It doesn't seem like it would be a particularly good idea, but if you had Two Weapon Fighting, Rapid Shot, and Rapid Reload could you dual wield hand crossbows and gain the benefits of both Two Weapon Fighting and Rapid Shot? The way I read it, it sounded like you could fire them both with Two Weapon Fighting, but then get another attack with both of them from Rapid Shot, though at a -4 penalty to all. Could you actually do that?
No, because you need a free hand to load the hand crossbow. Also, Rapid Shot only gives you one extra ranged attack, not one per ranged weapon you are wielding.
You could, if wielding a pair of repeating crossbows, take your iterative attacks with your main hand, Rapid Shot, and take your off-hand attack(s) with the other one, as long as there are bolts still loaded.
On another note, I'm wondering if it's possible to make your iterative attacks and Rapid Shot with a light crossbow (with Rapid Reload), drop the crossbow when you're out, then Quick Draw a light crossbow in your off-hand and fire your off-hand attack(s) with it. I don't see why not but there may be an official ruling somewhere.
On a vaguely related note, if you had Quickdraw, TWF and Rapid Shot, could you use multiple throwing weapons in the same round?
Mainhand throw (1x str), Rapid Shot Mainhand throw, (1x str), Offhand throw (.5 str)?
Yes. You can get a near-silly number of shurikens and/or daggers in the air this way. Not bad for those situations where a rogue win initiative.
Yes. You can get a near-silly number of shurikens and/or daggers in the air this way. Not bad for those situations where a rogue win initiative.On a vaguely related note, if you had Quickdraw, TWF and Rapid Shot, could you use multiple throwing weapons in the same round?
Mainhand throw (1x str), Rapid Shot Mainhand throw, (1x str), Offhand throw (.5 str)?
Or alchemist bombs. An alchemist can throw 9 bombs a round at high levels (TWF, iTWF, gTWF, Rapid Shot, haste, and multi-classing to get BAB 16). That's a lot of explosions.
there was another thread about this. Had some 'out there' ideas about having them on straps to reload each then renew attacks without actually dropping the weapon.
Wasn't there a note somewhere that haste doesn't stack with Rapid Shot?
No, Haste stacks with Rapid Shot. And Flurry of blows. And TWF. And basically anything else that isn't explicitly mentioned as not stacking with haste or being a haste-like effect.
there was another thread about this. Had some 'out there' ideas about having them on straps to reload each then renew attacks without actually dropping the weapon.
If you're an alchemist or synth. summoner, you can just grow an extra arm or tentacle to reload for you.
there was another thread about this. Had some 'out there' ideas about having them on straps to reload each then renew attacks without actually dropping the weapon.
Weapon cords are in the Advanced Player's Guide.
Yes you can do it it was one feat combo put out in dragon magazine when 3rd came out.( path folks wrote dragon magazine back in the day)
Dager or hand ax two weapon fight and reapid shot -4 on all attack sure can do it.
But if doing with hand crossbow still need free hand. To Reload...
Yes you can do it it was one feat combo put out in dragon magazine when 3rd came out.( path folks wrote dragon magazine back in the day)
Dager or hand ax two weapon fight and reapid shot -4 on all attack sure can do it.
But if doing with hand crossbow still need free hand. To Reload...
I had a monk character in 3.5 that used Quickdraw, TWFing, and flurry of blows to throw shurikens at people if he dropped his main target. At higher levels he had a ton of attacks per round, so if he happened to drop the adjacent target he was pounding on and still had attacks left in that round, he would start throwing shurikens at other targets from range. Not that they did a lot of damage--although they did some as he was rather strong--but every little bit helps.