Difference between revisions of "D20 Mechanic: Techniques"
From Trinity Wiki
GnomeWorks (Talk | contribs) (→Technique Descriptions) |
GnomeWorks (Talk | contribs) |
||
Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
<div id="Block"> | <div id="Block"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">BLOCK</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | |'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | ||
Line 76: | Line 76: | ||
<div id="Break_Weapon"> | <div id="Break_Weapon"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">BREAK WEAPON</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | |'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | ||
Line 104: | Line 104: | ||
<div id="Catch"> | <div id="Catch"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">CATCH</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | |'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | ||
Line 132: | Line 132: | ||
<div id="Combination"> | <div id="Combination"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You can combine two techniques into one whole.'' | |''You can combine two techniques into one whole.'' | ||
Line 145: | Line 145: | ||
<div id="Combo_Block_Grapple"> | <div id="Combo_Block_Grapple"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION: BLOCK AND GRAPPLE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | ||
Line 158: | Line 158: | ||
<div id="Combo_Block_Strike"> | <div id="Combo_Block_Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION: BLOCK AND STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]] | ||
Line 171: | Line 171: | ||
<div id="Combo_Disarm_Grapple"> | <div id="Combo_Disarm_Grapple"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION: DISARM AND GRAPPLE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Expert_Disarm|Expert Disarm]], [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Expert_Disarm|Expert Disarm]], [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | ||
Line 184: | Line 184: | ||
<div id="Combo_Disarm_Strike"> | <div id="Combo_Disarm_Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION: DISARM AND STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Expert_Disarm|Expert Disarm]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Expert_Disarm|Expert Disarm]] | ||
Line 197: | Line 197: | ||
<div id="Combo_Trip_Strike"> | <div id="Combo_Trip_Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">COMBINATION: TRIP AND STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|If you successfully trip or [[#Sweep|sweep]] a creature, you may - as an attack of opportunity - perform a standard melee attack against the opponent you tripped or swept. | |If you successfully trip or [[#Sweep|sweep]] a creature, you may - as an attack of opportunity - perform a standard melee attack against the opponent you tripped or swept. | ||
Line 211: | Line 211: | ||
<div id="Counter"> | <div id="Counter"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">COUNTER</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Combo_Block_Strike|Combination: Block and Strike]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Combo_Block_Strike|Combination: Block and Strike]] | ||
Line 225: | Line 225: | ||
<div id="Expert_Disarm"> | <div id="Expert_Disarm"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">EXPERT DISARM</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You are well-trained in the ways of disarming opponents.'' | |''You are well-trained in the ways of disarming opponents.'' | ||
Line 239: | Line 239: | ||
<div id="Flurry"> | <div id="Flurry"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">FLURRY</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You can sacrifice accuracy for an additional strike.'' | |''You can sacrifice accuracy for an additional strike.'' | ||
Line 253: | Line 253: | ||
<div id="Grappling_Expertise"> | <div id="Grappling_Expertise"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">GRAPPLING EXPERTISE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You are well-trained in the ways of grappling.'' | |''You are well-trained in the ways of grappling.'' | ||
Line 267: | Line 267: | ||
<div id="Ground_and_Pound"> | <div id="Ground_and_Pound"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">GROUND AND POUND</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Grappling_Expertise|Grappling Expertise]] | ||
Line 281: | Line 281: | ||
<div id="Hamedo"> | <div id="Hamedo"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">HAMEDO</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Counter|Counter]], [[#Combo_Block_Strike|Combination: Block and Strike]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Block|Block]], [[#Counter|Counter]], [[#Combo_Block_Strike|Combination: Block and Strike]] | ||
Line 309: | Line 309: | ||
<div id="Improved_Iterative_Attacks"> | <div id="Improved_Iterative_Attacks"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">IMPROVED ITERATIVE ATTACKS</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +4 | |'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +4 | ||
Line 321: | Line 321: | ||
| | | | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! colspan="4" style="background:# | + | ! colspan="4" style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="center"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">Bonus Attacks</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="center" | |-style="background:white;" align="center" | ||
