Little Known Rules of D&D

[Hypersmurf]

Source?

The text of the Weapon Finesse feat, appropriately enough.

If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

-Hyp.

 

[javcs]

The text of the Weapon Finesse feat, appropriately enough.

If you carry a shield, its armor check penalty applies to your attack rolls.

-Hyp.

*Facepalm* Maybe I should look at my books next time.

 

[Meeki]

You can't Sunder on an Attack of Opportunity

You would think that but the FAQ clears that up, I thought the same thing until I read the FAQ. Sundering is an attack action and can be used on AoO. THe wording in the srd is terrible and it has it listed as a standard action in one place and says you may use an attack under its description. However in the FAQ it specifically says it is an attack action just like trip, disarm, and grapple.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

You would think that but the FAQ clears that up

The FAQ, in this case, is in error.

There is no possible [non-contradictory] reading of the rules which would allow Sunder to be used as an AoO, or multiple times in a full attack action, etc.

The reasoning the FAQ provides in this case is demonstrably false.

 

[Cheiromancer]

Few people know whether, according to the RAW, a monk can take Improved Natural Attack.















:ducks and runs:

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Heh, heh, heh.

 

[Meeki]

The FAQ, in this case, is in error.

There is no possible [non-contradictory] reading of the rules which would allow Sunder to be used as an AoO, or multiple times in a full attack action, etc.

The reasoning the FAQ provides in this case is demonstrably false.

The FAQ states that it can be used multiple times in multiple questions. Also in the description of sunder it says you can use a melee attack with a ..., showing that a single melee attack can be used to sunder. Just like the trip wording, you can try to trip an opponent as an unarmed melee attack, and disarm says something similar. Now the actions in combat chart does say it is a standard action and is not noted like disarm, grapple, or trip. however it does say Sunder a weapon (attack), perhaps indicating it is an attack action. It's sort of contradictory so that is why the FAQ is what I had to go by.

 

[mvincent]

The FAQ, in this case, is in error.

There is no possible [non-contradictory] reading of the rules which would allow Sunder to be used as an AoO

Even without the FAQ, that would've been my interpretion (same with most people I know and play with). But I'm entirely ok with you viewing our interpretation as contradictory.

I know this topic has been dicussed to death before, but has there been a poll on it?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Hey, guys - I'll split the sunder discussion into a separate thread.

EDIT: Done. You can find it here.

 

[Aleolus]

Not a little known rule, but a question on them.

Do multiple sources that all cause you to be treated as one size category larger or allow you to use things one size larger stack? 'Cause I know a guy who has a high-epic level Monk, and every feat he took, apparently, was designed to make his Unarmed Strike treated as one size category larger, so he does the unarmed damage of a colossal creature.