DracoDei
2009-06-05, 10:57 AM
Blocker [Fighter]
"You shall not pass!"
Prerequisites: Expertise, Combat Reflexes, BAB +3
Benefits: For the purposes of the Total Defense action, you count as having 5 ranks in the tumble skill. When you take the full defense action, your ability to make attacks of opportunity is not negated, and you gain +2 to hit with such attacks. The DC of tumble checks to avoid provoking an AoO from you is increased by 5.
If you do not take a 5 foot step on your turn while using total defense as a full-round action, then once per round you may take a 5 foot step as an immediate action, before an action that would provoke an attack of opportunity from your new position, but not your old one is resolved. You must then make the attack of opportunity in question. If the provoking action is movement, the provoking character may negate the attack immediately after you move by stopping short in such a way that he is within your threatened area at the end of the move, but would not have provoked an AoO if you had started his turn in the square you now occupy.
Moving in this way does not break a Dwarven Defender's defensive stance, nor Stone Dragon Stances, nor a Deepstone Sentinel's Mountain Fortress stance, nor any other similar stance or ability.
Normal: You may not make attacks of opportunity in a round you took full defense and may not move as a reaction to create an attack of opportunity.
Special: A fighter may take this feat as one of his bonus feats.
Improved Blocker [Fighter]
"NONE of you shall pass!"
Prerequisites: Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Blocker, BAB +10
Benefits: When using the Blocker Feat, you may may move a total distance up to your speed in 5' steps each round (as measured from the end of one your turns to the start of the next), but only as provided by the Blocker feat (plus a single 5' step on your turn) and only as long as you have AoO's remaining. This means that you may only take a single 5' step each time someone moves in such a way as to activate the Blocker feat.
Moving in this way does not break a Dwarven Defender's defensive stance, nor Stone Dragon Stances, nor a Deepstone Sentinel's Mountain Fortress stance, nor any other similar stance or ability no matter how many 5' steps are taken.
Special: A fighter may take this feat as one of his bonus feats.
This feat allows for blocking a wider area (25' wide, rather than 15' wide) so that a single character may protect the back-liners better. I might change so it also allows directly blocking charge attacks (or make that a separate feat). Basically, this feat is meant to go in an "ultimate meat-shield" build that is most perfected when it never deals any damage in combat (because the enemy knows better)... or at least never closes on an opponent.
I was considering 5 ranks of Tumble as a pre-requisite, since that enhances total defense, but I decided against it. Gave the benefit of that as part of the feat... because fighters need more love.
Should I also give it a damage bonus on the AoOs?
So... what do people think?
And yes, I am aware that the flavor text may be a bit of a mismatch... but I actually think it fits the mood, if not the tactics, of that scene.
EDIT: Fixed it so you can't get an AoO on someone charging you by stepping forward and to the side.
EDIT^2: Jotting down a follow-up feat here... the Great Cleave to the above's Cleave... probably in serious need of editing for clarity.
EDIT^3: October 21st 2009, Moved some stuff around for clarity, upgraded the first one so it doesn't break stances, and added language to take Tome of Battle Book of Nine Swords into account.
"You shall not pass!"
Prerequisites: Expertise, Combat Reflexes, BAB +3
Benefits: For the purposes of the Total Defense action, you count as having 5 ranks in the tumble skill. When you take the full defense action, your ability to make attacks of opportunity is not negated, and you gain +2 to hit with such attacks. The DC of tumble checks to avoid provoking an AoO from you is increased by 5.
If you do not take a 5 foot step on your turn while using total defense as a full-round action, then once per round you may take a 5 foot step as an immediate action, before an action that would provoke an attack of opportunity from your new position, but not your old one is resolved. You must then make the attack of opportunity in question. If the provoking action is movement, the provoking character may negate the attack immediately after you move by stopping short in such a way that he is within your threatened area at the end of the move, but would not have provoked an AoO if you had started his turn in the square you now occupy.
Moving in this way does not break a Dwarven Defender's defensive stance, nor Stone Dragon Stances, nor a Deepstone Sentinel's Mountain Fortress stance, nor any other similar stance or ability.
Normal: You may not make attacks of opportunity in a round you took full defense and may not move as a reaction to create an attack of opportunity.
Special: A fighter may take this feat as one of his bonus feats.
Improved Blocker [Fighter]
"NONE of you shall pass!"
Prerequisites: Expertise, Combat Reflexes, Blocker, BAB +10
Benefits: When using the Blocker Feat, you may may move a total distance up to your speed in 5' steps each round (as measured from the end of one your turns to the start of the next), but only as provided by the Blocker feat (plus a single 5' step on your turn) and only as long as you have AoO's remaining. This means that you may only take a single 5' step each time someone moves in such a way as to activate the Blocker feat.
Moving in this way does not break a Dwarven Defender's defensive stance, nor Stone Dragon Stances, nor a Deepstone Sentinel's Mountain Fortress stance, nor any other similar stance or ability no matter how many 5' steps are taken.
Special: A fighter may take this feat as one of his bonus feats.
This feat allows for blocking a wider area (25' wide, rather than 15' wide) so that a single character may protect the back-liners better. I might change so it also allows directly blocking charge attacks (or make that a separate feat). Basically, this feat is meant to go in an "ultimate meat-shield" build that is most perfected when it never deals any damage in combat (because the enemy knows better)... or at least never closes on an opponent.
I was considering 5 ranks of Tumble as a pre-requisite, since that enhances total defense, but I decided against it. Gave the benefit of that as part of the feat... because fighters need more love.
Should I also give it a damage bonus on the AoOs?
So... what do people think?
And yes, I am aware that the flavor text may be a bit of a mismatch... but I actually think it fits the mood, if not the tactics, of that scene.
EDIT: Fixed it so you can't get an AoO on someone charging you by stepping forward and to the side.
EDIT^2: Jotting down a follow-up feat here... the Great Cleave to the above's Cleave... probably in serious need of editing for clarity.
EDIT^3: October 21st 2009, Moved some stuff around for clarity, upgraded the first one so it doesn't break stances, and added language to take Tome of Battle Book of Nine Swords into account.