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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Errant" data-source="post: 1333342" data-attributes="member: 1926">Thanks everyone for the responses, I would have replied sooner but I've been away a few days.Actually I get the distinct impression that it is the designers intention that players be offered as many choices as possible in customizing their characters without (ideally) allowing them to be overpowered/unbalanced, but I was looking for what's allowed by the rules. Not whether Rule-0 is justified (a question for the House Rules forum I think) so I'd prefer to stick to the 3.5E rules here.Hmmm. Assuming light 2nd weapon...L20 Monk FoB = +15/+15/+15/+10/+5FoB, +TWF = +13/+13/+13/+8/+3, +13FoB, +TWF +ITWF = +13/+13/+13/+8/+3, +13/+8FoB, +TWF +ITWF +GTWF = +13/+13/+13/+8/+3, +13/+8/+3That’s better than I thought but I think you're right.In comparison a L20 Fighter would receive...BAB = +20/+15/+10/+5BAB, +TWF = +18/+13/+8/+3, +18BAB, +TWF +ITWF = +18/+13/+8/+3, +18/+13BAB, +TWF +ITWF +GTWF = +18/+13/+8/+3, +18/+13/+8So the (pure) Monk gets one extra attack at +5 behind the Fighter. Doesn't seem too unreasonable to me, so yes I'd allow it - if I can't find a definite rule disallowing it.I think TWF applies for the same reason Camarath seems to. FoB & TWF (feats) all allow bonus attacks when using Full Attack Actions, & I've yet to find/see a rules reference that says they don't stack. Having read the responses & done some more reading I noticed, that while the description of Monk's Unarmed Attacks says:A monk’s attacks may be with either fist interchangeably or even from elbows, knees, and feet. This means that a monk may even make unarmed strikes with her hands full. There is no such thing as an off-hand attack for a monk striking unarmed. A monk may thus apply her full Strength bonus on damage rolls for all her unarmed strikes.... the Combat II section of the SRD says:TWO-WEAPON FIGHTINGIf you wield a second weapon in your off hand, you can get one extra attack per round with that weapon. ...•If your off-hand weapon is light, the penalties are reduced by 2 each. ( An unarmed strike is always considered light .)It seems to me the Combat section is clearly indicating that unarmed attacks should be treated as attacks with light weapons & either that contradicts the Unarmed Attacks description OR the later is merely an clarifies how the Monk's strength bonus applies to unarmed attacks. Obviously FoB + the TWF chain can add a definite edge to his combat ability, but I'd think that would be expected from a 3-feat chain requiring a Dex of 19.So far I don't see any rule that would prevent it.</blockquote>

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