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<blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 9327708" data-attributes="member: 7030563">Scimitar of Speed:&quot;You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. In addition, you can make one attack with it as a bonus action on each of your turns.&quot;The way I read this is I get to make a bonus action attack with it regardless of what I do with my action.&nbsp; So my Whispers Bard 5/Swashbuckler 5/Fey Wander 4 can make an attack as a bonus action and get 1d6+2+2 Dueling+dex + 3d6 sneak attack + 3d6 Psychic Blades, + 1d4 Dreadful Strikes + 1d4 Favored Foe and then I can use my normal action to cast a spell like Fear or Dissonant Whispers or use a wand or whatever .... or if I miss with the bonus action, I can use my action to attack to still get all that &quot;once a turn&quot; damage.(Short) Sword of Dancing:You can use a bonus action to toss this magic sword into the air and speak the command word. When you do so, the sword begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet, and attacks one creature of your choice within 5 feet of it. The sword uses your attack roll and ability score modifier to damage rolls.I am not as sure about this one.&nbsp; It states &quot;the sword&nbsp; ..... attacks one creature&quot;&nbsp; the abilities all say &quot;when you hit ...&quot; or &quot;when you hit ... with a weapon&quot;.&nbsp; Do I get to use Sneak, Psychic Blades, Dreadful Strikes and Favored Foe?I think it comes down to when I roll the dice and the sword hits something, does that count as me hitting that thing?Note: this assumes the creature meets the criteria for sneak attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ECMO3, post: 9327708, member: 7030563"] Scimitar of Speed: [I]"You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. In addition, you can make one attack with it as a bonus action on each of your turns."[/I] The way I read this is I get to make a bonus action attack with it regardless of what I do with my action. So my Whispers Bard 5/Swashbuckler 5/Fey Wander 4 can make an attack as a bonus action and get 1d6+2+2 Dueling+dex + 3d6 sneak attack + 3d6 Psychic Blades, + 1d4 Dreadful Strikes + 1d4 Favored Foe and then I can use my normal action to cast a spell like Fear or Dissonant Whispers or use a wand or whatever .... or if I miss with the bonus action, I can use my action to attack to still get all that "once a turn" damage. (Short) Sword of Dancing: [I]You can use a bonus action to toss this magic sword into the air and speak the command word. When you do so, the sword begins to hover, flies up to 30 feet, and attacks one creature of your choice within 5 feet of it. The sword uses your attack roll and ability score modifier to damage rolls.[/I] I am not as sure about this one. It states "the sword ..... attacks one creature" the abilities all say "when you hit ..." or "when you hit ... with a weapon". Do I get to use Sneak, Psychic Blades, Dreadful Strikes and Favored Foe? I think it comes down to when I roll the dice and the sword hits something, does that count as me hitting that thing? Note: this assumes the creature meets the criteria for sneak attack. [/QUOTE]

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