Please rate Extra Stunning Attacks

[smetzger]

Given that you already have the prerequisites please rate the usefulness/must have of Extra Stunning Attacks

Extra Stunning Attacks [General]
REQ: Base Attack bonus +2, Stunning Fist
You gain the ability to make three extra stunning attacks per day. You may take this feat multipe times. Sword and Fist, pg 6

 

[Bobbystopholes]

If you are playing a monk, I think it is great! Pick up some Ki Straps (+5 to the DC) and make all of your attacks stuns until you knock the guy out!

 

[Macbrea]

We discovered an odd combo that comes off stunning attack.




Monk with improved grapple, stunning attack and Choke hold.


Monk attacks with a stunning blow
When the attack connects if he manages to stun the oponent, auto initiate grapple as a free action against the stunned opponent. Use second attack for an autopin vs the stunned opponent.
The opponent won't get a turn before choke hold goes off.


We have seen some pretty big guys go down this way.

 

[Christian]

I have to say, my Monk character hardly ever has successful stunning attacks. I don't think a few extra per day would make much difference.

At sixth level, with a 16 Wisdom, the save DC for his stun is 16. But a lot of the baddies he faces have Fortitude saves in the +10 range-even if he happens to hit with the declared stun, there's a fairly small chance to stun the thing.

Maybe ki straps would help, of course. But I usually use it against enemy spellcasters, so it doesn't come up all that much. Six stun attempts per day should be plenty ...

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

Hwo often do you actually run out of Stunning Attacks? By the time you have a decent enough BAB to land attacks consistently you have twice as many as you need in most battles.

 

[Crothian]

Hwo often do you actually run out of Stunning Attacks? By the time you have a decent enough BAB to land attacks consistently you have twice as many as you need in most battles.

We just ended a game that went from 1st to 20th level. Not once did the monk run out of stunning attacks. I think this feat is pretty useless. Perhaps for a multi classed monk or in a campaign that is very combat heavy would it be taken.

 

[Macbrea]

As a side note, Stunning attack doesn't only have to be taken by a monk. It isn't a terrible thing for a cleric to take. Since, he has to have an open hand to cast many times.


Cleric 10
Wis 18
Feats: Improved Unarmed strike, Stunning fist, Improved stunning fist.


Would be 6 times a day he could deliver a inflict spell with a gauntleted hand dealing a stunning blow DC 19.


But, then again. I have a habit of looking at the other people who may want to use such a feat.

 

[smetzger]

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[gamecat]

I voted "Of Limited Use", because it is just that.

 

[smetzger]

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