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3.5 Improved Trip: Follow-up melee with axe?
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<blockquote data-quote="KonamiCode" data-source="post: 5358176" data-attributes="member: 97295"><p>Hey Everyone!</p><p></p><p>I'm in a 3.5 Eberron Campaign, and have a question concerning the Improved Trip feat (go figure).</p><p></p><p>My character carries an 2-handed greataxe and also has the Improved Trip feat. In combat, axe in hand, he attempts to trip an opponent. As I understand it, this would be resolved by first succeeding in an unarmed melee touch attack (that would not provoke AoO due to IT). Assuming confirmation, I would then need to succeed in an opposed Str test. Assuming THAT confirms, my opponent would be prone and would have the chance to make a melee attack.</p><p></p><p>Here's where my question comes into play: since the trip itself requires an unarmed melee touch attack, would my follow up attack also have to be unarmed as well? My feeling is that the melee touch is simply to confirm contact to initiate the trip, for example, sticking my leg out. Once my opponent has fallen prone, I can then follow up my attack with the greataxe I've been carrying in my hand the whole time.</p><p></p><p>The alternate understanding from players in my group is that I have to actually BE UNARMED to make a trip attempt, and therefore my greataxe would not be in my hands and available for the follow-up melee attack.</p><p></p><p>Please let me know if there's any info I can provide for clarification. Thank you all in advance for helping us clear this up!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KonamiCode, post: 5358176, member: 97295"] Hey Everyone! I'm in a 3.5 Eberron Campaign, and have a question concerning the Improved Trip feat (go figure). My character carries an 2-handed greataxe and also has the Improved Trip feat. In combat, axe in hand, he attempts to trip an opponent. As I understand it, this would be resolved by first succeeding in an unarmed melee touch attack (that would not provoke AoO due to IT). Assuming confirmation, I would then need to succeed in an opposed Str test. Assuming THAT confirms, my opponent would be prone and would have the chance to make a melee attack. Here's where my question comes into play: since the trip itself requires an unarmed melee touch attack, would my follow up attack also have to be unarmed as well? My feeling is that the melee touch is simply to confirm contact to initiate the trip, for example, sticking my leg out. Once my opponent has fallen prone, I can then follow up my attack with the greataxe I've been carrying in my hand the whole time. The alternate understanding from players in my group is that I have to actually BE UNARMED to make a trip attempt, and therefore my greataxe would not be in my hands and available for the follow-up melee attack. Please let me know if there's any info I can provide for clarification. Thank you all in advance for helping us clear this up! [/QUOTE]
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