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<blockquote data-quote="Gaiden" data-source="post: 2055501" data-attributes="member: 103">Nonstandard races are not for me.&nbsp; If size category wound up being very important I think I would get some sort of enlarge person woundrous item or something.&nbsp; Is there anything that increases trip attacks opposed rolls out there?&nbsp; Anything that treats you as larger?I already have unarmed attacks for the threat ranges (as I explained above).I already have Hold the Line.I could replace Leap Attack with Sidestep I suppose (I don't have CAd yet).I have houseruled expertise to include superior expertise or whatever the name is - it has no cap.The reason I went the trip route is because it doesn't rely on attack bonus.&nbsp; I could expertise for 8 lets say (see my houserule comment above), and would have no penalty to attack with the extra attack from improved trip on an AoO.&nbsp; In fact one option I was considering was to take defensive strike and just always go on the full defensive (when I didn't need to move).&nbsp; With defensive strike, deft opportunist and a tripped opponent I would get a +12 to every AoO.&nbsp; If I expertised for 8, had 5 ranks in tumble and went on the total defensive, had a +7 to AC from monk bonuses and dex, my AC would be 31 which I could have at 8th level.&nbsp; I'd still be at a net of&nbsp; +4 to hit more than my regular attack bonus!&nbsp; Moreover, if I had sidestep (I think I would need to wait a few levels on that), I could take a 5' step on the round I total defensed, and also when I get an AoO.&nbsp; Keep in mind, I don't just get AoO for my reach - I would get one every time they missed, which if they have iterive attacks is going to be quite often.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gaiden, post: 2055501, member: 103"] Nonstandard races are not for me. If size category wound up being very important I think I would get some sort of enlarge person woundrous item or something. Is there anything that increases trip attacks opposed rolls out there? Anything that treats you as larger? I already have unarmed attacks for the threat ranges (as I explained above). I already have Hold the Line. I could replace Leap Attack with Sidestep I suppose (I don't have CAd yet). I have houseruled expertise to include superior expertise or whatever the name is - it has no cap. The reason I went the trip route is because it doesn't rely on attack bonus. I could expertise for 8 lets say (see my houserule comment above), and would have no penalty to attack with the extra attack from improved trip on an AoO. In fact one option I was considering was to take defensive strike and just always go on the full defensive (when I didn't need to move). With defensive strike, deft opportunist and a tripped opponent I would get a +12 to every AoO. If I expertised for 8, had 5 ranks in tumble and went on the total defensive, had a +7 to AC from monk bonuses and dex, my AC would be 31 which I could have at 8th level. I'd still be at a net of +4 to hit more than my regular attack bonus! Moreover, if I had sidestep (I think I would need to wait a few levels on that), I could take a 5' step on the round I total defensed, and also when I get an AoO. Keep in mind, I don't just get AoO for my reach - I would get one every time they missed, which if they have iterive attacks is going to be quite often. [/QUOTE]

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