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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 849656" data-attributes="member: 96">Sheathing is an MEA, actually.Past that, I disagree with you.  You are not getting the benefit (that is to say, an extra attack), therefore, you do not take the penalty.Here's the quote from the SRD:If a normal character (i.e. a character without the multiattack and/or multidexterity feats) wields a second weapon (fights two handed), that character can get one extra attack per round with that weapon. Fighting in this way is very hard, however, and the character suffers a -6 penalty for regular attacks with the first hand and a -10 penalty to the attack with a other hand. So...you can take an extra attack, but you do not have to.  The rest of it hinges on how you interpret "fighting in this way" - I believe it is meant to mean "fighting in such a way that you get an extra attack with your second weapon".Further evidence:Character has three attacks and Ambidexterity.  He has a longsword in his right hand, and nothing in his left.  He attacks with the longsword once.  Then, he uses a free action to switch hands. He attacks with the longsword in his left hand, uses a free action to switch it back, and attacks with the right hand. Does he take the two-weapon fighting penalty?  Of course not.  He's only using one weapon.What about Mr. Quick-Draw?  He attacks once, drops his weapon, draw another, and attacks again.  Does he take the two-weapon fighting penalty?  Of course not.  He's fighting with two weapons, but he's only using one weapon at a time.So, when you think about it, is the dagger throwing rapier wielder.  He's just changing which single weapon he's using during the round - the same as someone who is swapping hands or using quickdraw.If you don't allow this, then you run into the ridiculous situation where someone (with quickdraw) could attack with a rapier, drop it, draw a dagger, throw it, then draw a second rapier...and do it all with no penalty...while the guy with a rapier in one hand and a dagger in the other couldn't do the same.J</blockquote>

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