Silver Griffon
Explorer
I think tumbling past the dragon is perfectly OK.
Here's why (Please read carefully. I know the dragon in question is only 1 or 2 sizes larger than most PC races. The point is in bold text.): Any character can move through a space occupied by a creature three or more sizes larger than itself. (I believe this is in the Player's Handbook under Movement and Position/Tactical Movement/Passing Through. AoO applies without tumble, of course.) This is because most creatures do not take up the entire area of the sqaures they occupy (gelatinous cubes excepted
). I don't see any reason why a trained Tumbler of small or medium size couldn't do the same thing with a size large dragon. A narrow corridor actually makes this easier for a "Jackie Chan" type who can make use of the walls to tumble off of and/or climb/run up them. Heck, he could even tumble on the dragon's body as he passes!
I do agree that the difficulty of avoiding AoOs should scale against the opponent in some way, though. I like the Ref save to avoid losing your AoO if someone tries to tumble past you.
Here's why (Please read carefully. I know the dragon in question is only 1 or 2 sizes larger than most PC races. The point is in bold text.): Any character can move through a space occupied by a creature three or more sizes larger than itself. (I believe this is in the Player's Handbook under Movement and Position/Tactical Movement/Passing Through. AoO applies without tumble, of course.) This is because most creatures do not take up the entire area of the sqaures they occupy (gelatinous cubes excepted
). I don't see any reason why a trained Tumbler of small or medium size couldn't do the same thing with a size large dragon. A narrow corridor actually makes this easier for a "Jackie Chan" type who can make use of the walls to tumble off of and/or climb/run up them. Heck, he could even tumble on the dragon's body as he passes!I do agree that the difficulty of avoiding AoOs should scale against the opponent in some way, though. I like the Ref save to avoid losing your AoO if someone tries to tumble past you.
