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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joren" data-source="post: 886707" data-attributes="member: 1959">Re: Re: Lasher question re: tripping and attacking prone opponentsI don't believe this is accurate, since one of the Lasher level 1 abilities allows a Lasher to attack in melee combat with a whip without provoking an attack of opportunity.  I don't have my S&F in front of me, or I would identify it by name.Because the Lasher can attack with the whip without some of the ranged weapon effects of the whip.  While I don't believe this effect is spelled out in the S&F, I wasn't able to tell if this was a reasonable conclusion based on the modifications to the use of the whip due to the Lasher's level 1 abilities.I think the character's strategy is going to be to attack normally, except for the final iterative attack, which would be a trip.  That would leave the enemy open to attacks at a +4 bonus by other melee combatants, and the enemy is likely to stand up before my next round, thereby removing the ranged attack penalty on a prone opponent.Actually, this brings to mind another question:If I am wearing slippers of spider climbing, and I am standing on the ceiling directly over an opponent, and I succeed in tripping the opponent, would it still be reasonable to penalize my whip attacks against the prone opponent?  If the reasoning for providing a negative modifier for hitting a prone opponent with a ranged attack is that the angle of attack is reduced when the opponent is prone, that rationale would no longer apply if one were directly above the prone opponent, correct?edited to fix formatting/spelling</blockquote>

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