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Reverse of Power Attack, Would this be balanced?
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<blockquote data-quote="Luthien Greyspear" data-source="post: 2455711" data-attributes="member: 34334"><p><strong>Reverse Power Attack fun...</strong></p><p></p><p>I recently ran a session in which one of my players, the swashbuckler (concept, not the actual class), was drawn into a duel of honor as a proxy for an aging nobleman. As a major section of borderland between two rival nations was the prize for winning the duel, he was obliged to win big-time. The (9th-level) character in question has a +13/+13 attack bonus when wielding two rapiers, and I knew that AC would be key in designing his opponent (also a proxy).</p><p></p><p>Looking at the aforementioned Arcane Duelist, I came up with a great combo: Swashbuckler 3/Bard 6/Arcane Duelist 4. I gave her Combat Expertise as one of her feats, which basically winds up giving her a dodge bonus to her AC equal to her Intelligence bonus every round <strong>for free</strong>. She just shifts her damage bonus from Insightful Strike to her attack bonus (Dextrous strike, from Arcane Duelist level 3), and then shifts that much of her BAB to her AC. Naturally, one of the spells she took was <em>Fox's Cunning</em>: another 2 points of AC every round. She would also sing constantly during the duel, a combination of ridicule, taunts, and self-aggrandizement that gave her more bonuses to hit while fighting. Bonuses that could become still more AC if necessary.</p><p></p><p>On top of all that, she had a home-brew Tactical feat that allowed her to humiliate her opponent in minor ways if she hit. Not if she did damage, but if she hit. If it weren't for Two-Weapon Defense and a defending rapier, the player would have lost big-time. As it was, he only just managed to trake her down with a lucky feint/sneak attack at the last minute, that he managed to get a critical attack on.</p><p></p><p>Lemme tell ya, this is a more powerful ability than you might realize at first glance. But it's a lot of fun when done right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luthien Greyspear, post: 2455711, member: 34334"] [b]Reverse Power Attack fun...[/b] I recently ran a session in which one of my players, the swashbuckler (concept, not the actual class), was drawn into a duel of honor as a proxy for an aging nobleman. As a major section of borderland between two rival nations was the prize for winning the duel, he was obliged to win big-time. The (9th-level) character in question has a +13/+13 attack bonus when wielding two rapiers, and I knew that AC would be key in designing his opponent (also a proxy). Looking at the aforementioned Arcane Duelist, I came up with a great combo: Swashbuckler 3/Bard 6/Arcane Duelist 4. I gave her Combat Expertise as one of her feats, which basically winds up giving her a dodge bonus to her AC equal to her Intelligence bonus every round [b]for free[/b]. She just shifts her damage bonus from Insightful Strike to her attack bonus (Dextrous strike, from Arcane Duelist level 3), and then shifts that much of her BAB to her AC. Naturally, one of the spells she took was [i]Fox's Cunning[/i]: another 2 points of AC every round. She would also sing constantly during the duel, a combination of ridicule, taunts, and self-aggrandizement that gave her more bonuses to hit while fighting. Bonuses that could become still more AC if necessary. On top of all that, she had a home-brew Tactical feat that allowed her to humiliate her opponent in minor ways if she hit. Not if she did damage, but if she hit. If it weren't for Two-Weapon Defense and a defending rapier, the player would have lost big-time. As it was, he only just managed to trake her down with a lucky feint/sneak attack at the last minute, that he managed to get a critical attack on. Lemme tell ya, this is a more powerful ability than you might realize at first glance. But it's a lot of fun when done right. [/QUOTE]
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