evildmguy
Explorer
I do apologize for playing DA here on this. It's my way of understanding it.
It's making me want keywords, a la PF2, even though PF2 isn't my first pick for a game for other reasons.
I'm trying to understand the specificity of the language used. Other maneuvers will say "take an Attack action" and then do something. The summary of Raking Strikes says, "On a hit, hit the target again with disadvantage." (Of course, arguing specificity, it should probably say "attack the target again with disadvantage.") Then, the maneuver says, "make a melee weapon attack." To me, the language that it uses says that Raking Strikes is used as part of making an attack, not that Raking Strikes itself is the attack or action.
This is my view of it on its own. I do agree that the wording of Perfect Assault negates what I say above but I don't like that another maneuver's wording clarifies, intent I guess? So, without Perfect Assault, what would you say? Thanks!
As a side note, I don't like that Maneuvers aren't in alphabetical order with an additional item listing which group they are in. It makes finding them annoying.
It's making me want keywords, a la PF2, even though PF2 isn't my first pick for a game for other reasons.
I'm trying to understand the specificity of the language used. Other maneuvers will say "take an Attack action" and then do something. The summary of Raking Strikes says, "On a hit, hit the target again with disadvantage." (Of course, arguing specificity, it should probably say "attack the target again with disadvantage.") Then, the maneuver says, "make a melee weapon attack." To me, the language that it uses says that Raking Strikes is used as part of making an attack, not that Raking Strikes itself is the attack or action.
This is my view of it on its own. I do agree that the wording of Perfect Assault negates what I say above but I don't like that another maneuver's wording clarifies, intent I guess? So, without Perfect Assault, what would you say? Thanks!
As a side note, I don't like that Maneuvers aren't in alphabetical order with an additional item listing which group they are in. It makes finding them annoying.