|width="25%"|'''Old BAB''' | |width="25%"|'''Old BAB''' | ||
Line 382: | Line 382: | ||
<div id="Instant_Stand"> | <div id="Instant_Stand"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">INSTANT STAND</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' See text | |'''Action:''' See text | ||
Line 396: | Line 396: | ||
<div id="Lock"> | <div id="Lock"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">LOCK</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have [[#Improved_Iterative_Attacks|Improved Iterative Attacks]]) | |'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have [[#Improved_Iterative_Attacks|Improved Iterative Attacks]]) | ||
Line 424: | Line 424: | ||
<div id="Nerve_Strike"> | <div id="Nerve_Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">NERVE STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | |'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | ||
Line 449: | Line 449: | ||
<div id="Nerve_Strike_Pain"> | <div id="Nerve_Strike_Pain"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">NERVE STRIKE: PAIN</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Duration:''' 1d4 rounds | |'''Duration:''' 1d4 rounds | ||
Line 462: | Line 462: | ||
<div id="Nerve_Strike_Paralysis"> | <div id="Nerve_Strike_Paralysis"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">NERVE STRIKE: PARALYSIS</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Nerve_Strike_Pain|Nerve Strike: Pain]], [[#Nerve_Strike_Stun|Nerve Strike: Stun]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Nerve_Strike_Pain|Nerve Strike: Pain]], [[#Nerve_Strike_Stun|Nerve Strike: Stun]] | ||
Line 477: | Line 477: | ||
<div id="Nerve_Strike_Stun"> | <div id="Nerve_Strike_Stun"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">NERVE STRIKE: STUN</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Duration:''' 1 round | |'''Duration:''' 1 round | ||
Line 493: | Line 493: | ||
<div id="Palm_Strike"> | <div id="Palm_Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">PALM STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' Move action | |'''Action:''' Move action | ||
Line 515: | Line 515: | ||
<div id="Pounce"> | <div id="Pounce"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">POUNCE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have [[#Improved_Iterative_Attacks|Improved Iterative Attacks]]) | |'''Prerequisites:''' BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have [[#Improved_Iterative_Attacks|Improved Iterative Attacks]]) | ||
Line 529: | Line 529: | ||
<div id="Push"> | <div id="Push"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">PUSH</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | |'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | ||
Line 557: | Line 557: | ||
<div id="Reverse_Hold"> | <div id="Reverse_Hold"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">REVERSE HOLD</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Lock|Lock]] | |'''Prerequisites:''' [[#Lock|Lock]] | ||
Line 581: | Line 581: | ||
<div id="Roll"> | <div id="Roll"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">ROLL</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | |'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | ||
Line 607: | Line 607: | ||
<div id="Stable_Footing"> | <div id="Stable_Footing"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">STABLE FOOTING</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You are sure-footed.'' | |''You are sure-footed.'' | ||
Line 621: | Line 621: | ||
<div id="Situational_Awareness"> | <div id="Situational_Awareness"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">SITUATIONAL AWARENESS</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|''You have a keen sense of your surroundings.'' | |''You have a keen sense of your surroundings.'' | ||
Line 633: | Line 633: | ||
<div id="Sudden Strike"> | <div id="Sudden Strike"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">SUDDEN STRIKE</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | |'''Action:''' Attack of Opportunity | ||
Line 656: | Line 656: | ||
<div id="Sudden_Draw"> | <div id="Sudden_Draw"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:95%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#F2DFBD;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:12px; font-family:tahoma;">SUDDEN STRIKE: DRAW WEAPON</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|You can make an attack of opportunity against a creature that draws a weapon. | |You can make an attack of opportunity against a creature that draws a weapon. | ||
Line 670: | Line 670: | ||
<div id="Sweep"> | <div id="Sweep"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">SWEEP</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | |'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | ||
Line 696: | Line 696: | ||
<div id="Throw"> | <div id="Throw"> | ||
{|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | {|class="collapsible" width="90%" style="border:1px solid silver; text-align:center; clear:both; font-size:75%; font-family:verdana;" | ||
− | ! style="background:# | + | ! style="background:#D0BD9B;" align="left"|<div style="margin-left:15px;"><font color="black" style="font-size:13.5px; font-family:tahoma;">THROW</font></div> |
|-style="background:white;" align="left" | |-style="background:white;" align="left" | ||
|'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action | |'''Action:''' [[#Atk|Attack]] action |
Revision as of 05:17, 20 September 2009
Techniques are used by the Karateka class.
