Maximum attacks per round for PC-3.0

[Ghost2020]

Please forgive if this has been done to death...
but I just can't seem to find out where the maximum number attacks for a PC in 1 round? (for 3.0)

It's 4 isn't it?

The situation is a barbarian and a prestige class, but it comes out to 3 attacks, and the lowest bonuses is still +7.

Is there some rule somewhere, (ie: where the hell am I gettin this?) that you can make attacks if your lowest bonus is above +6?

Also, please point me in the direction of page numbers from specific books.

Our PCs are finally getting into the low double digits and these are just new issues for us.

thanks!

 

[Pax]

Is there some rule somewhere, (ie: where the hell am I gettin this?) that you can make attacks if your lowest bonus is above +6?

Also, please point me in the direction of page numbers from specific books.

Our PCs are finally getting into the low double digits and these are just new issues for us.

thanks!

Here's how it works (sans pagenumbers, sorry my 3.0 PHB is not readily to hand atm):

Step One: Take your Base Attack Bonus -- ONLY your Base Attack Bonus. Sum the BAB for ALL your classes, prestige classes, and so on. Do NOT add Strength bonusses, Magic Weapon bonusses, bonusses from Feats, Racial abilities, Spells, or any other source. Just Base Attack Bonus.

Step Two: You get one attack at your current BAB; don't forget to also add all other attack bonusses you have (strength, magic weapon, and so on).

Step Three: Subtract 5 from the current BAB.
... if the number is +1 or higher, go to step Two.
... if the number is +0 or lower, go to step Four

Step Four: Your full attack has reached an end.

That's it, in a nutshell. So, form BAB +0 to +5, you get one attack. From BAB +6 to +10, you get two attacks. From BAB +11 to +15, you get three, and from BAB +16 and up, you get four.

Oh, for Monks fighting Unarmed, it's a bit different. Only count unarmed attack bonus (not totwl BAB) in step one ... and only subtract three, in step three.

Essentially, what you can do as a shortcut is, total up your BAB, and take the highest number. Look up on the Fighter table for the level that matches that BAB. See how many attacks are listed there? You get that many, and those Base Attack levels.

 

[Tabarnak Smokeblower]

PHB 3.0, page 55, right column, under "Class and Level features"

TS

 

[Ravellion]

Yes, but the maximum number of attacks due to BAB is not the maximum number of attacks. There is no hard limit.

Simply using the 3.0 Core rules, one could have 4 attacks with your main weapon and two more with an off hand weapon if you have improved two weapon fighting. You could then have an extra attack due to having a weapon or boots of speed or be hasted or something like that.

Rav

 

[reapersaurus]

Our PCs are finally getting into the low double digits and these are just new issues for us.

umm.. low double digits?
Like; your PC's are above level 10, and you haven't encountered/mastered the concept of BAB yet?

This WILL sound blunt, but that's the intent:
If this is the case, I'd strongly suggest staying to lower levels until you master more rules.

 

[Ghost2020]

>>umm.. low double digits?
Like; your PC's are above level 10, and you haven't encountered/mastered the concept of BAB yet?

This may sound blunt...but you can read, right? ; )

Looks like you didn't read the question. It was whether there was a hard and fast rule for maximum number of attacks per round by a PC.

I get the BAB concept, thanks. Just wanted to check that I wasn't screwing my players out of any attacks because of multi-classing, feats, etc. or anything like that. Just making sure that there wasn't a limit that I was unaware of. Thanks for the concern.

 

[Hypersmurf]

In 3E, we have the precedent of the Solar, who has a BAB of 21 and 5 iterative attacks.

Most PCs can't get a BAB of 21, because once you hit Epic Levels, you start gaining Epic Attack Bonus instead of Base Attack Bonus.

However, with Tenser's Transformation and Divine Power in combination, you can get a BAB above 20 in 3E.

You need to decide whether the Solar precedent allows more than 4 iterative attacks for 21+ BAB.

-Hyp.

 

[reapersaurus]

Please forgive if this has been done to death...
but I just can't seem to find out where the maximum number attacks for a PC in 1 round? (for 3.0)

It's 4 isn't it?

No, 4 isn't the max # of attacks.

I read your first post, Ghost, and you never mentioned BAB, or iterative attacks.
Why would you think there's a max # of attacks, BTW?
(Between Expert Tactician, Haste, Tribal Protector, Rapid Shot, flurry of blows, etc, there's tons of attacks possible)

BTW: the terms used in the rules greatly help clarify rules questions.

Good luck.

 

[Skinwalker]

I wonder if he came up with 4 because of the Epic Level Handbook. According to it, only your first 20 character levels count toward gaining iterive attacks. By that, a Fighter 20 would end up at 4 attacks before modifying for feats (TWF, Manyshot, etc.) items (Speed items, etc.), and/or spells (such as Haste).

By the way, this happens to be a rule I have a problem with. If you take 20 levels as a Fighter then 20 levels as a Wizard, you've got 4 attacks. If you take 20 levels as a Wizard then 20 levels as a Fighter, you've got 2 attacks. Not that there should be that many 40th level characters running about, but WTF!!!

 

[green slime]

Because if you give up your spellcasting for being a combatant after twenty levels.... Well then, your PC rightly belongs in the funny farm.