Kantolin
2010-10-21, 06:16 PM
Halfling Outrider, a prestige class in the complete warrior, gets 'Leap from the Saddle'.
I'm not certain if I can quote it legally as it's not OGL. Essentially, by making a fast dismount, I can make a melee attack against someone in a square I threaten with a +2 to-hit and a -2 penalty to AC. It specifics 'just as if the character were making a charge'.
I originally thought it was essentially useless - since it's not /actually/ a charge, it seems like a not terribly useful way to get +2 to-hit / -2 to AC as I don't get lance doublings.
My friend, however, read it as 'If you dismount and an opponent is in a square you threaten after dismounting, you get a free attack'.
It doesn't say what kind of action it takes to do so. Now, that could easily be a broken reading of it, as I could then remount and dismount and keep stabbing someone. At the instant, the DM has ruled that I can use it to get a single extra attack, which I'm content enough with.
But uh... so how does this class ability work? Is it actually 'You get an extra attack'? Is it meant to use up your normal attack and be a crappy charge? Is it meant to let me actually charge someone when there isn't actually room to do so?
I'm not certain if I can quote it legally as it's not OGL. Essentially, by making a fast dismount, I can make a melee attack against someone in a square I threaten with a +2 to-hit and a -2 penalty to AC. It specifics 'just as if the character were making a charge'.
I originally thought it was essentially useless - since it's not /actually/ a charge, it seems like a not terribly useful way to get +2 to-hit / -2 to AC as I don't get lance doublings.
My friend, however, read it as 'If you dismount and an opponent is in a square you threaten after dismounting, you get a free attack'.
It doesn't say what kind of action it takes to do so. Now, that could easily be a broken reading of it, as I could then remount and dismount and keep stabbing someone. At the instant, the DM has ruled that I can use it to get a single extra attack, which I'm content enough with.
But uh... so how does this class ability work? Is it actually 'You get an extra attack'? Is it meant to use up your normal attack and be a crappy charge? Is it meant to let me actually charge someone when there isn't actually room to do so?