by Gavinfoxx » Fri May 24, 2013 8:56 pm
I'm interested in this, because Tumble is a very combat-specific feat...
IE, it's best described not as 'Tumble' but instead as "Defensive Combat Mobility" skill, where if you have a +14, you are good at moving around enemies without provoking attacks of opportunity, and the existence of this skill obsoletes the need for the "Spring Attack" feat.
IE (from SRD):
"DC 15 Tumble at one-half speed as part of normal movement, provoking no attacks of opportunity while doing so. Failure means you provoke attacks of opportunity normally. Check separately for each opponent you move past, in the order in which you pass them (player’s choice of order in case of a tie). Each additional enemy after the first adds +2 to the Tumble DC.
DC 25 Tumble at one-half speed through an area occupied by an enemy (over, under, or around the opponent) as part of normal movement, provoking no attacks of opportunity while doing so. Failure means you stop before entering the enemy-occupied area and provoke an attack of opportunity from that enemy. Check separately for each opponent. Each additional enemy after the first adds +2 to the Tumble DC."
As Codex Martialis is intended to have more realism in moving about in combat, amongst other things... Is the existence of this skill, with those capabilities, and also not being a Fighter skill, intended?