Techniques
- Block
- Break Weapon
- Catch
- Combination
- Counter
- Expert Disarm
- Flurry
- Grappling Expertise
- Ground and Pound
- Hamedo
- Improved Iterative Attacks
- Instant Stand
- Lock
- Nerve Strike
- Palm Strike
- Pounce
- Push
- Reverse Hold
- Roll
- Situational Awareness
- Stable Footing
- Sudden Strike
- Sweep
- Throw
Terminology
Attack action
- This term is used for a technique that is used as an attack. Normally, an attack requires a standard action, or is made as one attack amongst more in a full-round action (which requires a high enough base attack bonus to warrant multiple attacks).
- A technique that requires this type of action can be used when performing an attack of opportunity.
Technique check
- Karateka are more adept at close-quarter fighting involving stunts such as tripping, bull rushing, and grappling. As such, whenever you would be required to make an opposed Strength check, you instead make a Technique check, which is equal to your Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution bonus (a choice made at first level as a karateka) plus one-half your karateka level.
Technique Descriptions
BLOCK
|
---|
Action: Attack of Opportunity |
Range: Personal |
Target: One attack |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You use a part of your body to intercept an incoming melee attack. |
To use this technique, you must not have lost your Dexterity bonus to AC due to a status condition; you must be wielding a martial arts weapon; and you must be aware of the attack and able to clearly perceive it with a primary targeting sense. |
Make an attack roll against the attacker's attack roll. If you roll higher and exceed a DC 15, the attack is blocked and you suffer no damage. If the attack was a critical hit, you must roll higher and exceed a DC 25 to successfully stop the attack. |
You cannot use this technique to avoid touch attacks. |
You cannot use this technique when flanked. |
BREAK WEAPON
|
---|
Action: Attack action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One weapon |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You focus your strength into a single strike, allowing you to sunder steel. |
You must be wielding a martial arts weapon to use this technique. |
This technique is a two-step process. |
Step 1 - Hit: You make an attack roll opposed by the defender's attack roll. If the defender is wielding a two-handed weapon, he gets a +4 bonus, and if he is wielding a light weapon, he gets a -4 penalty. If the combatants are of different sizes, the larger combatant gets a bonus on the attack roll of +4 per difference in size category. |
Step 2 - Damage: If you win the opposed roll, you deal damage to the weapon, as though you were sundering it. |
CATCH
|
---|
Action: Attack of Opportunity |
Range: Reach |
Target: One thrown item |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You snatch a thrown item out of the air. |
To use this technique, you must not have lost your Dexterity bonus to AC due to a status condition; you must have at least one hand free; and you must be aware of the attack and able to clearly perceive it with a primary targeting sense. |
If you are catching a thrown item, you may catch it automatically. |
If you are catching a thrown weapon, make an attack roll against the attacker's attack roll. If you roll higher and exceed a DC 15, you successfully catch the weapon. If the attack was a critical hit, you must roll higher and exceed a DC 25 to successfully catch it. |
You can use this technique to catch weapons or items thrown at other characters, if the item's path would pass through your threatened squares. |
COMBINATION
| |||
---|---|---|---|
You can combine two techniques into one whole. | |||
Each of the following techniques is learned separately, but all follow the same rules outlined below. | |||
To perform a combination, you must wield a martial arts weapon. You must also obey all the restrictions of both techniques in a given combination. | |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
| |||
COUNTER
|
---|
Prerequisites: Block, Combination: Block and Strike |
You have a style of reciprocal attacks. |
Whenever a creature attacks you with a melee weapon, they provoke an attack of opportunity, which you may perform after their attack is resolved. |
EXPERT DISARM
|
---|
You are well-trained in the ways of disarming opponents. |
You no longer provoke attacks of opportunity when attempting to disarm an opponent. |
You only gain the benefits of this technique while wielding a martial arts weapon and wearing armor without an armor check penalty. |
FLURRY
|
---|
You can sacrifice accuracy for an additional strike. |
When you take a full attack action, you may make one additional attack at your highest attack bonus. All attacks for that action suffer a -2 penalty. |
You cannot use any of the attacks in a flurry to perform a technique or use a special attack option; they must all be standard attacks. |
GRAPPLING EXPERTISE
