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<blockquote data-quote="the_move" data-source="post: 6874324" data-attributes="member: 6804624">You can just trip any target within your range by using shove (to prone), while having another target grappled. You can even shove/prone a tertiary target within your range (you still got your legs, shoulders and the head dor doing so), while grappling two baddies. That's also more reliabe for a raging barb (advantage on Str checks). Again no need for Tripping Attack at all.About menacing attack, this is situational. As long as you are positioned right between your mates and the bad guy, it might work out. Bad guys on your sides however might still be able to reach your party, while validly moving away from you. Instead of menacing a second target, drop your weapon (no action) and grapple/prone him, too. Of course, you might not finish off your previous target, and you will do less damage now, but you still have your bonus armor strike, and you can consecutively attack via unarmed strikes (again kick, knee strike, headbutt) and your armor. Doing 1+Str mod damage is better than nothing (Tavern Brawler might be a +1.5 damage upgrade to your unarmed strikes, so not advised unless you see yourself dual grappling all the time). And you still can riposte... with Regards from Dain Ironfoot, also performing Riposte and Shove with his brawl.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the_move, post: 6874324, member: 6804624"] You can just trip any target within your range by using shove (to prone), while having another target grappled. You can even shove/prone a tertiary target within your range (you still got your legs, shoulders and the head dor doing so), while grappling two baddies. That's also more reliabe for a raging barb (advantage on Str checks). Again no need for Tripping Attack at all. About menacing attack, this is situational. As long as you are positioned right between your mates and the bad guy, it might work out. Bad guys on your sides however might still be able to reach your party, while validly moving away from you. Instead of menacing a second target, drop your weapon (no action) and grapple/prone him, too. Of course, you might not finish off your previous target, and you will do less damage now, but you still have your bonus armor strike, and you can consecutively attack via unarmed strikes (again kick, knee strike, headbutt) and your armor. Doing 1+Str mod damage is better than nothing (Tavern Brawler might be a +1.5 damage upgrade to your unarmed strikes, so not advised unless you see yourself dual grappling all the time). And you still can riposte... with Regards from Dain Ironfoot, also performing Riposte and Shove with his brawl. [/QUOTE]

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