Bounding Assult for the Tempest [Archive] - Wizards Community

Bounding Assult for the Tempest [Archive] - Wizards Community

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ibayboy
06-20-07, 02:09 AM I am busy creating an 8th lvl Scout/Tempest for our next game. I was wondering how the Tempests Two-weapon Spring Attack, marries up with the Bounding Assult feat.
Can he use both at once?
Would his attack be once with each weapon and a second with the main hand at -5? (of course by then he has no main hand)
Dark1ord
06-20-07, 10:31 AM I am busy creating an 8th lvl Scout/Tempest for our next game. I was wondering how the Tempests Two-weapon Spring Attack, marries up with the Bounding Assult feat.
Can he use both at once?
Would his attack be once with each weapon and a second with the main hand at -5? (of course by then he has no main hand)
well, tempest says you get another attack when making a spring attack. bounding assault says you get another attack when making a spring attack. to me, that looks like 3 attacks, all in all.

oh and btw. he does have a main hand. but you still got it right: 2 main (one at -5), 1 off.
ibayboy
06-21-07, 05:02 AM Thanks thats what i thought.

oh and btw. he does have a main hand. but you still got it right: 2 main (one at -5), 1 off.

I actually disagree with this though. I have always been of the opinion that when we changed to 3.5, Ambidexterity was folded into TWF.

Ambidexterity n/a Two-Weapon Fighting Two-Weapon Fighting includes all benefits

AMBIDEXTERITY [General]
You are equally adept at using either hand.
Prerequisite: Dex 15+.
Benefit: You ignore all penalties for using an off hand. You are
neither left-handed nor right-handed.

So i always thought that you have an off-hand only if you don't have Ambidex in 3.0 or TWF in 3.5. You still have to assign on hand off-hand when you attack to apply the penalties, but you are free to interchange them at any time.
Just my thoughts.
Dark1ord
06-21-07, 07:22 AM well, if we get into this, let me tell you: it ain't gonna be pretty. I've been there before, and it's pretty messy when you start digging... I'd prefer to avoid the twf/main/off discussion, actually. ;)

suffice to say, tempest itself does nothing to the "main/off" mechanic. that's what I thought you implied - I see now you didn't, so forget my comment. 1 main, 1 main-5, 1 off - that's all we really need to know here. :)
ibayboy
06-21-07, 08:45 AM Yup.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ibayboy 06-20-07, 02:09 AM	I am busy creating an 8th lvl Scout/Tempest for our next game. I was wondering how the Tempests Two-weapon Spring Attack, marries up with the Bounding Assult feat. Can he use both at once? Would his attack be once with each weapon and a second with the main hand at -5? (of course by then he has no main hand)
Dark1ord 06-20-07, 10:31 AM	I am busy creating an 8th lvl Scout/Tempest for our next game. I was wondering how the Tempests Two-weapon Spring Attack, marries up with the Bounding Assult feat. Can he use both at once? Would his attack be once with each weapon and a second with the main hand at -5? (of course by then he has no main hand) well, tempest says you get another attack when making a spring attack. bounding assault says you get another attack when making a spring attack. to me, that looks like 3 attacks, all in all. oh and btw. he does have a main hand. but you still got it right: 2 main (one at -5), 1 off.
ibayboy 06-21-07, 05:02 AM	Thanks thats what i thought. oh and btw. he does have a main hand. but you still got it right: 2 main (one at -5), 1 off. I actually disagree with this though. I have always been of the opinion that when we changed to 3.5, Ambidexterity was folded into TWF. Ambidexterity n/a Two-Weapon Fighting Two-Weapon Fighting includes all benefits AMBIDEXTERITY [General] You are equally adept at using either hand. Prerequisite: Dex 15+. Benefit: You ignore all penalties for using an off hand. You are neither left-handed nor right-handed. So i always thought that you have an off-hand only if you don't have Ambidex in 3.0 or TWF in 3.5. You still have to assign on hand off-hand when you attack to apply the penalties, but you are free to interchange them at any time. Just my thoughts.
Dark1ord 06-21-07, 07:22 AM	well, if we get into this, let me tell you: it ain't gonna be pretty. I've been there before, and it's pretty messy when you start digging... I'd prefer to avoid the twf/main/off discussion, actually. ;) suffice to say, tempest itself does nothing to the "main/off" mechanic. that's what I thought you implied - I see now you didn't, so forget my comment. 1 main, 1 main-5, 1 off - that's all we really need to know here. :)
ibayboy 06-21-07, 08:45 AM	Yup.