|
---|
You are well-trained in the ways of grappling. |
You no longer provoke attacks of opportunity when attempting to initiate a grapple or use the throw technique. |
You only gain the benefits of this technique while wielding a martial arts weapon and wearing armor without an armor check penalty. |
GROUND AND POUND
|
---|
Prerequisites: Grappling Expertise |
You can continue to bring the hurt on while grappling a foe. |
While you are grappling or pinning a creature, you can attack normally with a light martial arts weapon. |
HAMEDO
|
---|
Prerequisites: Block, Counter, Combination: Block and Strike |
Action: Attack of Opportunity |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You sense an incoming attack, and strike before your opponent can. |
To use this technique, you must not have lost your Dexterity bonus to AC due to a status condition; you must be wielding a martial arts weapon; and you must be aware of the attack and able to clearly perceive it with a primary targeting sense. |
If a creature makes an attack against you, you may make an Initiative check against their attack roll. If you succeed, you may make an attack of opportunity against the creature prior to the attack's resolution (that is, if you manage to drop the creature, their attack does not occur). |
Note: You can combine this technique with counter, provided you have sufficient attacks of opportunity. In effect, the opponent's attack becomes "sandwiched" between your two attacks of opportunity. |
IMPROVED ITERATIVE ATTACKS
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prerequisites: BAB +4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Your attacks become more fluid, allowing you to make more when you set your mind to all-out offense. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Your progression for iterative attacks improves, as per the table below, when wielding a martial arts weapon. This technique changes your base attack bonus; any effects that are derived from your base attack bonus are now derived from the table below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INSTANT STAND
|
---|
Action: See text |
You can recover almost instantly from a prone position. |
You can stand up as an non-action by expending an attack of opportunity. |
LOCK
|
---|
Prerequisites: BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have Improved Iterative Attacks) |
Action: Attack action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You wrap and contort yourself around a pinned foe, rendering them utterly immobile. |
To use this technique, you must be engaged in a grapple and have pinned your foe during this attack action. |
Make an opposed grapple check with your target. If you win, the creature is considered helpless and you are considered pinned. You can break the lock as an immediate action, reducing the lock to a pin (in which case the creature is immobile until your next turn). |
A creature can attempt to escape from a lock as though it were a pin, at a -4 penalty to the grapple or Escape Artist check to do so. |
NERVE STRIKE
| ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Action: Attack action | ||||
Range: Touch | ||||
Target: One creature | ||||
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates | ||||
You strike a nerve, potentially causing a variety of status effects. | ||||
Each of the following techniques is learned separately, but all follow the same rules outlined below. | ||||
To perform a nerve strike, you must be wielding a martial arts weapon; the target must not be immune to critical hits; the target must not be concealed, invisible, blurred, or otherwise enjoy a miss chance due to concealment; and you must be aware of the target and able to clearly perceive it with a primary targeting sense. | ||||
To make a nerve strike, you must make a melee attack at a -4 penalty. If you hit, the target suffers your normal unarmed damage, and must also make a saving throw or else suffer a status effect, dependent upon the specific nerve strike. | ||||
You cannot use more than one nerve strike technique in a round, regardless of how many you know or how many attacks in a round you can make. | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
| ||||
PALM STRIKE
|
---|
Action: Move action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You make a rapid jab with your palm. |
Make a single melee attack against the target. If you hit, you deal half damage. |
POUNCE
|
---|
Prerequisites: BAB +6 (or BAB +4 if you have Improved Iterative Attacks) |
You excel at bringing your whole body into an assault. |
When you charge, you can make a full attack action. |
PUSH
|
---|
Action: Attack action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You violently push a creature away. |
This technique requires a three-step process. |
Step 1 - Touch: You must make a melee touch attack against your opponent. |
