| Ecstatic_Nerd |
Typically the "Trip" tag allows a weapon to use its range increment for tripping. The Staff Acrobat Archetype from Extinction Curse says in part that you may trip and shove without a free hand while wielding certain weapons, including the Halfling Sling Staff.
I have a player who argues this means that trip and shove can be done at range. They point to the wording in Staff Sweep in particular which says you "use your staff to sweep people away." And the general requirement on many of the archetype feats that the character must be wielding one of the specified weapons.
However, nowhere do the feats say the weapon gains the trip or shove tags nor does it ever talk about the ability to use these maneuvers at range. I think RAI, Paizo had no plans of allowing people to trip and shove at range with a sling staff. Moreover, RAW, nothing seems to grant the ability.
Am I missing something?