Jump in Combat

[Spems]

What are some ways to utilize a good jump bonus in combat?

 

[Patlin]

Tigers Claw maneuvers from Bo9S use jump in combat. Otherwise, mostly to get around obstacles.

 

[Stalker0]

I play a monk who had such a good jump check I could often jump 30 feet in the air. My dm allowed me to take half of the 3d6 from the fall and add 3d6 to my attack. Eventually I took a skill trick so I didn't take any damage from the fall.

 

[Infiniti2000]

I play a monk who had such a good jump check I could often jump 30 feet in the air.

That's a DC of 120. 240 unless you get a 20ft "run". Clearly, that's epic level and thus the 3d6 I would say is inconsequential.

One combat benefit is that you get a +1 bonus to attack if doing so on "higher ground". I would grant such a bonus if you were standing on a table (jump check to get there).

 

[Mistwell]

I vaguely recall some ability (in Bo9S?) that lets you treat a high jump as a long jump?

 

[Spems]

I vaguely recall some ability (in Bo9S?) that lets you treat a high jump as a long jump?

What is Bo9S?

 

[Mistwell]

What is Bo9S?

Book of Nine Swords.

Leap of the Heavens is a feat from PHB II that lets you count a standing jump as a running jump I seem to recall.

 

[Spems]

Could Ninja levels count as Monk levels in order to get Mantis leap?


Also... what is maximum jump distance? I can't find anything on this.

 

[Maleketh]

Maximum jump distance is based on your check. It used to be limited by your height in 3.0, but that's gone.

I play a monk who had such a good jump check I could often jump 30 feet in the air. My dm allowed me to take half of the 3d6 from the fall and add 3d6 to my attack. Eventually I took a skill trick so I didn't take any damage from the fall.

Assuming you're landing right where you started, you wouldn't take damage from that anyway. Falling damage is based on the difference between your starting and ending heights, not the maximum height you achieve.

 

[Gloombunny]

Assuming you're landing right where you started, you wouldn't take damage from that anyway. Falling damage is based on the difference between your starting and ending heights, not the maximum height you achieve.

Can we get a book-quote for that? The SRD disagrees...