Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4603408" data-attributes="member: 386">Let's say a player wants to disarm someone.&nbsp; The PHB says he should be able to try it; the DMG tells me to say yes to his request.&nbsp; It's not in the rules so I turn to page 42.I use the DM's best friend because disarming sounds tricky to me: -2 to the roll.I cast the action as a check.&nbsp; I figure it's an attack using a weapon so I decide what defense it's made against.&nbsp; Ref sounds good; maybe Fort, if it's an ogre or something.It doesn't do any damage, so we leave that part out.&nbsp; So it boils down to this: Melee weapon -2 vs. Ref.&nbsp; Hit: The guy is disarmed.I did all that following page 42 step-by-step.&nbsp; I left out other considerations (where is the weapon now?) but I figure that either the DM will cover that in the description of the action or make a ruling on it at some point.This is what the game tells us to do.&nbsp; Maybe it's not as good as having a clear cut rule for disarm or trip actions (then again, maybe it's better), but it's not true that you can't disarm or trip someone without the 17th level power.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4603408, member: 386"] Let's say a player wants to disarm someone. The PHB says he should be able to try it; the DMG tells me to say yes to his request. It's not in the rules so I turn to page 42. I use the DM's best friend because disarming sounds tricky to me: -2 to the roll. I cast the action as a check. I figure it's an attack using a weapon so I decide what defense it's made against. Ref sounds good; maybe Fort, if it's an ogre or something. It doesn't do any damage, so we leave that part out. So it boils down to this: Melee weapon -2 vs. Ref. Hit: The guy is disarmed. I did all that following page 42 step-by-step. I left out other considerations (where is the weapon now?) but I figure that either the DM will cover that in the description of the action or make a ruling on it at some point. This is what the game tells us to do. Maybe it's not as good as having a clear cut rule for disarm or trip actions (then again, maybe it's better), but it's not true that you [b]can't[/b] disarm or trip someone without the 17th level power. [/QUOTE]

Verification