Elevation Bonus. Does it Exist?

[Thunt]

We've been using this rule for so long, that I can't remember if it's from a text or if it's simply a house rule we made up years ago.

Attacking from above your opponent gives a +1 to hit.

Anyone else ever heard of this rule, or is it just us? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks.

 

[Voadam]

SRD

Combat II

Combat modifiers

Favorable and unfavorable conditions

On higher ground +1 bonus to melee.

 

[Shallown]

Though this should be in rules

Quoted from SRD
On higher ground +1 +0

+1 for melee
+0 for ranged

Listed on combat modifiers list

Later

 

[diaglo]

We've been using this rule for so long, that I can't remember if it's from a text or if it's simply a house rule we made up years ago.

Attacking from above your opponent gives a +1 to hit.

Anyone else ever heard of this rule, or is it just us? I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks.

Originally appeared in Chainmail.

it has always been a part of D&D.

 

[KB9JMQ]

Hmmm, I always thought it was a house rule and never used it.
Have to bring that up sometime.

 

[Warbringer]

And for those that play Star Wars, who would have thought that a persky elevation bonus would be so devastating.

"I have the higher ground, you cannot beat my +1 bonus"

 

[Ambrus]

"I have the higher ground, you cannot beat my +1 bonus"

I'm guessing that Obi Wan bought a special 'higher ground' feat tree long ago and is so happy that he finally gets to use it in this big fight that he can't help bragging about it: "I have Improved High-ground Defense, you can't beat me Anakin!"

 

[genshou]

I'm guessing that Obi Wan bought a special 'higher ground' feat tree long ago and is so happy that he finally gets to use it in this big fight that he can't help bragging about it: "I have Improved High-ground Defense, you can't beat me Anakin!"

Sorry to derail from humor, but I believe in that case it was the fact that Anakin had to jump farther than Obi-Wan to find safe footing, and in so doing he provoked an attack of opportunity. Which Obi-Wan obviously succeeded to deal wound damage on.

 

[genshou]

Another thing that higher ground does is give a +2 bonus to Spot checks to notice approaching creatures (hence the popularity of watch towers).

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Sorry to derail from humor, but I believe in that case it was the fact that Anakin had to jump farther than Obi-Wan to find safe footing, and in so doing he provoked an attack of opportunity. Which Obi-Wan obviously succeeded to deal wound damage on.

Apparently, Obi-wan burned some action points for a max-damage crit.