Maybe I'm Being Stupid...

[the_bruiser]

Hello all. I'm designing an NPC to fight our party and want to make sure that he CANNOT do something.

Here's the idea: He casts haste on himself before combat. At some point during the fight he casts true strike. He then uses his extra partial action to move into position and uses whirlwind attack with his greatsword. Normally, with power attack, he can do a (net) +10 to attack and +20 to damage by combining true strike and power attack with his greatsword. But surely he cannot do this to everyone with whirlwind attack?

Maybe this isn't as overpowered as it seems... we're doing a low-magic campaign where armor classes, hit points, etc., are somewhat lower than they might be in a normal-magic campaign, so maybe in most campaigns this wouldn't be a problem - or maybe I'm misreading something? I want to be a rat-bastard DM, just not a cheating rat-bastard DM, for those of us that respect the difference .

Thanks for any guidance.

 

[Piratecat]

Well, there's a couple of problems with this. First, in 3.5 haste no longer gives you an extra partial action. More importantly, true strike only applies to the first attack roll made, even in a whirlwind attack. As a result, you can try power attack/whirlwind attack on eight people, but the true strike will only help against the first target.

 

[the_bruiser]

Well, there's a couple of problems with this. First, in 3.5 haste no longer gives you an extra partial action. More importantly, true strike only applies to the first attack roll made, even in a whirlwind attack. As a result, you can try power attack/whirlwind attack on eight people, but the true strike will only help against the first target.

Thanks. Both a quick answer, *and* my first interaction with my one-sided-old-friend piratecat after years of watching from afar. Not that I'm stalking you or anything.

Yet...

But seriously, thanks - was sure there was a problem somewhere in there.

 

[Piratecat]

My pleasure. Now, will you please remove the hidden webcam from my bathroom? I have to shower.

 

[the_bruiser]

...I have to shower.

Boy, I'll say. When you're all sweaty like this... (edited for grandma)

Okay, the thread can end now