Combat Expertise

[starwed]

Any reasons against the following house rule?

When using Combat Expertise, the penalty is applied only on offensive attack rolls, never on those made where you are considered the defender.

So you wouldn't take a penalty when avoiding a sunder or disarm attack, nor any other circumstance where an attack roll is supposed to represent how good you are at defending yourself.

 

[ValhallaGH]

No. No reasons at all.

 

[Crothian]

Looks good to me.

 

[Stalker0]

Well it does change the balance. One of the best way to take out a guy with full combat expertise is to disarm his weapon and then beat him up

 

[Kularian]

I was going to say something, but a quick checking of the rules keeps me silent. Looks fine.

 

[silentspace]

Yeah, I think it makes more sense that way.