| MiWill |
This is for a theoretical build, so there is no dedicated GM to ask for a ruling.
Few questions about Swordplay Deflection I want to make sure I'm clear on
1) Do I have to declare the opponent when I forego the attack?
2) Do I expend an AoO doing this, since I'm giving up the iterative attack?
3) Can I forego my lowest BAB attack, and Parry with my highest BAB (including modifiers that may alter my attack for the entire round)? When a swashbuckler does it they appear to use highest BAB
4) Do I have to Parry the next attack from the opponent? For example, I know I won't beat my enemies first attack roll, but I feel better about beating my enemies 2nd attack
You can deflect incoming attacks.
Prerequisite(s): Combat Expertise, Improved Feint, Swordplay Style, Swordplay Upset, Weapon Focus with the chosen weapon, base attack bonus +7.
Benefit(s): While using Swordplay Style, when you make one or more melee attacks, you can forgo a single melee attack to prepare an action to disrupt an opponent’s attack.
This functions as a swashbuckler’s opportune parry and riposte deed, except that if your result is greater than your opponent’s, you gain a +4 shield bonus to your Armor Class against attacks made by your opponent until the start of your next turn instead of preventing the hit, and you cannot attempt to riposte. If you have the opportune parry and riposte deed, you gain this Armor Class bonus anytime you successfully parry an opponent’s attack.
Opportune Parry and Riposte (Ex): At 1st level, when an opponent makes a melee attack against the swashbuckler, she can spend 1 panache point and expend a use of an attack of opportunity to attempt to parry that attack. The swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity; for each size category the attacking creature is larger than the swashbuckler, the swashbuckler takes a –2 penalty on this roll. If her result is greater than the attacking creature’s result, the creature’s attack automatically misses. The swashbuckler must declare the use of this ability after the creature’s attack is announced, but before its attack roll is made. Upon performing a successful parry and if she has at least 1 panache point, the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried, provided that creature is within her reach. This deed’s cost cannot be reduced by any ability or effect that reduces the number of panache points a deed costs.