Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Pounce for standard actions?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Empirate" data-source="post: 5704406" data-attributes="member: 78958"><p>TWF or natural weapons don't allow multiple attacks on a standard action, only on a full attack action, which is a rull-round action. Flyby Attack specifically allows a standard action taken at any point of your move, for which you still need to take a move action.</p><p>Spring Attack demands you move at least 5' both before AND after making a single attack (again taking an additional move action, since you move more than 5' total in the round), so it's incompatible with a charge, which is a full-round action all its own.</p><p></p><p></p><p>What WotC never got entirely clear was the fact that "attack" and "attack action" as well as "full attack" and "full attack action" aren't the same things.</p><p></p><p>An attack action is a standard action which allows you to make an attack. It's just not the <em>only </em>action you could take which allows you to make an attack. There are a myriad things which allow you to make an attack, but don't require an attack action (attacks of opportunity, for example, or delivering a touch spell you just cast).</p><p></p><p>Similarly, there are a few things which allow you to take a full attack, without taking a full attack action, pounce being one of them. With Pounce, you can make a full attack while taking a different full-round action, namely, the Charge action.</p><p></p><p>Clear?</p><p></p><p>This is not splitting hairs, it's an important distinction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Empirate, post: 5704406, member: 78958"] TWF or natural weapons don't allow multiple attacks on a standard action, only on a full attack action, which is a rull-round action. Flyby Attack specifically allows a standard action taken at any point of your move, for which you still need to take a move action. Spring Attack demands you move at least 5' both before AND after making a single attack (again taking an additional move action, since you move more than 5' total in the round), so it's incompatible with a charge, which is a full-round action all its own. What WotC never got entirely clear was the fact that "attack" and "attack action" as well as "full attack" and "full attack action" aren't the same things. An attack action is a standard action which allows you to make an attack. It's just not the [I]only [/I]action you could take which allows you to make an attack. There are a myriad things which allow you to make an attack, but don't require an attack action (attacks of opportunity, for example, or delivering a touch spell you just cast). Similarly, there are a few things which allow you to take a full attack, without taking a full attack action, pounce being one of them. With Pounce, you can make a full attack while taking a different full-round action, namely, the Charge action. Clear? This is not splitting hairs, it's an important distinction. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Pounce for standard actions?
Top