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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Noumenon" data-source="post: 5117736" data-attributes="member: 70102">My new 4E-influenced view of is that "Improved Trip" means "the feat where your attack knocks them prone."  I always thought it was kind of silly to picture a wolf "tripping" someone or for a monk to have to hook his leg behind the other guy's leg like some kid on a playground.  "Improved Trip" is now my mechanical implementation for "his hammer blow knocks you flat," "your judo throw drops him on his back," "his clutching hands drag you to the ground."  I am not going to let some stupid Int requirement or feat tree shut all that off -- like I said, I never got the "clever" vibe off that feat tree anyway.Improved Grab is like it was made to say "you can't just ignore me and waltz on by!"  Very soldier.  It's too bad it usually does so much damage and shuts you off from doing anything fun -- wonder if that could be fixed.Not your first choice, but if you're thinking of him as artillery you're half done -- he'll play much different with Quick Draw than Power Attack, you can take away his great club (maybe give him a Thor's Hammer kind of thing?) and he'll still do what artillery does -- threaten the whole party instead of just the front lines, and provide a reason for the party to get forwardly mobile.If he remains a bit of a brute, well, that'll just make sure this encounter feels like "giants" instead of "soldiers 'n' archers."</blockquote>