sure. But they don’t all have to be for the same reasons
It definitely seems like it was rushed after playtest 8 IMO.
