Benefit: As a standard action, you can make a single attack at your full base attack bonus against a foe within reach. If you hit, you deal damage normally and can make an additional attack (using your full base attack bonus) against a foe that is adjacent to the first and also within reach. You can only make one additional attack per round with this feat. When you use this feat, you take a –2 penalty to your Armor Class until your next turn.
Benefit: If you make a melee attack, and your target drops to 0 or fewer hit points as a result of your attack, you can make another melee attack using your highest base attack bonus against another opponent within reach. You can make only one extra attack per round with this feat.
Lets say I have 2 enemies in front of me and they are adjacent.
Scenario 1: I declare a Cleave action, then attack #1 and hit. This triggers a Cleave, so I take the cleave attack on #2 and drop him. This triggers the Cleaving Finish.......am I allowed to attack #1 with the 'Finish even though I already attacked him this round with the Cleave?
Scenario 2: I declare a Cleave action, then attack #1 and drop him. This triggers both the Cleave and the Cleaving Finish.......am I allowed to take both on #2?
I think the answer is 'yes' to both since Cleave and Cleaving Finish are separate actions therefore the limits around attacking the same enemy only once are looked at separately also, but figure I'd tap into the vast knowledge of the forum to confirm. Thanks in advance!
Scenario 1: Yes
Scenario 2: Yes
- Gauss
Seems legit. Search turns up other threads on this issue and people seem to be in agreement.
very cool - thanks for the quick responses!