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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 156086" data-attributes="member: 984">fumble!  AIIEEEE!OOOp!  Silly me.  }<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I meant the same 4... for some reason I counted it as 5.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />  Indeed, it would apply to everything -- so if that orc has some buddies holding you down... he could make those extra attacks and pummel you nicely.  }<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Hmm.  That is indeed something I had forgotten about--the plethora of bonuses to hit out there that could push some to have rediculously higher 'effective BABs' in this case.  While I don't necessarily see this as a gross problem (magic should be able to pump one up), I do agree that it removes one of the niceties/bennies of being a fighter.  Possibilities...  not sure I'd like to limit it to just one extra attack 'below BAB' per round (I'd rather not set a limit that feels as 'artificial' as the sudden extra attack per round at BAB 6), but the different progression could be a good way to redress the balance towards Fighters as the better combatants.  Only trouble would be when a character is multiclassed.  Base it on their highest level class?  Kannik</blockquote>

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