Felling smash

[666bender]

i need to understand something:
if i use an attack that is a Maneuver that is an attack -
i get 1 Maneuver, than 1 free trip and if he falls down, i get AOO ?

what Maneuvers are an attack ?

Felling Smash (Combat)

You commit all your focus to a devastating blow, trying to crush your opponent to the ground.

Prerequisites: Int 13, Str 13, Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Power Attack, base attack bonus +6.

Benefit: If you use the attack action to make a single melee attack at your highest base attack bonus while using Power Attack and you hit an opponent, you can spend a swift action to attempt a trip combat maneuver against that opponent.

[savior70]

You attack at your highest BAB using power attack. if you hit, you can, if you have not already used your swift action, can attempt to trip your opponent.

If you have greater trip, you get an AoO when they go down. If not, the you get an AoO when they get back up.

[Are]

Am I correct in assuming you want the initial attack to be a combat maneuver as well as the free trip? If that's the case, you'll normally have to use a trip, disarm, or sunder maneuver.

[666bender]

YES
also found: all the quick feats and enforcer.
anything else worth it ?
what do you think go well with the trip ?

[Durngrun Stonebreaker]

Vicious stomp (I think that's what it's called)

Attack with Felling Smash, swift action to trip, Greater Trip gives AoO for successful trip, Vicious Stomp gives AoO for him falling prone. Rinse then repeat as necessary.

[666bender]

Durngrun Stonebreaker wrote:

Vicious stomp (I think that's what it's called)

Attack with Felling Smash, swift action to trip, Greater Trip gives AoO for successful trip, Vicious Stomp gives AoO for him falling prone. Rinse then repeat as necessary.

greater trip seem much better for the AOO when falling ...

i also found quick dirty trick nice,
to allow :
1 attack, dirty trick attempt. swift = trip, success = AOO that you use non leather with enforcer.
against non flying non huge foes, it means:
shaken+blind+prone + some mild damage in 1 round.
against the rest of foes its power attack + furious focus all the way.

[666bender]

OK, another Q :
can those 2 work ?
felling smash + cleave ?

[Jacob Saltband]

I'd say no because both require standard attack actions to do.

Could be wrong.

[Drakkiel]

No...cleave is its own standard action, felling smash calls out the "attack" action which is also its own type of standard action. They cannot be combined.