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<blockquote data-quote="Patryn of Elvenshae" data-source="post: 2313729" data-attributes="member: 23094">Not all that weird - there are a number of weapons that have the special ability to be used as tripping weapons.&nbsp; Generally, these are special curvy weapon, chain weapons, and other weapons that are designed to hook around your opponents' ankles.From the PHB, you've got: bolas, spiked chains, dire and normal flails, guisarmes, halberds, gnome hooked hammers, kamas, scythes, sickles, and whips (as well as any newer weapons in the expansion books).&nbsp; Some of them even give bonuses on your trip attempts.EDIT:If you aren't using one of those weapons, you need to basically wrestle your opponent to the ground.&nbsp; Knowing how to do that well means you need to know aikido (for example).&nbsp; In D&amp;D, aikido means &quot;Improved Trip.&quot;&nbsp; It doesn't matter if you know karate (Improved Unarmed Strike) or not - you need aikido.Similarly, just because you know karate doesn't mean you know judo (Improved Grapple).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patryn of Elvenshae, post: 2313729, member: 23094"] Not all that weird - there are a number of weapons that have the special ability to be used as tripping weapons. Generally, these are special curvy weapon, chain weapons, and other weapons that are designed to hook around your opponents' ankles. From the PHB, you've got: bolas, spiked chains, dire and normal flails, guisarmes, halberds, gnome hooked hammers, kamas, scythes, sickles, and whips (as well as any newer weapons in the expansion books). Some of them even give bonuses on your trip attempts. EDIT: If you aren't using one of those weapons, you need to basically wrestle your opponent to the ground. Knowing how to do that well means you need to know aikido (for example). In D&D, aikido means "Improved Trip." It doesn't matter if you know karate (Improved Unarmed Strike) or not - you need aikido. Similarly, just because you know karate doesn't mean you know judo (Improved Grapple). [/QUOTE]

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