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Maltivix

01-17-05, 09:04 AM
As everone knows their are things you can do in combat to increase your chances in battle, such as disarming an opponent, charging and bullrushing, triping, and of course flanking. Well I'd like to add a feature If any here are interested. This is called a Death From Above(DFA), thier are two ways to do this so pay attention.

1st way: only if your charachter can't fly

step one: you must be at least 30 ft away from the target of this attack
step two: this counts as both a move action and an attack
step three: you go into a charge selecting a single target, half way through the
charge you make a jump check( the DC I ussauly give is 20, but DM's can choose this for them selves. As you are coming down from the jump you are attacking your opponent with a +2 enhancement, this will provoke an attack of opportunity. If the attack is confirmed, do damage as normal + 1d6 non leathal damage, also both of you are forced on top of each other, the attacker on top, you are both prone and it will take a full round action to get up. You as the attacker do gain a negative side effect your AC drops by 2 and you must make a reflex save to garentee that you do not fall off your opponent due to vilocity diffrence. If this occures you must succcede on a tumble check( DM decieds on the DC and effects if failed).

The other way is all the same rules except if you have the ability to fly this is treated as if you were charging from the sky strait down.
The Legendary Two Sandals

01-20-05, 01:23 PM
If you fly you can make a dive attack which is basicly a flying charge, from there you can pick from a multitude of feats from either the Monster Manual or the Savage Species. In the new Complete Adventurer there is a feat called Leap Attack you make a charge attack coupled with a jump check and the Power Attack feat. If you hit the bonus added by your power attack is doubled or tripled with a two handed weapon. These are not exactly what you had in mind but they are existing things that are similar.