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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6011039" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Hidden Soldier Bonus</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the fantastic aspects of the Conan RPG are the various Combat Maneuvers. I like how they are presented so much better than the generic, one-size-fits-all method provided in Pathfinder.</p><p></p><p>I want to draw your attention to the <strong>Riposte</strong> maneuver described on pg. 210 of the 2E rulebook. This is a powerful combat maneuver that is triggered anytime an opponent rolls so low that his total is less than half of your Parry Defense. When this happens, <strong>you get an attack of opportunity against your foe!</strong> </p><p></p><p>For example, if your Total Parry Defense is AC 18, then you get a free attack against your foe (provided you haven't used up your allotment of AoO's for the round) every time his attack roll results in a total of 9 or less.</p><p></p><p>The rub here is that you have to be fairly high level (for this game) to use the Combat Maneuver. You need a Base Parry bonus of +4.</p><p></p><p>For most character classes, +4 base Parry is attained at level 8. For the Barbarian and Temptress classes, it's level 11. But, for the Soldier....</p><p></p><p>The Soldier class is the only class to obtain a +4 base Parry at level 6, long before any of the other classes.</p><p></p><p>Thus the Riposte, really, is a hidden Soldier class benefit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6011039, member: 92305"] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Hidden Soldier Bonus[/B][/COLOR] One of the fantastic aspects of the Conan RPG are the various Combat Maneuvers. I like how they are presented so much better than the generic, one-size-fits-all method provided in Pathfinder. I want to draw your attention to the [B]Riposte[/B] maneuver described on pg. 210 of the 2E rulebook. This is a powerful combat maneuver that is triggered anytime an opponent rolls so low that his total is less than half of your Parry Defense. When this happens, [B]you get an attack of opportunity against your foe![/B] For example, if your Total Parry Defense is AC 18, then you get a free attack against your foe (provided you haven't used up your allotment of AoO's for the round) every time his attack roll results in a total of 9 or less. The rub here is that you have to be fairly high level (for this game) to use the Combat Maneuver. You need a Base Parry bonus of +4. For most character classes, +4 base Parry is attained at level 8. For the Barbarian and Temptress classes, it's level 11. But, for the Soldier.... The Soldier class is the only class to obtain a +4 base Parry at level 6, long before any of the other classes. Thus the Riposte, really, is a hidden Soldier class benefit. [/QUOTE]
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