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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3685568" data-attributes="member: 1656">Sure there is.It's in the Standard Actions section, labelled 'Attack'.&nbsp; Just like the cast a spell action is labelled 'Cast A Spell', and the charge action is labelled 'Charge'.Which is just as well, since if there were no such thing as an attack action, it would make these rules difficult to interpret:&quot;When you use the attack action or the full attack action in melee, you can take a penalty of as much as –5 on your attack roll...&quot;&quot;When using the attack action with a ranged weapon, you can move both before and after the attack...&quot;&quot;When using the attack action with a melee weapon, you can move both before and after the attack...&quot;&quot;As melee attacks, they can be used once in an attack or charge action...&quot;The standard action, 'Attack', is also referred to as 'the attack action'.&nbsp; The full-round action, 'Full Attack', is also referred to as 'the full attack action'.&nbsp; The full-round action, 'Charge', is also referred to as 'the charge action'.An attack doesn't require the attack action; you can make an attack on the attack action, the full attack action, the charge action, or an AoO; you can make an attack as part of the cast a spell action; you can attack with a standard action that is not the attack action using a feat like Manyshot.&nbsp; But the attack action exists, and it is required for certain feats like Shot on the Run, Spring Attack, and Combat Expertise.You can't use Combat Expertise on a charge, for example, because a charge is neither the attack action nor the full attack action.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3685568, member: 1656"] Sure there is. It's in the Standard Actions section, labelled 'Attack'. Just like the cast a spell action is labelled 'Cast A Spell', and the charge action is labelled 'Charge'. Which is just as well, since if there were no such thing as an attack action, it would make these rules difficult to interpret: "When you use the attack action or the full attack action in melee, you can take a penalty of as much as –5 on your attack roll..." "When using the attack action with a ranged weapon, you can move both before and after the attack..." "When using the attack action with a melee weapon, you can move both before and after the attack..." "As melee attacks, they can be used once in an attack or charge action..." The standard action, 'Attack', is also referred to as 'the attack action'. The full-round action, 'Full Attack', is also referred to as 'the full attack action'. The full-round action, 'Charge', is also referred to as 'the charge action'. An attack doesn't require the attack action; you can make an attack on the attack action, the full attack action, the charge action, or an AoO; you can make an attack as part of the cast a spell action; you can attack with a standard action that is not the attack action using a feat like Manyshot. But the attack action exists, and it is required for certain feats like Shot on the Run, Spring Attack, and Combat Expertise. You can't use Combat Expertise on a charge, for example, because a charge is neither the attack action nor the full attack action. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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