| Silkinsane |
I did not see a thread specifically relating to this. If there was already a discussion of this please let me know.
I plan to be play a somewhat comedic Orc Barbarian/Alchemist who likes to throw whatever he can get his hands on at enemies and then rush at them with more random objects and beat them to death with said objects. Eventually I want to use hurling charge as it fits this image nicely.
Issue 1
Reading the rules it appears that one could possibly combo up Hurling Charge and Ride By Attack to: declare your charge, throw a weapon, hit with a melee charge attack, and continue on past the target of said charge up to your maximum allowed distance.
Issue 2
Is there some way to accomplish the above without the use of a mount?
My first thought was Spring attack, but can spring attack count as a "charge" allowing the use of Hurling Charge?
Focusing on the spirit of the feats, it seems like a sensible combination. As long as the character moved in a straight line towards his target at least 10ft before making the thrown weapon attack, and then another 10ft before making the melee weapon attack, and the remainder of his movement was in a straight line past his target; I see no reason why it would not be a viable option.
Any help on this issue would be much appreciated.
| laarddrym |
Issue 1 - Maybe. The mount actually makes the charge, but you get the benefits of the charge. I'd argue that getting the benefit of the charge means you could use Hurling Charge (since it's an extra benefit that the ability gives you when charging). RAW I'm not 100% sure, but as a player/DM I'm inclined to say it would work.
Issue 2 - Unsure if it's possible. I know it's not possible with Spring Attack, since Spring Attack is its own full-round action, and charge is a separate and distinct type of full-round action. As far as whether it's possible through another method, I'd have to look into the wording of the overrun manuever and what Improved & Greater Overrun say. My guess is the Overrun feat chain could be the way to open that up, but I'm not sure without reading those rules further.
edit: #2 might be possible with Flyby Attack, but again, you'd have to qualify for Flyby Attack and without looking up the wording of the feat, I'm not sure if Flyby attack allows you to charge & continue movement after finishing the "charge attack".