Questions tagged [trip]
For questions related to the action of knocking over someone or something.
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Can a monk use improved trip and stunning fist in the same round?
Stunning fist states you must declare it before attack. Trip says if you make your trip you make an attack at the same bonus. So if you declare stunning fist could you attempt a trip and then follow ...
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Making Mountain Stance interact with the Knockdown monster ability not frustrating
Mountain Stance gives, among other things:
you gain a +4 item bonus to AC and a +2 circumstance bonus to any
defenses against being Shoved or Tripped.
Some creatures, like a wolf, have the knockdown ...
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Does trip trigger attack of opportunity when the PC has Improved Unarmed Strike?
Trip
You can try to trip an opponent as an unarmed melee attack. You can only trip an opponent who is one size category larger than you, the same size, or smaller.
Making a Trip Attack
Make an unarmed ...
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Is there any way to improve the tripping thrust ability of a Nimblewright?
Nimblewrights are intelligent constructs in the Monster Manual II that have the following ability:
Tripping Thrust (Ex): A nimblewright's rapier-hand attacks are powerful enough to push over ...
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Is there a way to use Dex or Acrobatics for Trip?
I think I have seen a way to Trip without investing in Strength.
Right now I can only find Tumbling Opportunist, which requires 10th level and can only be used once per minute, and Improved Knockdown, ...
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Standing while tripped [closed]
In my time playing 3.5, Improved Trip has been the go to over all the other Improved "other actions".
Improved Trip
Benefit: You do not provoke an attack of opportunity when you attempt to ...
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Multiple Attack Penalty on the Trip Action
Since the Trip Action has the Attack Trait, it is subject to MAP (if you tried to Trip as your second action in a turn, your Athletics check would be at a -5).
What about weapons that have both the ...
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Trip while Climbing
I am the GM, and there's a one-shot planned I'll be running. The PC's will explore a villainous lair covered in spiderwebs, which makes it easy to climb - DC's are 5 for walls as 15 for ceilings. This ...
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Does a Gymnast have to use the Trip action to gain panache?
Swashbucklers with the Gymnast style gain panache when they Trip, Shove, or Grapple.
Does it have to be an actual Trip action, or would Improved Knockdown work?
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Trip Mechanic Question
Making a Trip Attack: Make an unarmed melee touch attack against your target. This provokes an attack of opportunity from your target as normal for unarmed attacks.
If your attack succeeds, make a ...
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Pathfinder 2e - Monk Mountain Stance and Trip
The Monk's Mountain Stance has the following requirement:
You are unarmored and touching the ground.
The trait Stance says as follow:
A stance is a general combat strategy that you enter by using ...
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What is the range of the Defensive Throw feat?
The benefit of the Defensive Throw feat (Complete Warrior, p. 97) says:
If the opponent you have chosen to use your Dodge feat against attacks you and misses, you can make an immediate trip attack ...
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Do I have to use the same weapon for Improved Trip?
Assume I have a longsword and an empty off hand, the Improved Trip feat, and a BAB of 6.
Can I attack on 6 with my longsword, attempt to trip on 1 with my hand, and if I succeed, follow up with my ...
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Can the Mage Hand cantrip be used to trip an enemy who is running away?
Can the mage hand cantrip be used to trip an enemy who is running away?
How should I rule if my player is attempting to grab hold of the ankle of a humanoid creature that is running away? Would it ...
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If I trip with a weapon do I add the Weapon Focus bonus to the trip attack roll?
Some special attacks such as Trip can be performed with weapons. Its text says:
Some weapons can be used to make trip attacks. In this case, you make a melee touch attack with the weapon instead of ...
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Is it possible to trip with natural weapon?
Usually trip action requires one to use an unarmed attack or a special trip weapon. Is it possible to trip using a natural weapon?
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How does Knock-Down work with reach weapons?
Knock-Down is one of my favorite feats in 3.5, letting you make a trip attempt after dealing enough damage with a melee attack. But does that work if you're using, say, a glaive? You can't trip with a ...
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Do the touch attacks made to trip count as hits for Knockback?
