Comments on: Knife Fighter – IK http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200301/knife-fighter-ik/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Burrowowl http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200301/knife-fighter-ik/comment-page-1/#comment-52142 Burrowowl Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:47:05 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=134#comment-52142 "Once per round" or "As a standard action" are two of the most powerful phrases in the d20 system in terms of making totally-ridiculous situations harder to set up. Lack of discretion in such things can result in such abominations as Tum-tum, the Kobold that can shatter worlds. “Once per round” or “As a standard action” are two of the most powerful phrases in the d20 system in terms of making totally-ridiculous situations harder to set up. Lack of discretion in such things can result in such abominations as Tum-tum, the Kobold that can shatter worlds.

]]> By: Tom http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/200301/knife-fighter-ik/comment-page-1/#comment-52134 Tom Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:25:41 +0000 http://burrowowl.net/wordpress/?p=134#comment-52134 Thank goodness for that 'Once per round' clause in the Catch Blade ability. Otherwise, two 5th level Knife Masters could create an endless loop of throws/catches/returns. "Attempting to snatch a thrown weapon doesn’t count as an action." "If a Knife Fighter with this extraordinary ability makes a successful Catch Blade attempt, he may immediately launch the caught projectile back at the attacker who threw it, making a standard attack roll using that weapon, as a free action." Or, if 100 daggers are thrown at one 5th level Knife Master in a single round, he could potentially catch and return each of them, without using any of his own standard actions. It's amazing one a single phrase in a set of rules can solve. Very cool Prestige Class. Thank goodness for that ‘Once per round’ clause in the Catch Blade ability.

Otherwise, two 5th level Knife Masters could create an endless loop of throws/catches/returns.
“Attempting to snatch a thrown weapon doesn’t count as an action.”

“If a Knife Fighter with this extraordinary ability makes a successful Catch Blade attempt, he may immediately launch the caught projectile back at the attacker who threw it, making a standard attack roll using that weapon, as a free action.”

Or, if 100 daggers are thrown at one 5th level Knife Master in a single round, he could potentially catch and return each of them, without using any of his own standard actions.

It’s amazing one a single phrase in a set of rules can solve. Very cool Prestige Class.

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