Crane Wing question

[Sledge Hammer]

According to the description the feat allows you to deflect "one melee weapon attack".
Does that mean it doesn't deflect natural attacks?

[Majuba]

It shouldn't have any problem with natural melee weapons. Doesn't specify manufactured, or involve targeting the weapon itself, just the 'weapon attack'. You can't disarm a natural weapon, for instance, but you can deflect it.

[Sledge Hammer]

Thanks, good to hear keeps my crane style monk viable.

[Whiskey Jack]

I would agree with Majuba- the term weapon could be applied to both natural and manufactured weapons. We'll see what other's chime in with though.

[Jiggy]

"Natural weapon" is a term in the Core Rulebook, so you're good.

On the other hand, be sure you know which combat maneuvers do and do not use weapons in their delivery.

[Cao Phen]

Yes, usually it is disarm, sunder, and trip that uses a melee weapon to attempt.

[blahpers]

Yup, you can Crane Wing a behemoth hippo's bite.

[Krodjin]

I think the key word is melee. Natural weapons, at least bite/claw/claw, are melee weapons.

[SwiftyKun]

blahpers wrote:

Yup, you can Crane Wing a behemoth hippo's bite.

"The 575 foot tall triple headed giant stomps on you!"

"I deflect it."

"What?"

"I deflect it. And then I trip him. Right there, natural 20, see?"

*GM inner rage*

[Cap. Darling]

SwiftyKun wrote:

blahpers wrote:

Yup, you can Crane Wing a behemoth hippo's bite.

"The 575 foot tall triple headed giant stomps on you!"

"I deflect it."

"What?"

"I deflect it. And then I trip him. Right there, natural 20, see?"

*GM inner rage*

Usually attacks that crush folks, like tremble or crush, is save based and not melee weapon attacks.

An you need to be Big if you want to trip that Giant:)
" You can only trip an opponent who is no more than one size category larger than you."

[SwiftyKun]

Cap. Darling wrote:

SwiftyKun wrote:

blahpers wrote:

Yup, you can Crane Wing a behemoth hippo's bite.

"The 575 foot tall triple headed giant stomps on you!"

"I deflect it."

"What?"

"I deflect it. And then I trip him. Right there, natural 20, see?"

*GM inner rage*

Usually attacks that crush folks, like tremble or crush, is save based and not melee weapon attacks.

An you need to be Big if you want to trip that Giant:)
" You can only trip an opponent who is no more than one size category larger than you."

True, though I'm positive I've seen a feat somewhere that allows you the CMB regardless of size.

[prototype00]

Ki throw, IIRC. Spend ki points to throw (trip) enemies that are larger than you.

prototype00