Knockback is an interesting feat:
If you score a hit while you are using the Power Attack feat, you can
make a free bull rush attempt against the foe you hit, applying the
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Does a Snake Sword user get an AoO for an opponent moving from one threatened square to another within range?
So I am starting a new character in an ongoing campaign and I was going to do a Chain Armor + Spiked Chains dual wield trip tank deal but I decided to see what other reach type weapons might be ...
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Can you apply Combat Expertise/Deadly Defense after a trip attempt?
I have a trip-build swordsage with Improved Trip and a spiked chain. Is this legit:
Trip attempt at full attack modifier.
Trip succeeds.
Free melee attack on prone target.
Take -2 off attack to ...
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Can you trip a jumping character?
I have a frankly nightmarish build with a lot of reach and a huge bonus to tripping. Then I started wondering about how this build would fare in a fight with an ubercharger. You can trip while ...
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Can you attack again with a natural weapon using Improved Trip?
Normally you can only attack once in a round with a natural weapon, regardless of BAB. However, Improved Trip grants an extra attack outside of BAB with a successful trip; could you make that attack ...
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Can Battle Master maneuvers also apply to special attacks?
Battle Master maneuvers can give to-hit modifiers, attack advantages, damage bonuses and various effects to regular attacks.
My question is : can they do the same for Shoves (trips & pushes) and ...
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What if standing up from prone didn't provoke attacks of opportunity?
For an upcoming campaign I'm considering making a house rule saying that A creature can take a move action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity to stand up from prone. Alternatively, I'm ...
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What can increase natural reach for a druid?
I was wondering which items and feats would help my druid (level 15) increase his tripping ability. I plan on doing a reach trip build in wild shape and tree shape form.
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Can a prone target be tripped?
I know it is silly, but reading the Knock-Down feat coupled with the Improved Trip feat it is hard not to wonder if there is any limitation on tripping an opponent who is already prone?
This could ...
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How do Growing weapons interact with Trip Limitations?
Normally, of course, character A cannot trip character B who is +2 size categories different.
Would having a growing trip weapon alter this?
An example to hopefully illustrate this point:
Char A is ...
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Can an Eidolon continue to trip a creature using it's trip evolution? [duplicate]
I am creating a summoner and I'm curious about a particular evolution: Trip (bite) (2 points). It states
An Eidolon becomes adept at knocking foes to the ground with its bite, granting it a trip ...
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How do attack bonuses affect special attacks with combat maneuvers?
In Pathfinder, certain creatures have special attacks that allow them a free combat maneuver when they succeed on an attack with one of their natural weapons. The abilities I had in mind are grab and ...
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How's the CMD trip bonuses from extra legs work?
I'm playing a summoner in a new campaign with some friends, using the half-elf wild caller archetype so gaining evolution points with an extra 1/2 every level. Well a friend told me that for every set ...
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How does Rovagug’s Fury work?
The spell says:
You create a minor earthquake that can trip creatures. Make a single trip attack and use the result against every creature in the area. Those that fail are tripped and fall prone. ...
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How many can I topple with my mighty missiles?
I have magic missile with caster level 3 and the toppling spells feat.
Magic missile says:
For every two caster levels beyond 1st, you gain an additional missile - two at 3rd level, three at 5th, ...
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Does the feat Pebble Underfoot allow a creature to trip oversized foes?
The benefit of the feat Pebble Underfoot (which has as its only prerequisite the feat Improved Trip) says
When attempting to trip a creature at least two size categories larger than you, you gain a ...
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Can you be tripped by an AoO while standing up?
Let's say "John" is a fighter who has selected a number of feats to focus on tripping his enemies, including Greater Trip, and Combat Reflexes, and wielding a Reach Weapon while under the effect of a ...
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Do flaming weapons with the trip special weapon feature deal their extra damage on trip attempts?
Do flaming (and other elemental damage) weapons that have the trip special weapon feature deal their extra damage when they are used in a trip attack and hit successfully?
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Can you trip someone if you have no free hands?
I'm building a Fighter for shield fighting and tripping attempts. The trip section of the SRD specifically states that you must take an unarmed melee touch attack against your target. If I have both ...
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