[Skill] Concentration for monks

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Jasin Zujovic <jzujovic@inet.hr> wrote:
>tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu wrote:
>> Balance?
>
>AFAIK, balance is just moving; it doesn't provoke an attack of
>opportunity, so concentration isn't needed. Unless you're moving through
>threatened spaces, of course, but if you are concentration won't help.

How about a situation like: you have to walk across a narrow ledge,
carrying something heavy (an unconscious party member, or the
adventure's McGuffin), and folks are shooting arrows at you from
far below.

I would require some sort of concentration / balance combination in order
to avoid falling if you got hit...

Donald

 

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On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 23:24:05 +0000 (UTC), tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(Donald Tsang) wrote:

>Jasin Zujovic <jzujovic@inet.hr> wrote:
>>I can also *imagine* it, but as Hong said, it never actually comes up.
>>At least IME.
>>
>>Especially for monks. A rogue just might need to pick a lock/disable a
>>device right now, enough so to ignore combat. But what skill is a monk
>>going to be using that needs concentration?
>
>Balance?

In the 5 years since 3E's release, I think I've seen two Balance checks
rolled.


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tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu wrote:

> >> Balance?
> >
> >AFAIK, balance is just moving; it doesn't provoke an attack of
> >opportunity, so concentration isn't needed. Unless you're moving through
> >threatened spaces, of course, but if you are concentration won't help.
>
> How about a situation like: you have to walk across a narrow ledge,
> carrying something heavy (an unconscious party member, or the
> adventure's McGuffin), and folks are shooting arrows at you from
> far below.
>
> I would require some sort of concentration / balance combination in order
> to avoid falling if you got hit...

You're free to house-rule it so, but that's already covered by the rules
for balance: you're flatfooted unless you have 5+ ranks in balance, you
have to make another balance check whenever you get hit &c.

By the book, concentration doesn't help you at all in such a situation.


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Michael Scott Brown a écrit :

> "Seb" <sebastienNO-louchart@wanadooSPAM.fr> wrote in message
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>>But I wonder whether or not it could have game effects for a non-caster.
>>Well, I read again and again the description of that skill in the PHB
>>and there's no other formal use than staying focused while casting.
>>I'm currently eager to find other uses for Concentration, especially for
>>non caster characters et why not, feats demanding ranks in the skill as
>>prereq., e.g. feats to develop the ki capacities of the Monk.
>
>
> Look at the psionics handbook.
>
> -Michael
>
>
Thank to everybody for replying.

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Jasin Zujovic wrote:
> Especially for monks. A rogue just might need to pick a lock/disable a
> device right now, enough so to ignore combat. But what skill is a monk
> going to be using that needs concentration?

Not just limited to Monks, but it made me think that maybe a Concentration check
as a possible always situational bonus check? Monks have the history of marital
philosophy, unifiying mind and body.
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