Drow Paralyzing Fists...mechanics don't work. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Drow Paralyzing Fists...mechanics don't work. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Monkris
05-27-07, 10:59 PM I picked up a copy of the Drow of the Underdark recently and gave it a good read through. As a friend and I strolled through the pages we came across the feat Paralyzing fists. So it says prerequisite of Imp. Unarmed Attacks, and Stunning Fist. Then for the benefit is reads...

"When two or more of your Stunning Fist attacks succeed in stunning a single foe in the same round,....."

It then talks about the effects of the paralysis. The problem I am having is that Stunning Fist description states that it can only be used so many times per day per so many levels, but no more than once in a round.

Am I missing something? Is there something that allows a monk to use more than one Stunning fist in a round.....if so did they just forget to include it in the prerequisites?:confused:
Nom
05-28-07, 01:26 AM Not to mention that applying stunning fist a second time to a single foe in a single round has no effect, since the durations wouldn't stack.

It might be worth trawling the sourcebook in case they have an exception to the normal Stunning Fist rules. Or it's just an error.
Someone
05-28-07, 01:45 AM I'm pretty sure there was a "Rapid Stunning" feat in one of the Complete books that did what you're looking for.

Maybe its supposed to be one of those teamwork feats- if you and a buddy both Stunning Fist an opponent, they could be paralyzed instead.
StruckingFuggle
05-28-07, 01:53 AM There's also the Rapid Stunning feat in CWar, that lets you, IIRC, use SF on any attack.

It's kind of odd that they'd make a feat (pretty much / afaik) requiring it while not reprinting it the same book or at least making it a prereq, though.
wonlee76
05-28-07, 11:49 AM Looks like a teamwork feat (2 drow monks with this feat doing stunning fist in the same round) or you'll need the rapid stunning feat from Complete Warrior to do it alone.

Considering the hefty pre-reqs on Freezing the Lifeblood in CW (pre-reqs would require a level 15 monk or a level 12 full BAB/Monk multi-class), this feat looks like an earlier method to gain a paralysis ability for a heavier price (1 extra feat, rapid stunning) to get it earlier.
Monkris
05-28-07, 04:47 PM Thanks all. Sounds like this one of those fun ones that we get to filter/ad-lib with. All good suggestions so I shall go strolling through the other materials and find all the goodies that make this feat possible.

Thanks again.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Monkris 05-27-07, 10:59 PM	I picked up a copy of the Drow of the Underdark recently and gave it a good read through. As a friend and I strolled through the pages we came across the feat Paralyzing fists. So it says prerequisite of Imp. Unarmed Attacks, and Stunning Fist. Then for the benefit is reads... "When two or more of your Stunning Fist attacks succeed in stunning a single foe in the same round,....." It then talks about the effects of the paralysis. The problem I am having is that Stunning Fist description states that it can only be used so many times per day per so many levels, but no more than once in a round. Am I missing something? Is there something that allows a monk to use more than one Stunning fist in a round.....if so did they just forget to include it in the prerequisites?:confused:
Nom 05-28-07, 01:26 AM	Not to mention that applying stunning fist a second time to a single foe in a single round has no effect, since the durations wouldn't stack. It might be worth trawling the sourcebook in case they have an exception to the normal Stunning Fist rules. Or it's just an error.
Someone 05-28-07, 01:45 AM	I'm pretty sure there was a "Rapid Stunning" feat in one of the Complete books that did what you're looking for. Maybe its supposed to be one of those teamwork feats- if you and a buddy both Stunning Fist an opponent, they could be paralyzed instead.
StruckingFuggle 05-28-07, 01:53 AM	There's also the Rapid Stunning feat in CWar, that lets you, IIRC, use SF on any attack. It's kind of odd that they'd make a feat (pretty much / afaik) requiring it while not reprinting it the same book or at least making it a prereq, though.
wonlee76 05-28-07, 11:49 AM	Looks like a teamwork feat (2 drow monks with this feat doing stunning fist in the same round) or you'll need the rapid stunning feat from Complete Warrior to do it alone. Considering the hefty pre-reqs on Freezing the Lifeblood in CW (pre-reqs would require a level 15 monk or a level 12 full BAB/Monk multi-class), this feat looks like an earlier method to gain a paralysis ability for a heavier price (1 extra feat, rapid stunning) to get it earlier.
Monkris 05-28-07, 04:47 PM	Thanks all. Sounds like this one of those fun ones that we get to filter/ad-lib with. All good suggestions so I shall go strolling through the other materials and find all the goodies that make this feat possible. Thanks again.