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So Ultimate Wilderness introduced the Tyrant Totem line of rage powers which end with the final power giving you the swallow whole ability.
Tyrant Totem, Greater (Su): While raging, the barbarian gains swallow whole as per the universal monster rule. A barbarian must be at least 12th level to choose this rage power.
However, when you consult the swallow whole monster ability you're left with some questions as to how exactly this works.
If a creature with this special attack begins its turn with an opponent grappled in its mouth (see Grab), it can attempt a new combat maneuver check (as though attempting to pin the opponent). If it succeeds, it swallows its prey, and the opponent takes bite damage. Unless otherwise noted, the opponent can be up to one size category Smaller than the swallowing creature. Being swallowed causes a creature to take damage each round. The amount and type of damage varies and is given in the creature’s statistics. A swallowed creature keeps the grappled condition, while the creature that did the swallowing does not. A swallowed creature can try to cut its way free with any light slashing or piercing weapon (the amount of cutting damage required to get free is equal to 1/10 the creature’s total hit points), or it can just try to escape the grapple. The Armor Class of the interior of a creature that swallows whole is normally 10 + 1/2 its natural armor bonus, with no modifiers for size or Dexterity. If a swallowed creature cuts its way out, the swallowing creature cannot use swallow whole again until the damage is healed. If the swallowed creature escapes the grapple, success puts it back in the attacker’s mouth, where it may be bitten or swallowed again.
Format: swallow whole (5d6 acid damage, AC 15, 18 hp); Location: Special Attacks.
So the question is, what is the continuous damage that the barbarian causes each round? The initial damage is equal to the creatures bite damage, but the continuous damage isn't and is given in a unique entry for the creature which the rage power doesn't specify. So how exactly is this supposed to work?
Time for a FAQ. Hit that OP FAQ button guys, because it's quite clear that this ability is as broken as the old Prone Shooter, and the current Monkey Lunge feat.
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Hit that OP FAQ button guys, because it's quite clear that this ability is as broken as the old Prone Shooter, and the current Monkey Lunge feat.
Or oozemorph's SU ability... :P
PS: I did hit the FAQ.
I'm hopeful that they'll prioritize FAQs for the latest book and we'll hopefully get an FAQ within a month or two.
OOzemorph could take up a good chunk of a blog post on it's own, let alone the other issues in the book. It'd be nice if FAQ's come quickly.
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A houserule I’d suggest in the interim (based off of the Rage Power’s namesake, the T-Rex) is one Die lower than your Bite Attack + 1.0 Strength for damage.
Meanwhile the dire crocodile gets damage equal to it's full bite damage. That's the main issue; it's seemingly randomly determined for monsters based on what designers think fits the CR. I certainly hope it's not the 1 die lower thing as that would make it pretty underwhelming for a PC.
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A houserule I’d suggest in the interim (based off of the Rage Power’s namesake, the T-Rex) is one Die lower than your Bite Attack + 1.0 Strength for damage.Meanwhile the dire crocodile gets damage equal to it's full bite damage. That's the main issue; it's seemingly randomly determined for monsters based on what designers think fits the CR. I certainly hope it's not the 1 die lower thing as that would make it pretty underwhelming for a PC.
*nods*
I didn’t look at any other swallow whole abilities, just the T-Rex’s.
We also need HP and AC for it to function as well.
Those are given in the Swallow Whole universal ability.
Thanks, I read it three times and I somehow didn't see those. Need to not skim as much.
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This is on our radar, along with quite a few others, but with Jason heading out of the office yesterday (just after Tuesday), we were lucky to get three like we did, and then only because the skirmisher FAQ was so quick. My guess is that this one will be included next time we do a FAQ.
Is this ever gonna be answered?
Still no faq?
Don't worry, I'm sure it's on Mark's radar.
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All I can offer aside from Mark mentioning it in his videos is a reason for “why”: it’s an action-free way to deal damage, once you’ve got them inside of you. A barbarian can still run around the battlefield with a halfling digesting in her stomach and lay waste to that halfling’s friends without really slowing down, so I’m guessing the damage isn’t higher because Balance.
This is all speculation on my part, though!