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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kel" data-source="post: 2590411" data-attributes="member: 32442">Ok, rules gurus, here's a couple of questions for you.One of the characters in my campaign, a rogue-fighter, has improved trip and 2-weapon fighting.  He typically wields two short swords.  He is only third level, so he only has one attack per round based on his BAB, and two if he wields two weapons.  My questions are:(1)  Can he make a trip attempt as an "unarmed attack" even with both hands full (with weapons)?  (I am saying yes, since unarmed attack doesn't necessarily mean with your hands; it can also mean with your legs/body, so he can basically do a leg sweep and push with his body.  This is probably the easier of the two questions)(2)  Can he make an extra trip attempt in place of one of his melee attacks simply because he has 2-weapon fighting?  Does it matter whether he is wielding tripping weapons?  What if he was wielding no weapons at all--could he make an extra trip attempt then?As to the second question, I am saying that he can make one trip attempt at his normal BAB no matter what (but at a -2 if he plans on making another attack in the round based on TWF).  After that, he can take an extra normal melee attack with the weapon that is wielded in his "off-hand."  If this is a shortsword, it cannot be used to make a trip attempt.  If it is a tripping weapon, it can.  This is based on my interpretation of the "Two-Weapon Fighting" ability, which basically states:  "If you wield a second weapon in your off-hand, you get an extra melee attack per round with that weapon."Do my rulings make sense?  Any thoughts?Thanks!</blockquote>

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