two weapon fighter question need help


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we have a archetype two weapon fighting with feats for two weapon fighting. my question is his attack is 8/3 because hes level 8, with his off hand attack on the first attack would he need to do a full round attack for this or can he move and attack with both weapons because hes two weapon fighting feat. would love feed back on this and clarification


From CRB:

Full Attack

If you get more than one attack per round because your base attack bonus is high enough (see Base Attack Bonus in Classes), because you fight with two weapons or a double weapon, or for some special reason, you must use a full-round action to get your additional attacks. You do not need to specify the targets of your attacks ahead of time. You can see how the earlier attacks turn out before assigning the later ones.

So a second, third, fourth, ect. attack would required the Full Round Action, leaving a 5ft step as your only move.

Hope that helps.


Scrapper is correct.

The 9th level ability of the Two Weapon Warrior (fighter archetype) is what will let you move and attack:

Doublestrike (Ex): At 9th level, a two-weapon warrior may, as a standard action, make one attack with both his primary and secondary weapons. The penalties for attacking with two weapons apply normally. This ability replaces weapon training 2.

When you hit 9th level, you can move and then attack with both your main hand and off-hand weapons. Now, you won't get your iterative attack (the one you got at 6th level at -5); you attack once with each hand.

Here's a breakdown of your attack options, if it helps:
Levels 1-5:
1) Full attack:
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand

2) Move and attack:
- Move action
- 1 attack with either hand

Level 6-8:
1) Full attack:
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand
- 1 attack with either hand at -5 (this is the "iterative attack")

1a) If you take the Improved Two Weapon Fighting feat (requires BAB 8), your full attack becomes:
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand
- 1 attack with your main hand at -5 (iterative attack)
- 1 attack with your off hand at -5 (bonus iterative attack from Improved Two Weapon Fighting)

2) Move and attack
- Move action
- 1 attack with either hand

Level 9 (Two Weapon Warrior archetype only)
1) Full attack (no change from levels 6-8):
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand
- 1 attack with either hand at -5 (this is the "iterative attack")

1a) Full attack with Improved Two Weapon Fighting:
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand
- 1 attack with your main hand at -5 (iterative attack)
- 1 attack with your off hand at -5 (bonus iterative attack from Improved Two Weapon Fighting)

2) Move and attack (This is the big change)
- Move action
- 1 attack with your main hand
- 1 attack with your off hand

One suggestion: as you get up into the higher levels, consider getting color-coded dice so you can roll all your attacks at once. Declare what color is which attack before you roll, then sort out the attacks. It helps keep combat going.

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