How often does the trip mechanic come up in your game?

[Bullgrit]

How often does the trip mechanic come up in your game?

Also note if your group has a character specifically "built" to use this action?

Bullgrit

 

[Thanee]

Well, if there is a character, who is built for it, it naturally comes up often, but if not, it's a rare sight (mostly used by monsters with the Trip (Ex) ability).

I have myself used it recently with a character who does not have the feat, but that doesn't happen often.

So, the answer really is... depends.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

It came up often in my last group, not exactly because a character was built for it, but instead because of the automatic trip attempt of the Druid's wolf companion.

 

[freebfrost]

Every game.

I run a druid with a wolf companion though...

 

[Lord Mhoram]

I play a monk who is versed in all types of unarmed combat, and uses improved trip and grapple on a fairly regular basis.

 

[robomage]

It comes up often in the game I play in. The ranger has a wolf as an animal companion.

 

[WayneLigon]

One character has a wolf animal companion, so it comes up in almost every combat.

 

[Jdvn1]

Don't use it every combat, but it's a useful maneuver so we see it a lot. Dont' have any characters built for it either.

 

[the Jester]

The trip mechanic comes up a lot in my games. Last night, for instance, a pc attempted to unhorse an unconscious foe with a trip attempt before the horse could gallop away.

 

[Desdichado]

How often does the trip mechanic come up in your game?

Also note if your group has a character specifically "built" to use this action?

Every combat. Of course, we had a character who was a spiked chain specialist, but later we had a druid with a wolf animal companion, who made trip attempts pretty much every combat.