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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Solodan" data-source="post: 4386423" data-attributes="member: 71071">Sounds like a pretty standard combat trick.  Depends on monster intelligence, though.  Standard, average intelligence monsters would probably just do exactly that - smack the seemingly easy target, then focus on the guy also trying to kill them.  Smart or especially cruel monsters who can recognize a cleric might try to coup-de-grace extra damage into that rogue so he stays down.  Tactical monsters may want better footing so shift 1 square away from the fallen rogue if they have a move or shift action left. Also, this reminds me of a bluff trick - falling prone on the next hit to feign death.  I wonder if it would work?  Since falling prone is a minor action, probably not easily under the current rules without going through all the trouble of readying an action.</blockquote>