@JeremyECrawford Can a 5th level fighter wield a non-light weapon in each hand (spear and longsword) and use the Attack action to make an attack with each weapon without penalty (using Extra Attack feature)? Do the two-weapon fighting rules only apply for the bonus action attack?
— A Load of Bulls Hit (@aloadofbullshit) March 23, 2018
The rule on two-weapon fighting applies only to the bonus attack granted by that rule. When another rule, such as Extra Attack, lets you attack with more than one weapon, you ignore the two-weapon fighting rule. #DnD https://t.co/tfaUG8J4sk
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
so does that mean someone who’s using two weapons is able to attack 4 times in a combat and get the bonus damage in each of the four strikes?? What's giving you 4 attacks?
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
If you make the bonus attack granted by the two-weapon fighting rule, you must abide by the restrictions of that rule. #DnD https://t.co/MROuUUH2Ml
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
The two-weapon fighting rule gives you a way to get a bonus attack and places limitations on that attack. Extra Attack gives you an additional attack and places no limitations on it. The bonus attack of two-weapon fighting can even be paired with Extra Attack. #DnD https://t.co/7Co0LnF9jx
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
So if I have a rapier in one hand and dagger in another, extra attack allows me to attack with the rapier and extra attack with the dagger with the added ability modifeir to your damage?
— LilD00bie (@AndrewDerp) March 23, 2018
Extra Attack places no limitations on what you use to make the attacks. You could attack with the same weapon more than once or attack with different weapons. And Extra Attack doesn't take away your ability modifier from the damage of any of its attacks. #DnD https://t.co/Zw8XUMB5PF
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
But wouldn't that make the duelest fighting style pointless?
— LilD00bie (@AndrewDerp) March 23, 2018
The Two-Weapon Fighting fighting style applies only to the bonus attack conferred by the rule on two-weapon fighting. Two-Weapon Fighting has nothing to do with Extra Attack. #DnD https://t.co/YQY2qnc2JB
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
I thought Action Surge does give you an extra bonus action? It says “…and possible bonus action”
— Nic (@UrzasRoommate) March 23, 2018
Action Surge does only one thing: give you an extra action. #DnD https://t.co/JgGAXCAVuO
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
As in, you get to attack with your offhand every time you attack with extra attack as well? So a 5th level fighter with two light weapons could attack 4 times?
It was my understanding that you only had one bonus action, so only one offhand attack. https://t.co/QUm9FM6vJI
— Colton Ward (@_ColtonWard) March 23, 2018
You get no more than 1 bonus action on your turn.
Extra Attack has no bearing on how the two-weapon fighting rule works, and that rule has no bearing on how Extra Attack works. And neither of them change how bonus actions work. #DnD https://t.co/ff6htwYdrM
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018
To be clear, I wasn’t asking how a person can get 4 attacks. I was asking how that player thought they were getting 4 attacks. I like to understand what a person is asking before I answer.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 23, 2018