Eldritch Archer Dagger User

[CMantle]

Could an Eldritch Archer who uses Daggers with a blinkback belt and quick draw use TWF/Improved TWF/Greater TWF along with Ranged Spell Combat and Ranged Spellstrike? To throw out general numbers, could a character with a +10 atk bonus take a -2 for spell combat, using spellstrike to deliver a ray spell, and also take an additional -2 for TWF to throw a third dagger, making his full-round attacks effectively +6 (Ranged Spellstrike)/ +6 Normal Attack/ +6 Offhand Attack?

Mostly I'm wondering if the phrase "this functions much like two-weapon fighting" in the Spell Combat ability description takes the place of actually being able to use TWF with it.

[Dave Justus]

Spell Combat is it's own full round action, as is full attack.

You can't do both.

With spell combat you get a spell (which can be delivered as an attack) and the attacks from your bab but nothing else (although haste and similar still apply).

If you have quick draw you could use knives for these multiple attacks, but you wouldn't be able to use an off hand attack.

[CMantle]

Dave Justus wrote:

Spell Combat is it's own full round action, as is full attack.

You can't do both.

While I follow your logic I disagree with the conclusion. I believe that the option to perform two-weapon fighting is one of those "feats and other effects" for which Spell Combat "count(s) as making a full attack action..." Quotes is the exact wording from the FAQ in question.

Not to mention that the Mindblade mentions that if a magus can find a way to utilize TWF they can use it with Spell Combat. Mindblade says: "When using two-weapon fighting with two psychic weapons or a psychic double weapon, the mindblade can use her spell combat ability as though she had a hand free."

Which implies that the hand being occupied is what was stopping the Magus from using both TWF and Spell Combat. So if a magus can find a way to be able to use Spell Combat without having a free hand, they're able to utilize TWF. Such as the Eldritch Archer's Ability: "She doesn’t need a free hand for ranged spell combat"

[Dave Justus]

Ok. If you were already 100% sure of your answer, why did you ask?

[CMantle]

Dave Justus wrote:

Ok. If you were already 100% sure of your answer, why did you ask?

Because I leave room for someone to bring up something I haven't thought of yet. Just because I had already considered what you answered does not mean I am 100% certain on every aspect and ruling of the question.

Maybe instead of posting a reply with a response that is both a) not related to the posted question and b) snarky, you could instead consider other potential rule interactions that are relevant to the question.

[Lelomenia]

I would think “the offhand weapon is the spell being cast” would preclude use of additional offhand weapons without mindblade-like enabling language.