Homerule ideas for tumble

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#1

randl

Dec 05, 2014 13:27:22

I have a player in a home game that wants to tumble go avoid AoO without having to give up thier attack action to Disengage.  I don't have the DMG yet, so I don't know if this have been covered.  I am considering two options:

 

1. Give up half movement to make an Acrobatics roll against the AoO roll and use better of that and AC.

 

2.  Give up half movement to make an Acrobatics roll vs. DC 10+Attack bonus to completely avoid AoO.

 

In both cases Disadvantage would be applied to avoid multiple AoO.

 

Additonal homerule for review: Allowing darts to be drawn and thrown using ammunition rules instead of standard object interaction rules.

#2

pukunui

Dec 05, 2014 13:58:32

Why not just make it a Dex (Acrobatics) contest?

 

EDIT: Also, I believe the rules already state that spaces occupied by other creatures count as difficult terrain, so having to give up half your movement seems a bit harsh. What if the person tumbling is a halfing, who can already move through larger creatures' spaces freely?

#3

randl

Dec 05, 2014 14:00:50

I suppose that is essentially proposing, just didn't write it as Dex (Acrobatics).  The first one is the contest against the attack, while the second is more of a straight skill check.

#4

pukunui

Dec 05, 2014 14:03:44

By the way, I believe there is a rule for tumbling in the DMG, although I haven't got my copy yet, so I can't confirm that.

#5

AaronOfBarbaria

Dec 05, 2014 19:21:54

I can confirm that a rule for tumbling is present in the DMG, but I can't recall exactly how it worked... I'm thinking that it was an opposed check using Dexterity (Acrobatics) for both sides.

#6

cowleymen

Dec 06, 2014 3:52:39

Short of looking at the DMG rule for it, Im not sure I really dig this idea. Disengage already does what he wants, and using skills in combat almost always comes out as a Action anyways, what he would use to just Disengage and just say he is tumbling away. I dig he wants to take advantage of being a nimble character, but I lean towards the side of Dex is damn near best Attribute to raise for pure utility (espically in the physical stats), makes me not overlly keen on giving it another advantage over making a powerful/strong Str build.