In 3.5e someone could have a spell such as protection from evil up that would grant them a deflection bonus to AC against evil creatures. This could be useful to help against grappling and other such actions since there was a melee touch involved. An evil opponent would have to hit a higher touch AC because of these spells, granting the person with the spell an additional protection.
Now the melee touch has been removed, which also removes what protection such spells offered.
Ideas? Should we have protection from evil offer a bonus to CMB against evil creatures, for instance? Opinions?
Ideas? Should we have protection from evil offer a bonus to CMB against evil creatures, for instance? Opinions?
I think it's a good idea in general to have spells that grant deflection bonuses or luck bonuses to AC help when defending against Combat maneuvers. This would also include ring of protection and some other items in addition to spells which grant a deflection bonus.
Agreed.
Maneuver AC of course would require no changes to the Spell,
OR every Spell & Situational Modifier could be changed to also apply to (Defensive) CMB...
Well, I would like for Freedom of Movement to lose the "denies grappling completely" part.
It is ridiculous for a level four spell to make you completely immune to a form of attack in which a PC character can specialize.