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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5286307" data-attributes="member: 58197">Well, iterative attacks and full attack action are two separate concerns. You could easily house-rule full attacks as a standard action, or even allow you to take a move action as part of the full attack, with the attacks coming at any point along the way. (Watch out for dragons though...)My take on iterative attacks is that--like much of 3E--they were a really brilliant mechanic, very elegant on paper, that in play proved to be overly fiddly and confusing. Three or four attacks at different attack bonuses is a nuisance to keep track of*, and new players had a tough time grokking it.At the same time, I can see why 3E's designers went with them. Like I said, on paper they're extremely clever. It's a neat little solution to the challenge of granting multiple attacks without a massive power spike each time a new attack comes online. Not only that, but they extend monster "longevity"--you may have reached the point where your primary attack only misses Monster X on a 1, but that means your secondary attack needs a 7 or better and your tertiary needs a 12, so the attack rolls still matter.[size=-2]*This is a quirk of mine though. I go to some lengths to make sure my 4E PCs have the same bonus on all attack rolls. It's not that hard to keep track of a couple different attack bonuses, but it bugs me.[/size]</blockquote>