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<blockquote data-quote="Vegepygmy" data-source="post: 5354883" data-attributes="member: 40109"><p>According to the 3.5 FAQ...</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: deepskyblue">There’s nothing inherent in the full attack action that requires all the attacks to be made as the same kind of attack or with the same kind of weapon.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: deepskyblue">A character with a base attack bonus of +6 or better holding a longsword, for example, could make a melee attack with the longsword (using his full base attack bonus), drop the longsword (a free action), use Quick Draw to draw a dagger (another free action), then throw the dagger (using his base attack bonus –5). If the character had both hands free (for instance, if he didn’t carry a light or heavy shield in his off hand), he could even use Quick Draw to draw a bow (free action), draw and nock an arrow (free action) and then shoot the bow (using his base attack bonus –5).</span></span></span></p><p></span></span></span></span></p><p>Given that it's okay to <em>swing a longsword</em> and throw a dagger and/or fire an arrow as part of the same full attack sequence, your DM's "the thrower would already be in dagger-throwing mode" argument breaks down pretty completely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vegepygmy, post: 5354883, member: 40109"] According to the 3.5 FAQ... [LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=1][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=1][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=deepskyblue]There’s nothing inherent in the full attack action that requires all the attacks to be made as the same kind of attack or with the same kind of weapon.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=1][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=1] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=deepskyblue]A character with a base attack bonus of +6 or better holding a longsword, for example, could make a melee attack with the longsword (using his full base attack bonus), drop the longsword (a free action), use Quick Draw to draw a dagger (another free action), then throw the dagger (using his base attack bonus –5). If the character had both hands free (for instance, if he didn’t carry a light or heavy shield in his off hand), he could even use Quick Draw to draw a bow (free action), draw and nock an arrow (free action) and then shoot the bow (using his base attack bonus –5).[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] Given that it's okay to [I]swing a longsword[/I] and throw a dagger and/or fire an arrow as part of the same full attack sequence, your DM's "the thrower would already be in dagger-throwing mode" argument breaks down pretty completely. [/QUOTE]
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