Lord Pendragon
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I agree absolutely. That's why I wouldn't bother trying to Trip or Disarm, unless I had the proper feat (Improved Trip, Improved Disarm) to prevent the counter-attempt.Roland Delacroix said:I dunno about the revision, but in 3.0 a Trip attempt was a straight Strength contest. Who is gonna have a higher strength, you or a deticated combat character/monster? Likewise Disarm is a straight opposed attack roll. Who's gonna win that one, a Bard or the +1BAB/level classes? Both options, disard and trip, for a Bard it would be easier to just drop your weapon without even bothering to attack
A bard has a mid-range BAB, so the fighter isn't going to be so overpowering that a bard doesn't have a chance to win this contest. Will a fighter-type have an edge? Sure. But then you have to consider:You might be able to pull off a Disarm, if your DEX is so high that it can compensate for a lower BAB. I wouldn't bet on it though.
You're a bard, who doesn't do much damage. Which is more useful, striking a foe for 1d6 (or 1d8 for a bow) damage, or putting the foe prone so the fighter's iterative attacks have a better chance of connecting? 1d6...or getting rid of the rogue's short sword so he can't sneak attack the druid?
It's not a sure thing, no, but I don't think it's complete folly, either.
Edited to add: And the whip provides a +2 to disarm checks.
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