Throwing sand in enemy's eyes? Effect?


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That's pretty much Feinting in Combat, with a +2 circumstance bonus on your Bluff check. If you succeed, your enemy loses his Dex bonus to your next attack. No special rules needed.

That said, there's the Dirty Fighting feat (CW, iirc) and the Sand Dancer feat (Sandstorm).

Oddly enough, there's no feat for Sand Fighter or Dirty Dancing...

:D
 


there is a similar item in OA, the eggshell granade loaded with dust.

Ranged touch attack 5 ft. increment (max 5 increments), if hits Fort 10 or blinded 2 rounds.

Obviously it works only at low levels.


Another way to rule this move (from Dragon IIRC) was: provided you have dust in hand (so you already used an appropriate kind of action to get it), make a ranged touch to an adjacent enemy (so no range increment) being at maximum one size greater than yours; if you hit, enemy makes a Ref save between 10 and 15 (or maybe 10 + your Cha modifier) or he is blinded 1d4 rounds; oh and yes, to be able to make this attack you must have used a Bluff check to hide the dust.

/me has written too many variables instead of a clear answer ;)
 

Wanderer20 said:
there is a similar item in OA, the eggshell granade loaded with dust.

Ranged touch attack 5 ft. increment (max 5 increments), if hits Fort 10 or blinded 2 rounds.

Obviously it works only at low levels.


Another way to rule this move (from Dragon IIRC) was: provided you have dust in hand (so you already used an appropriate kind of action to get it), make a ranged touch to an adjacent enemy (so no range increment) being at maximum one size greater than yours; if you hit, enemy makes a Ref save between 10 and 15 (or maybe 10 + your Cha modifier) or he is blinded 1d4 rounds; oh and yes, to be able to make this attack you must have used a Bluff check to hide the dust.

/me has written too many variables instead of a clear answer ;)

I was gonna say, seems like it would be VERY similiar to a Thunderstone, except instead of deafness it is blindness. Egg shell grenades... good find.
 


dungeon blaster said:
So you need a feat to throw sand in someone's eyes? that doesn't sound right... :\

Didn't you know? This is DND. You need a feat for everything. Even for taking a ..., well, nevermind. ;)
 

Klaus said:
That's pretty much Feinting in Combat, with a +2 circumstance bonus on your Bluff check. If you succeed, your enemy loses his Dex bonus to your next attack. No special rules needed.

I would call throwing sand into the eyes of a foe just a feint, no bonus... it is afterall one of the "oldest tricks in the book". :p
 
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Drowbane said:
I would call throwing sand into the eyes of a foe just a feint, no bonus... it is afterall one of the "oldest tricks in the book". :p
I gave the bonus simply because that's an easy-to-use trick, and should be easier than an actual feint. If the character tries to do this *again* in a later round against the same opponent, I would not only withdraw the bonus, but actually give the foe a circumstance bonus on his opposed check to avoid being tricked (fool me once and all that...).
 

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