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<blockquote data-quote="Zinnger" data-source="post: 6541884" data-attributes="member: 6788910">Hmmm.&nbsp; It seems that people think you can simply use a bonus action to attack with a light weapon anytime you want.&nbsp; That is not how I read the rules.&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; P. 189 states, &quot;You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or other feature of the game states that you can... You otherwise don't have a bonus action to take.&quot;2)&nbsp; P. 195 states, &quot;When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand.&quot;You must actually USE your &quot;action&quot; as an Attack action or you DO NOT gain the ability to attack with your off hand holding a light weapon.&nbsp; Thus, it would not be possible to attack with your bonus action and take the ready action to ready your action to be used later in the round.&nbsp; You can only gain the bonus action attack AFTER you take the Attack action.As I understand it, this will also prevent those without a cunning action or aggressive ability or something to allow the use of a bonus action for additional movement to move, dash, and then attack with a bonus action.&nbsp; The same as you could not cast a spell as your action and then attack as a bonus action (unless the spell states otherwise).&nbsp; Am I missing something?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zinnger, post: 6541884, member: 6788910"] Hmmm. It seems that people think you can simply use a bonus action to attack with a light weapon anytime you want. That is not how I read the rules. 1) P. 189 states, "You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or other feature of the game states that you can... You otherwise don't have a bonus action to take." 2) P. 195 states, "When you take the Attack action and attack with a light melee weapon that you're holding in one hand, you can use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon that you're holding in the other hand." You must actually USE your "action" as an Attack action or you DO NOT gain the ability to attack with your off hand holding a light weapon. Thus, it would not be possible to attack with your bonus action and take the ready action to ready your action to be used later in the round. You can only gain the bonus action attack AFTER you take the Attack action. As I understand it, this will also prevent those without a cunning action or aggressive ability or something to allow the use of a bonus action for additional movement to move, dash, and then attack with a bonus action. The same as you could not cast a spell as your action and then attack as a bonus action (unless the spell states otherwise). Am I missing something? [/QUOTE]

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