Peter Gibbons
First Post
Warforged have a natural slam attack. The Monster Manual says: "If a creature has both a manufactured weapon and natural weapons, it usually uses its manufactured weapon as its primary attack...and uses its natural weapons as secondary attacks (-5 penalty on attack rolls, and 1/2 Strength bonus on damage rolls)."
The FAQ elaborates on this, saying that: "Wielding a manufactured weapon doesn't prevent a creature from using all its natural weaponry, provided that the creature is using the full attack action and the additional natural weapons are free." It goes on to state that a lizardman, for example, would not get a claw attack with the hand being used to wield a manufactured weapon.
Okay, clear enough so far. Now it gets tricky. The Monster Manual defines a slam attack as: "The creature batters opponents with an appendage dealing bludgeoning damage." My dictionary defines "appendage" as: "A part or organ, such as an arm, leg, tail, or fin, that is joined to the axis or trunk of a body."
So let's say we have a warforged full attacking with a one-handed manufactured weapon, and nothing in his other hand. Clearly, he'd be able to make a secondary slam attack with that free hand.
But what if he's full attacking with a one-handed weapon and carrying a shield in the other hand? Can he still use his legs, or some part of his arm other than his hand, to deliver a secondary slam attack?
If you say no, would your answer be different if he were wielding a two-handed weapon instead of a sword-and-shield type combo?
The FAQ elaborates on this, saying that: "Wielding a manufactured weapon doesn't prevent a creature from using all its natural weaponry, provided that the creature is using the full attack action and the additional natural weapons are free." It goes on to state that a lizardman, for example, would not get a claw attack with the hand being used to wield a manufactured weapon.
Okay, clear enough so far. Now it gets tricky. The Monster Manual defines a slam attack as: "The creature batters opponents with an appendage dealing bludgeoning damage." My dictionary defines "appendage" as: "A part or organ, such as an arm, leg, tail, or fin, that is joined to the axis or trunk of a body."
So let's say we have a warforged full attacking with a one-handed manufactured weapon, and nothing in his other hand. Clearly, he'd be able to make a secondary slam attack with that free hand.
But what if he's full attacking with a one-handed weapon and carrying a shield in the other hand? Can he still use his legs, or some part of his arm other than his hand, to deliver a secondary slam attack?
If you say no, would your answer be different if he were wielding a two-handed weapon instead of a sword-and-shield type combo?