Zenith and his Defensive Stance

[Zlorf]

Hi,

I can see this happening...

Zenith takes his defensive stance...party attack from with reach weapons and missle attacks.

Can you take a 5ft step with Defensive Stance?

Cheers
Z

[Sean Mahoney]

Nope.

The SRD states "he cannot move from the spot he is defending." That seems pretty clear.

Basically, it the party is smart enough to shift tactics into a situation that they have the upper hand in and hurts the other side, then they should be rewarded with success for that. Of course, they might have fun with the invisible stalker running around getting AoO against those using missile weapons...

Sean Mahoney

[Frank Steven Gimenez]

When he goes into his defensive stance, have his back to a wall so only two opponents can flank him. Or, stance him in a corner. No one can flank him there.

In addition, he has some javelins I believe. If they are all out of reach, chuck some javelins.

[Zlorf]

Things didnt go to well for Zenith, he got grappled and dropped the sphere onto the ground, which then summoned the Invisible Stalker. Unfortunately for the Invisible Stalker the whole party had protection from evil, which prevents it from hurting anyone with its natural weapons.

With all the breaking from grapples and getting up from trips, it was a matter of time before they knocked him out.

Also a few issues with Defensive Stance, ie when your grappled you have to move from the square you were in, because you are forced to moved, i deemed this fine. Does Defensive Stance still work while your prone?

Cheers
Sami

[Sean Mahoney]

Well, RAW I suppose not. He is still technically in the same spot. I however, would rule that being tripped makes him loose this bonus. (but don't forget dwarves bonus against tripping).

Sean Mahoney