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<blockquote data-quote="Corinnguard" data-source="post: 8492992" data-attributes="member: 7033886">True. Any melee class that can pick up the Two-Weapon Fighting style is going to have a harder time with those Combat Traditions that have a lot of maneuvers that rely on a Bonus Action. A Two-Weapon Fighter is going to have issues with Biting Zephyr and Sanguine Knot. Over half of their maneuvers rely on using a Bonus Action to execute it. However, this is a short-lived issue. Once a Fighter or a Barbarian gains Extra Attack at 5th level, they will gain an additional Bonus Action. So anyone above 5th level will be able to spare a Bonus Action for any maneuvers that requires one. Before 5th level, it might be better to pick a Combat Tradition whose maneuvers rely mostly on an Action (like Rapid Current) or rely mostly on a Reaction (like Adamant Mountain). Once you pick up your third Combat Tradition proficiency at 3rd level that uses up a lot of Bonus Actions, stick with those maneuvers that use only actions or reactions. After 5th level, you can then use the spare Bonus Action in that third Combat Tradition. Stances, as Sword of Spirit just pointed out, are the exception to what I am guessing here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corinnguard, post: 8492992, member: 7033886"] True. Any melee class that can pick up the Two-Weapon Fighting style is going to have a harder time with those Combat Traditions that have a lot of maneuvers that rely on a Bonus Action. A Two-Weapon Fighter is going to have issues with Biting Zephyr and Sanguine Knot. Over half of their maneuvers rely on using a Bonus Action to execute it. However, this is a short-lived issue. Once a Fighter or a Barbarian gains Extra Attack at 5th level, they will gain an additional Bonus Action. So anyone above 5th level will be able to spare a Bonus Action for any maneuvers that requires one. Before 5th level, it might be better to pick a Combat Tradition whose maneuvers rely mostly on an Action (like Rapid Current) or rely mostly on a Reaction (like Adamant Mountain). Once you pick up your third Combat Tradition proficiency at 3rd level that uses up a lot of Bonus Actions, stick with those maneuvers that use only actions or reactions. After 5th level, you can then use the spare Bonus Action in that third Combat Tradition. Stances, as Sword of Spirit just pointed out, are the exception to what I am guessing here. [/QUOTE]

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