Sunder: Attack Action or Standard Action?

[Stalker0]

I'm confused by the wording of the PH on this one. Pg. 136 of the PH says striking a weapon is a melee attack, the exact wording it uses for disarm. However, in the table on page 128, it lists it as a standard action, and put it in an entirely different catagory than disarm.

 

[kreynolds]

I'm confused by the wording of the PH on this one. Pg. 136 of the PH says striking a weapon is a melee attack, the exact wording it uses for disarm. However, in the table on page 128, it lists it as a standard action, and put it in an entirely different catagory than disarm.

Striking a weapon is a melee attack. You can make 1 attack to strike a weapon (standard or partial action), or you can make a full attack action to make multiple strikes against a weapon or weapons (full-round action). Sunder simply allows you to strike a weapon without provoking an AoO.

 

[mikebr99]

One melee attack (against a monster or his weapon) is a standard action.

 

[Trine]

Sundering a weapon is an attack action. The entry you refer to in the table reads Strike a weapon (attack).

 

[kreynolds]

One melee attack (against a monster or his weapon) is a standard action.

Ha! Slowpoke!

Man, these boards are running slower than old people copulate!

 

[mikebr99]

Ha! Slowpoke!

Man, these boards are running slower than old people copulate!

Heh... I agree... about the slowness of the boards anyway.

The EN awards voting must be taking up alot of server resources...