Fun uses for Trick Shot aka Oh come on now you're just showing off!

[Unbodied]

"By altering the levels of probability surrounding a small object in motion, you can ‘trick' it into performing seemingly impossible maneuvers. While this ability has no direct influence on an attack roll, it can nevertheless make a certain outcome possible in the first place. Until the beginning of your next turn, you may make one Tiny or smaller moving object perform a ‘trick shot' -- a stunt that you describe -- so long as it is not moving under its own power (thrown objects or fired projectiles are not moving under their own power, while an insect or a flying psicrystal are). So long as the stunt can be succinctly described in ten words or less, it occurs, no matter how unlikely this is. This trick shot has no influence on attack or damage rolls, although the effect itself may allow an attack to occur. Example trick shots include the following (which are descriptive and of varying complexity; the sentences used in manifesting are shorter): - Shooting an arrow through the sockets of twelve axe heads between you and your target - Bouncing a billiard ball off of nine different fixtures (including your friend's breastplate) before sinking in a pocket - Having a crossbow bolt “loop the loop” before impacting normally - Forcing a tossed coin to land, perfectly stable, on its edge - Getting a javelin to slalom around trees between you and your target - Directing the tiny bead of an undetonated fireball to fly a “figure eight” around its target's feet - Allowing a dagger, despite being pointy, to bounce off of the ground between a creature's legs and continue unhindered to its actual target behind him

Additional trick shots beyond this list are possible.

From a combat perspective, the most powerful use of this power would be to shoot around corners, but doing so is treated as shooting blind. It is more frequently used, however, to show off outside of combat."





I saw this Talent, fell in love with and decided that my psion had to research it even if she never gets any practical use out of it. Besides the ones in the description what are some fun tricks you can "trick" objects into doing with Trick Shot?

[nerghull]

Three words : acrobatic cocktail preparation.

[Unbodied]

Three words : acrobatic cocktail preparation.

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Intriguin. Tell me more.

[Grod_The_Giant]

"From a combat perspective, the most powerful use of this power would be to shoot around corners, but doing so is treated as shooting blind. It is more frequently used, however, to show off outside of combat."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most of those examples translate to "ignore cover?" Which is seriously boss, but doesn't seem to jive with "no direct influence on an attack roll."

[Oberon Kenobi]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most of those examples translate to "ignore cover?" Which is seriously boss, but doesn't seem to jive with "no direct influence on an attack roll."It sounds like it might let you treat Total Cover as Cover in some circumstances, if anything (by drawing a curve of effect rather than a line of effect). Strictly speaking, it doesn't actually give you a bonus to the roll, it just lets you make the roll in the first place, which jives with the given description. Although I agree that seems incredibly boss for a zero-level effect.

Also, c'mon on Unbodied, you forgot the best part!

2. For every 2 additional power points you spend, the size of an object you can affect with this power increases one step."I grind the horse-cart along the aqueduct, Tony Hawk style."

Ten words exactly! :smallbiggrin:

[Unbodied]

It sounds like it might let you treat Total Cover as Cover in some circumstances, if anything (by drawing a curve of effect rather than a line of effect). Strictly speaking, it doesn't actually give you a bonus to the roll, it just lets you make the roll in the first place, which jives with the given description. Although I agree that seems incredibly boss for a zero-level effect.

Also, c'mon on Unbodied, you forgot the best part!
"I grind the horse-cart along the aqueduct, Tony Hawk style."

Ten words exactly! :smallbiggrin:
But how would I propel the horse cart without having to spend lots of PP on Telekinetic Thrust?

[Hamste]

But how would I propel the horse cart without having to spend lots of PP on Telekinetic Thrust?

Push it down a hill?

[Oberon Kenobi]

That, or horses (though horses would be very cheeky).

The hill thing was what I was thinking, though. :smallsmile:

[Unbodied]

That, or horses (though horses would be very cheeky).

The hill thing was what I was thinking, though. :smallsmile:

I think horses would count as self propelled.

[Psyren]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't most of those examples translate to "ignore cover?" Which is seriously boss, but doesn't seem to jive with "no direct influence on an attack roll."

Technically speaking, Cover doesn't affect an attack roll, it affects the target's AC. So that statement is actually still correct, because ignoring cover doesn't modify the roll itself.

[Oberon Kenobi]

I think horses would count as self propelled.I would agree, which is why I said it would be cheeky to claim otherwise. :smalltongue:

I really do want to use Trick Shot for skateboarding stunts now, though, and I think there's a better case for that since a board would spend most of its time coasting rather than being pushed. This is certainly not the intent of the power, but hey, thread title. :smallbiggrin:

More on-topic thought, though: you could toss an Eversmoking bottle into the air and use it for cheap skywriting.

[daremetoidareyo]

You can also do the double trick shot if you have iteratives, wherein your second shuriken or whatever ricochets off of your first to make you look like a super duper hero showoff.

[Unbodied]

You can also do the double trick shot if you have iteratives, wherein your second shuriken or whatever ricochets off of your first to make you look like a super duper hero showoff.
I'm playing a Psion. I don't think I'm going to make much use of Shuriken. :p

Unless one of the other characters picks it up.