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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kinematics" data-source="post: 8283820" data-attributes="member: 6932123">Ohh... I slightly misread what you said, but it still sticks: What if weapons like whips could have multiple reactions? They're kinda junk weapons by default, but they're fast and flexible, and having an extra reaction (opportunity attack only) seems like it would give it an interesting niche use that still feels appropriate.For this, I would consider something like: When an opponent that you're in melee range with makes an opportunity attack against a creature other than you, you may use a reaction to move up to half your speed.Basically, in the moment the enemy is distracted, you have a chance to move away, perhaps getting behind some cover.Yeah, I like that idea. Only melee-threatened squares (including bare-handed types that melee, such as monks or brawlers).  It makes a front line actually workable, even without the Sentinel feat.  You'll generally have to go through three threatened squares to pass the fighter up front, and that's going to use up all your movement. You'd have to Dash to get the extra movement to reach the casters in the back, which means no attack that round, and time for the defending team to respond.It does mean monk can't as easily beeline for the big bad to use Stunning Strike, but it also actually makes the monk's high movement rate more useful.In general, more use of difficult terrain is desperately needed in combat. 30' of movement makes fights other than massive outdoor areas or volcanic calderas embarrassingly difficult to use as anything other than "walk up and hit each other till one falls over" types of fights.On the reactions question, I actually probably wouldn't give more general reactions to players, as they can be used for any number of things. Instead, like the Cavalier, have specialty reactions that you might consider more as "maneuvers".   EG: Whips in general get an extra opportunity attack per round (but not more than one per turn); have a 'retreat' maneuver that allows you to move away from distracted enemies (when they take an action against someone other than you); etc. Perhaps use 'common' magic items as the vehicle for the bonus pseudo-reaction (eg: Boots of the Coward).With a bit of fine-tuning, I think that would work fine, and better than handing out full additional reactions to everyone without constraint.</blockquote>

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