Step 2 - Strength: If the melee touch attack succeeds, make a technique check opposed by your opponent's Strength check. A combatant gets a +4 bonus for every size category he is larger than Medium or a -4 penalty for every size category he is smaller than Medium. The defender gets a +4 bonus on his check if he has more than two legs or is otherwise more stable than a normal humanoid. |
Step 3 - Push: If you win the opposed check, you push your opponent back 5 feet in a straight line. If you beat your opponent's check by at least 5, you may opt for your opponent to fall prone in their new square. For every 10 points by which you beat your opponent's check in step 2, you may push your opponent an additional 5 feet. |
REVERSE HOLD
|
---|
Prerequisites: Lock |
Action: Attack of Opportunity |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You escape from a hold and immediately lock your opponent in the same hold. |
When you successfully escape from a grapple, pin, or lock, and are wielding a martial arts weapon, you may - as an attack of opportunity - attempt a grapple, pin, or lock against the creature you just escaped from. |
ROLL
|
---|
Action: Attack of Opportunity |
Range: Personal |
Target: You |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You roll with a blow, reducing its effectiveness. |
To use this technique, you must not have lost your Dexterity bonus to AC due to a status condition and you must not be immobilized. |
If you are attacked, you may make a Reflex save against the attack roll. If you beat it and exceed a DC 15, you roll with the blow, reducing the damage you take from the attack by the amount by which you overcame the roll. If the attack is a critical, you must exceed a DC 25 to use this technique. |
If you successfully used this technique, you make take a 5-foot step immediately after the triggering attack's resolution, as a non-action. |
STABLE FOOTING
|
---|
You are sure-footed. |
You gain a bonus equal to 5 + one-half your karateka level on any check made to avoid being moved or forced prone. |
If you are suffering from any condition that causes you to lose your Dexterity bonus to AC, you do not gain this bonus. |
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
|
---|
You have a keen sense of your surroundings. |
You can make an additional attack of opportunity each round. |
SUDDEN STRIKE
| ||
---|---|---|
Action: Attack of Opportunity | ||
Range: Touch | ||
Target: One creature | ||
Duration: Instantanous | ||
Saving Throw: None | ||
You are trained in watching a creature's movements, able to find the opportune time to strike when they least expect it. | ||
Each of the following techniques is learned separately, but all follow the same rules outlined below. | ||
Each of the following techniques grants you the ability to perform an attack of opportunity against a creature in situations that do not normally provoke. | ||
| ||
SWEEP
|
---|
Action: Attack action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You sweep a creature's leg, causing them to fall prone. |
Make a melee touch attack against your target. |
If you hit, make a technique check opposed by the defender’s Dexterity or Strength check (whichever ability score has the higher modifier). A combatant gets a +4 bonus for every size category he is larger than Medium or a -4 penalty for every size category he is smaller than Medium. The defender gets a +4 bonus on his check if he has more than two legs or is otherwise more stable than a normal humanoid. |
If you win the opposed check, the defender falls prone. |
THROW
|
---|
Action: Attack action |
Range: Touch |
Target: One creature |
Duration: Instantanous |
Saving Throw: None |
You grab a creature and throw it. |
This technique requires a three-step process. |
Step 1 - Close: You must close with the target and enter its square. This provokes an attack of opportunity from the target. If the attack of opportunity deals damage to you, this technique automatically fails. |
Step 2 - Grab: You perform a melee touch attack to grab your target and start the throw. If you miss, you cannot throw your target. |
Step 3 - Throw: If the melee touch attack succeeds, you and your target make an opposed Grapple check. If you win, you throw the target 5 feet in whatever direction you choose, inflicting your unarmed damage to your target and knocking him prone. |
You can only throw creatures up to one size category larger than you. |
Design Notes
Heavy inspiration was drawn from Ken Hood's d20 Martial Arts work.
Some amount of inspiration was taken from various Final Fantasy games.
AoOs as Resource
The concept of using the attack of opportunity as a resource to fuel these abilities is, to my knowledge, a new idea of my own devising. It seems like an incredibly good idea, however, and would seem to help reinforce the feel of the karateka class in general - AoOs represent a high awareness of a combat situation, and someone wading into a fight with their fists and the shirt on their back seems like someone who should have very good situational awareness.