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[3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
I fell like I've started this before, but it would be far too old to resurrect...
So, ToB is probably the most well known source of classes with "per encounter" abilities, but I was was wondering what other sources there are, especially in books released before ToB.
Barbarian Rage is a per encounter ability from memory (as well as daily restrictions).
Factotum and Inspiration (although I'm pretty sure that came after ToB).
What else is out there?
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- Barbarian - Rage [most Rage based classes also work the same way]
- Factotum - Inspiration
- Hellreaver - Holy Fury
- Skill Tricks
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Am I remembering that Skill Tricks were per encounter?
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
The binder has powers per five rounds. Not exactly per encounter, but not quite spammable, either.
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2021-04-30, 03:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Abilities which are 1/hour (etc.) are effectively 1/encounter.
π = 4
Consider a 5' radius blast: this affects 4 squares which have a circumference of 40' — Actually it's worse than that.
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Iaijutsu duel.
Knowledge devotion
Duel of Wills (Intimidate use from ToB)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
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2021-05-01, 06:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Most ToB abilities are not per encounter, they are refreshable using a recovery mechanism.
There are a few which are: e.g. manoeuvres gained via Martial Study before you have a recovery mechanism.π = 4
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2021-05-01, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Archivist's dark knowledge is effectively 1/encounter since it's once per creature.
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Not quite. You can't recover your maneuvers in a turn in which you used one, so even if you've got your swift action free you still have to have an off-turn to recover your maneuvers. So, once every 2 turns for using the same maneuver, at best.
If you're using White Raven Tactics on yourself, you could actually take both of those turns back-to-back in the same round, letting you use the same standard action maneuver every single round, but it's still technically every two turns; you're just breaking the action economy.Originally Posted by Darths & DroidsOptimization Trophies
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2021-05-03, 05:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
You could use swift-action boost (like Sudden Jump) every turn. It would be pointless, but you could do it.
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2021-05-04, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
π = 4
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Long story short, I was wrong to categorize martial adept abilities as "per encounter"?
Only when you gain a maneuver by a feat it becomes per encounter, correct?My winning competition entries: Kinvig Arrumskor | The Great Pumpkinhead | Wynfrith d'Acker
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2021-05-04, 11:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
You aren't wrong. The book calls them per encounter too. The martial adepts simply have unique ways of recovering them earlier.
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
π = 4
Consider a 5' radius blast: this affects 4 squares which have a circumference of 40' — Actually it's worse than that.
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2021-05-05, 08:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
If you want to get real technical and have some kind of absurd battle that is both manages to go on long enough yet have a full minute of essentially down time for a martial adept to not attack, initiate, or be targeted, then the technical proper answer is that they are one per minute of an encounter or per encounter.
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2021-05-05, 09:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Combat focus can only be gained once per encounter (specifically the first time you make a successful attack during an encounter) which makes combat strike once per encounter since it spends the focus.
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Re: [3.5] Per Encounter Abilities
Mad foam rager can be used once per rage which is only once per encounter.