[RPG] Can an Eldritch Knight fighter throw a bonded weapon, then summon it to their hand, and throw it again

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Consider an Eldritch Knight fighter that has a bonded thrown weapon. Once the Knight gets Extra Attack, can they throw the weapon, use a bonus action to retrieve it, and then throw it again? Or does that mess too much with the action order?

In case the Knight can't do this and doesn't have more thrown weapons, can they just throw one and then attack with a melee weapon?

Best Answer

Yes, you can throw a weapon and teleport it back to yourself during an attack using Weapon Bond.

The rules for bonus actions state:

You choose when to take a bonus action during your turn, unless the bonus action’s timing is specified, and anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions also prevents you from taking a bonus action.

Therefore, nothing prevents a character from using their bonus actions during another action, such as an attack action.

The Eldritch Knight's weapon bond feature states:

Once you have bonded a weapon to yourself, you can’t be disarmed of that weapon unless you are incapacitated. If it is on the same plane of existence, you can summon that weapon as a bonus action on your turn, causing it to teleport instantly to your hand.

Therefore, since the Eldritch Knight's weapon bond doesn't require any special timing or conditions, other than the weapon remaining on the same plane, and the teleportation effect is instantaneous, they can use their bonus action during their attack action to summon their weapon back to them.