Trample?

[Ogrork the Mighty]

I just wanted to make sure I'm getting this right. A creature that uses its trample ability does not shunt off those it tramples, correct? The creature must end its turn in an unoccupied space, correct?

If so, doesn't that kinda make trample useless in situations where it should be most useful? e.g. trampling into an army of soldiers in dense ranks? Or in an alley where the creatures being trampled could just space themselves out to leave no where for the creature to go. I'm thinking of huge and bigger creatures in particular.

If it does shunt off those it tramples, how do you determine where they are shunted to?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Interesting ...

Trample (Ex): As a full-round action, a creature with this special attack can move up to twice its speed and literally run over any opponents at least one size category smaller than itself. The creature merely has to move over the opponents in its path; any creature whose space is completely covered by the trampling creature’s space is subject to the trample attack. If a target’s space is larger than 5 feet, it is only considered trampled if the trampling creature moves over all the squares it occupies. If the trampling creature moves over only some of a target’s space, the target can make an attack of opportunity against the trampling creature at a –4 penalty. A trampling creature that accidentally ends its movement in an illegal space returns to the last legal position it occupied, or the closest legal position, if there’s a legal position that’s closer.

A trample attack deals bludgeoning damage (the creature’s slam damage + 1-1/2 times its Str modifier). The creature’s descriptive text gives the exact amount.

Trampled opponents can attempt attacks of opportunity, but these take a –4 penalty. If they do not make attacks of opportunity, trampled opponents can attempt Reflex saves to take half damage.

The save DC against a creature’s trample attack is 10 + 1/2 creature’s HD + creature’s Str modifier (the exact DC is given in the creature’s descriptive text). A trampling creature can only deal trampling damage to each target once per round, no matter how many times its movement takes it over a target creature.

The way this is written, it appears that you have the beast trample, and then, at the end of it, move them to the closest legal spot.

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

A nifty way to get some extra movement.

Thanks!

 

[Stalker0]

I believe using the trample feet works a bit differently however. All it says is when you overrun you can make a hoof attack.