Ok, so I'm part of a party, we're level 3, and we fought a level 19 free hand fighter and I realized the reversal ability of the free hand fighter is ridiculous.
Is it really intended to be that is Character A attacks Enemy B (the free hand fighter) using reversal he can redirect the attack to Bystander C?
That makes no sense. Is this just a non-intended use of the a poorly written ability?
Yes that is the intent, and this is a 19th level character. People are doing similar things at lower levels. A pixie deflecting a dragon's attack with style feats is an example of this.
edit: Is there any other way to read it?
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That's exactly what the ability does.
The real question is, why are you fighting a level 19 character when you are level 3?
It's an ability only available at fighter level 19+ , he can only redirect as an immediate action meaning he can do it once per round, and he has to succeed on a disarm check so it's not even close to ridiculous. All in all I might even all it a little underpowered for the level it's gained at.
The fact that you're part of a party of level 3s fighting a level 19 character is the bigger problem here I think. Under normal circumstances it is simply a fight you can't/shouldn't win.
Yeah, the level 3 vs a level 19 thing is just our crazy DM, there are 'special' circumstances that make it that we 'can' hurt him, but he could just one shot us.
I think my problem with the ability is the term 'Reversal' as the ability when it is actually 'redirecting' the attack, not 'reversing' it.
Ok... so using the vigor and wounds variant system and using a bow... I killed the level 19 fighter... at level 3