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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Machiavelli" data-source="post: 3097588" data-attributes="member: 40964">The idea of taking a step on a miss is to reposition yourself in battle while still making your full attack action.  The idea of reversing the BAB sequence while making these steps is to allow your first few attacks to most likely miss, using the follow-through step to get you into a flank position before your most effective blows start to land.  It's like bluffing with some ineffective attacks first to give you the few seconds you need to get in position for the killer blow. Since you have to MISS in order to step 5 feet further, you're not gaining any advantage that tumbling 5 feet would not grant you - and tumbling 5 feet is usually just a waste.  It doesn't allow you to retreat very far, because the best you could do is 10 feet from the original foe, unless you switch to attacking a second foe.  And remember, all of this movement happens when you FAIL to do any damage.  It's a fall-back tactic, a plan B.The intent is to be a stylistic, but still somewhat useful and tactical feat.  You could use combat expertise to keep your AC high, then dance around an enemy when your blows don't land.  You could use maximum power attack, with the first few blows whiffing as expected, then the last blow connecting in a flank position to REALLY mess your opponent up.My real concern is that the feat is actually underpowered, not overpowered, in its current form.  Either way, the feat is likely mechanically ill-concieved, but I love the idea of a weapon style that uses the weapon's momentum to the wielder's advantage, and does so in an unusual way befitting the unusual weapon.-~-Jeraldo, I'm glad you like the auto-bow.  Stationary mounted versions would have the luxury of huge block-and-tackle systems and incredibly powerful cross pieces, yes, which would allow for more shots to be fired and heavier bolts to be used, respectively.  I could imagine a 12-shot stationary version, with a replacable "magazine" and winch for rapid reloads, that could fire a 1d10 blot at a 100' range increment.  It would be huge, but not too large for someone to swivel on a mount and aim accurately.</blockquote>

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