greywulf
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kensanata said:
My suggestion for disarm and trip is to use this rule for both (and any other special effect type attack):
Roll an attack at -8 to hit against d20+your opponent’s to hit bonus. If you roll higher, you succeed. If not, combat continues. If you’re using a weapon designed for the purpose (a sai to disarm, chain to trip, etc) then roll attack -4 instead.
Example: Boris the town guard tries to disarm Edgar the Rogue. He’s at +8 to hit and using a broadsword. He is (+8-8=) +0 against Edgar’s +12 shortsword. He rolls well - an 18, and Edgar rolls d20+12 for just 16. Edgar’s shortsword goes flying and he raises his hands in the air. It’s a fair cop.
Example: Boris’ investigations into a crime ring leads him down a dark alley where Lady Seera is hiding. He draws his trusty broadsword and hears the rattle of a chain in her hands as she lunges. She’s +10 with the chain, and tried to trip him so she can run past next round. She is (+10-4=) +6 against Boris’ +8 and rolls a total of 21. Rolls lucks out with a natural 20 for a total of 28, easily avoiding the trip attempt. Seera bares her teeth in a snarl, revealing long, vicious incisors. Boris thinks maybe that was one roll it would have been better to fail…….
Slightly more complex example: Boris has been sold into slavery by the crime ring. He finds a chance to escape one night and ends up fleeing through open country for his life. A lizardman chasing him throws a mancatcher spear. It’s a longhafted weapon with a hinged circle of iron at the tip designed to snap shut around a captive’s neck. The lizardman is at +9, -4 for range and -4 to hit the neck. That’s d20 +1 for a total of 11. Boris is +8, -4 because he’s unarmed and at a big disadvantage. He rolls a total of 7. The impact of the spear sends him flying into the mud, the iron jaws snapped shut about his neck. Things don’t look good for Boris.
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