New Combat Ability Suggestion: Grapple Stab

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Marcuson
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New Combat Ability Suggestion: Grapple Stab

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Grapple Stab

Classes: Rogue, Duelist, Marauder, Nightblade

When you are grappled while armed with a dagger, stiletto, or similar short, stabbing weapon, you will be prompted to quickly respond to the grapple by stabbing your opponent. You can perform this ability even while prone.

Bonus Effects

Marauder: "Unscrupulous Jab"
So long as you have a free hand and an applicable weapon in an appropriate sheath, you can bring the weapon to bear and stab your opponent during the grapple.

Nightblade: "Mercy Strike"
If the weapon can do so, it always causes an armor chink.
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Re: New Combat Ability Suggestion: Grapple Stab

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This is just thematically cool in general. The only thing I might change is to give it an extra reroll on the base ability. It should be a bad idea to get that close to a guy who really knows how to use his knife.
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Re: New Combat Ability Suggestion: Grapple Stab

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Gorth wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:35 am This is just thematically cool in general. The only thing I might change is to give it an extra reroll on the base ability. It should be a bad idea to get that close to a guy who really knows how to use his knife.
3 of the 4 classes that would get this already get some pretty hefty bonus rerolls (depending on the situation), so I'm not sure something like this necessitates it.
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