Quarterstaff has +2 AB from twohandedness

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A MAN DRUNK ON POWER
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Quarterstaff has +2 AB from twohandedness

Post by A MAN DRUNK ON POWER » Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:05 am

Simple enough to replicate - just go on live server or PGCC (they BOTH have this problem, I checked, it's not PGCC-only), build new ranger, equip quarterstaff.

You will get the message in your combat log about getting +2 AB for equipping a large weapon, and if you do the math you will see that yes, your attack bonus is in fact 2 higher than it should be. It is not a character sheet glitch, it occurs in combat, it is real. You really get +2 AB for wielding a quarterstaff on live servers and PGCC both.

I don't know if this is intentional but I think it isn't, so here are screenshots:

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Build in question had Weapon Focus. He should have been getting:

3 (ranger BAB)
4 (DEX)
1 (weapon focus)
-2 (dual wielding)
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6 total


But, alas, I was getting 8.

Archnon
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Re: Quarterstaff has +2 AB from twohandedness

Post by Archnon » Thu May 06, 2021 12:32 am

Going to boost this. This is definitely the case.

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