defensive fighting and special attacks

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Right. And 'grapple' has the footnote.

Which applies only to starting a grapple, as near as I can tell.

If you are grappling, you are primarily limited to the actions described in the "When You Are Grappling." The "Attack" action and the "Full Attack" action are not described there. They are replaced by the "Damage Your Opponents" and "Attack Your Opponent" actions.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Which applies only to starting a grapple, as near as I can tell.

If you are grappling, you are primarily limited to the actions described in the "When You Are Grappling." The "Attack" action and the "Full Attack" action are not described there. They are replaced by the "Damage Your Opponents" and "Attack Your Opponent" actions.

So what sort of action is it to damage my opponent once for each multiple attack my BAB allows?

Can I move my opponent (standard action), draw a light weapon (move action), and then stab my opponent with it three times (BAB +11/+6/+1, no action type defined)?

Or can I only stab my opponent three times if I'm taking an action that grants three attacks for me to replace with the Attack Opponent option... namely the Full Attack action, which is defined as a full round action (and thus can't be performed in the same round as I move my opponent and draw my light weapon)?

If I draw my light weapon and attack my opponent with it, am I limited to one attack at +11 (taking a standard action), or can I take all three at +11/+6/+1? If I'm limited to one, what is the standard action that provides that one attack, and where can I find it defined?

-Hyp.