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Anaraxes · 03-25-2019, 07:09 AM

The description for Trip seems pretty clear that it's limited to slams and foes running past you, and excludes steps. They have to have some committed momentum. Steps in combat are more cautious balanced motion.

I'd rule that a Tripped foe winds up with his feet in the hex where you tripped him, and his head in the direction of his motion (the hex he was about to move into).

If you want to put steppers on the ground, and especially if you want to control where they fall, I'd recommend looking at the throws. You can feel free to narrate the attack (or defensive throw) as using your feet or legs to catch theirs and trip them (in the casual sense), guiding them with your hands. That's how a lot of throws work, after all.

03-25-2019, 07:09 AM	#2
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Trip (MA81), can it be used on Step-and-Attack? Hit loc for fall? The description for Trip seems pretty clear that it's limited to slams and foes running past you, and excludes steps. They have to have some committed momentum. Steps in combat are more cautious balanced motion. I'd rule that a Tripped foe winds up with his feet in the hex where you tripped him, and his head in the direction of his motion (the hex he was about to move into). If you want to put steppers on the ground, and especially if you want to control where they fall, I'd recommend looking at the throws. You can feel free to narrate the attack (or defensive throw) as using your feet or legs to catch theirs and trip them (in the casual sense), guiding them with your hands. That's how a lot of throws work, after all.