Charing Expertise [Archive] - Wizards Community

Charing Expertise [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Jancarius
10-07-05, 12:40 AM So ony of my players came up with a clever way to close on the enemy, attack, and not leave himself vulnerable. He performed a charge action, and declared a -2 Expertise. Clever, I thought, using the -2 to hit/+2 AC to neutralize the +2 hit/-2 AC from charge, while retainign the double move and attack. I said no, but gave him 10 exp just for being clever.
Malice Duskblade
10-07-05, 08:55 AM By the book, no. He cannot do this.

According to the description of Combat Expertise, you can only apply the bonus to either the attack action or full attack action. Charge is a special full-round action itself, different from the attack or full attack actions.
Chobemaster
10-07-05, 09:06 AM If it's not expressly forbidden by the letter of the RAW, allow it, spending a feat AND "dumping" that many points into INT for a "safer" charge isn't unbalancing.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Jancarius 10-07-05, 12:40 AM	So ony of my players came up with a clever way to close on the enemy, attack, and not leave himself vulnerable. He performed a charge action, and declared a -2 Expertise. Clever, I thought, using the -2 to hit/+2 AC to neutralize the +2 hit/-2 AC from charge, while retainign the double move and attack. I said no, but gave him 10 exp just for being clever.
Malice Duskblade 10-07-05, 08:55 AM	By the book, no. He cannot do this. According to the description of Combat Expertise, you can only apply the bonus to either the attack action or full attack action. Charge is a special full-round action itself, different from the attack or full attack actions.
Chobemaster 10-07-05, 09:06 AM	If it's not expressly forbidden by the letter of the RAW, allow it, spending a feat AND "dumping" that many points into INT for a "safer" charge isn't unbalancing.