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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aaron2" data-source="post: 1773580" data-attributes="member: 1436">I have also tried to add options such as this. For this type thing, I changed fighting defensively so that it the to hit penalty is limited to BAB or 4 (whichever is greater) and the AC bonus is equal to +1/2 the penalty. So a 6th level fighter can take a -6 penalty for a +3 AC bonus. I do the same with power attack, allowing those without the feat to trade 2 points of attack for +1 damage. The feats are still usefull since they make the option twice as effective. As to making the trace twice as effective if applied to just one opponent, I'm not sure that's a good idea. I'm afraid it will lead to duals where both characters can only hit on a 20. [Aside: One house rule I'm considering is to have a 20 only automatically hit if the attacker is not currently doing a maneuver (power attack or expertise forex) that is reducing his to-hit chance.]One thing I noticed about Expertise. When a character takes a penalty to hit for a corresponding increase in AC, it helps the character that has the easier chance to hit regardless of who does the Expertise (since you are essentially applying an equal to-hit penatly to both characters).For example, Adam needs a 12 or better to hit while Bob needs a 15 or better. If Bob says, "crap, he's kicking my butt I'll expertise for 3 points," the chance to hit changes to 15+ for Adam and 18+ for Bob. Bob's chance to hit dropped 50% (30%->15%) while Adam's only dropped 33% (45%->30%).Aaron</blockquote>

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