Disabled Condition

[doktorstick]

Just to verify--the disabled condition only means that strenuous activity will take you to -1, and you can only take partial actions.

Does this mean defense? In other words, do you mantain your shield and dexterity bonus?

/ds

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Normal defense should not be considered strenuous for the disabled character. They still have their dex bonus to AC and/or a shield. Using Expertise would be strenuous, however, because it requires the attack action.

 

[Artoomis]

Discussing the disabled condition first means looking at its definition:

A character with 0 hit points, or one who has negative hit points but has stabilized and then improved, is disabled. He is conscious and able to act but horribly wounded. He can take only a partial action each round, and if he performs any strenuous action, he takes 1 point of damage after the completing the act. Strenuous actions include running, attacking, casting a spell, or using any ability that requires physical exertion or mental concentration. Unless the strenuous action increased the character's hit points, he is now dying.

It looks like normal defense is okay.

 

[HecubusOthello]

hmmmmmm

Strenuous activity....

Seems to me, defending yourself, by dodging left or right, throwing your shield into position to guard yourself from the blow, or your shoulder or breastplate at the right angle to deflect, would be considered Strenuous activity.

Remember that when someone is hitting you it is considered by some varients in the DMs guide, that the person being struck, is TAKING 10 (AC equals 10 + DEX + Size + Armor + misc) Defending yourself is Activity and Strenuous too.

So the person being struck SHOULD go to -1 from disabled, if he actually defends himself. If he doesn't defend himself.... than a few other possibilities open up, but there is no need to go into that.

 

[AuraSeer]

If a condition removes a character's Dex bonus, it will say so-- like the definitions for Blinded and Stunned do. Disabled does not say that, so the character retains his Dex bonus.