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Offline bruceleeroy

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Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« on: February 02, 2013, 03:35:42 PM »
http://www.minmaxboards.com/index.php?topic=8741.0 <--- The handbook being discussed.

I'm not very experienced with formatting on forums, so if anyone has any tips about making it easier to read, please let me know. Also, when considering material to add, please check to make certain that it's not a "dex-denied" condition rather than a "flat-footed" condition.

Eventually, I may expand the handbook to cover sneak attack and sudden strike, but more than likely I'll just link to some of the already existing handbooks on those topics.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2013, 02:23:18 PM »
The Low Blow feat from Races of Faerun lets you enter a larger foe's space and attack once as a full round action.  The foe gets an AoO, but they are flat-footed against your attack.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2013, 08:29:01 PM »
Nice find.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2013, 08:36:31 PM »
Link to the handbook in the OP pls?

EDIT: Other ways to gain IF.

Aereni Focus feat (PGtE 20)
Skill Knowledge feat (UA)

Are you including any 3rd party material or homebrew?
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2013, 02:11:26 AM »
Negative on the homebrew. I'll include Dungeon magazine and Dragon Magazine material. Not sure if that counts as third party. Maybe the occasional third party stuff, if I can access the source somehow. I have some in hard copy, some in PDF, but not a heck of a lot.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 10:38:03 AM »
Sorry, I posted something stupid ~ I'm new, please forgive me
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2014, 01:04:41 AM »
You forgot Savant from Dragon Compendium as a way of getting it.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2015, 04:01:50 AM »
I have no idea if you're still keeping up on this bruceleeroy but I did stumble upon an interesting way to impose the flat-footed status upon someone even if it is only a oneshot setup.  The Bladeshimmer oil in Complete Scoundrel (pg114) lets you coat an item or weapon and turn it invisible.  When attacking with a weapon coated with Bladeshimmer the target can attempt a Spot check to notice something unusual (DC to notice is Sleight of Hand check +10 for oil's competence bonus) and if they fail the check (or don't make it at all) they are rendered flat-footed against that attack.  The oil is wiped off after one successful use though unless there's a good way to make oils permanent or at least more than single use like that.
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Re: Iaijutsu Focus Guide (How to make your opponent flat-footed) Handbook Discussion
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2021, 06:42:39 PM »
Quote from: Gavinfoxx on March 16, 2014, 01:04:41 AM
You forgot Savant from Dragon Compendium as a way of getting it.
Another class that gains it is Sohei (OA).
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