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<blockquote data-quote="Feldspar" data-source="post: 2788518" data-attributes="member: 20450">Ah, but I can't Baleful Polymorph a swarm even though the spell targets &quot;1 creature.&quot;&nbsp; There are some exceptions slash special cases for swarms with regards to treating them as a single creature; I think Whirlwind attack is something that should be special cased as well.Imagine if you will two fighters who are exactly the same in everything (stats, hp's, equipment, etc) except feats.&nbsp; One (Castor) has Whirlwind attack while the other (Pollux) spent those feats on feats that won't help against a swarm/mob (Improved Trip perhaps).One can imagine Pollux, with multiple attacks per round because of a high BAB perhaps, killing a couple of peasants per round.&nbsp; Stabbilty stab stab, there go three more.&nbsp; But eventually, there are just too many coming from all angles - the wave of humanity surges over him, pulls him to the ground and tears him apart.But Castor is a veritable cyclone of steel, his blade flashing in every direction.&nbsp; The mob tries to get at him, tries to come from behind and the sides to bear him down - but its always his blade they find waiting for them.&nbsp; The ring of dead begins to build up around him ...It just feels right to me that the Whirldwind attack guy can put that training to use against a swarm or mob, even if it is just one creature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Feldspar, post: 2788518, member: 20450"] Ah, but I can't Baleful Polymorph a swarm even though the spell targets "1 creature." There are some exceptions slash special cases for swarms with regards to treating them as a single creature; I think Whirlwind attack is something that should be special cased as well. Imagine if you will two fighters who are exactly the same in everything (stats, hp's, equipment, etc) except feats. One (Castor) has Whirlwind attack while the other (Pollux) spent those feats on feats that won't help against a swarm/mob (Improved Trip perhaps). One can imagine Pollux, with multiple attacks per round because of a high BAB perhaps, killing a couple of peasants per round. Stabbilty stab stab, there go three more. But eventually, there are just too many coming from all angles - the wave of humanity surges over him, pulls him to the ground and tears him apart. But Castor is a veritable cyclone of steel, his blade flashing in every direction. The mob tries to get at him, tries to come from behind and the sides to bear him down - but its always his blade they find waiting for them. The ring of dead begins to build up around him ... It just feels right to me that the Whirldwind attack guy can put that training to use against a swarm or mob, even if it is just one creature. [/QUOTE]

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