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: <small>'''Disambiguation:''' Maneuver Offense was formerly known as Combat Maneuver Bonus (CMB)</small>
: <small>'''Disambiguation:''' Maneuver Offense was formerly known as Combat Maneuver Bonus (CMB)</small>


: Each character and creature has a ''maneuver offense'' value that represents its skill at performing maneuvers. The combat maneuvers are:  
: Maneuver offense is a generic term for a skill check to perform a [[combat maneuver]]. The combat maneuvers and their associated skill checks are:


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{| class="ep-default"
<ul>
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* [[Bull Rush]]
! Combat Maneuver || Skill
* [[Dirty Trick]]
|-
* [[Disarm]]
| [[Bull Rush]] || [[Might]]
* [[Drag]]
|-
* [[Grapple]]
| [[Dirty Trick]] || [[Sleight of Hand]]
* [[Overrun]]
|-
* [[Reposition]]
| [[Disarm]] || [[Sleight of Hand]]
* [[Steal]]
|-
* [[Sunder]]
| [[Drag]] || [[Might]]
* [[Trip]]  
|-
</ul>
| [[Grapple]] || [[Might]]
</div>
|-
 
| [[Overrun]] || [[Might]]
: A creature's ''maneuver offense'' is determined using the following formula:
|-
 
| [[Reposition]] || [[Might]]
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::{| style="border: 1px solid; padding: 0.5em 2em 0.5em 2em;"
| [[Steal]] || [[Sleight of Hand]]
! style="color:#7B68EE;" | Character Level + (STR modifier -or- DEX modifier) + Size modifier
|-
| [[Sunder]] || [[Might]]
|-
| [[Trip]] || [[Might]]
|}
|}
</div>
:* '''Size Modifier:''' ''Fine -4, Diminutive -3, Tiny -2, Small -1, Medium +0, Large +1, Huge +2, Gargantuan +3, Colossal +4, Titanic +5.''


:* '''Feats:''' Some feats and abilities grant a bonus to your maneuver check when performing specific maneuvers.
: Combat maneuvers are performed by making a skill check with the appropriate skill, versus a DC of the target creature's [[Maneuver Defense]].  If the check equals or exceeds this target DC, the maneuver is successful.  Refer to the individual maneuvers to resolve the outcome of this success.


:* '''Penalties:''' Any penalties to a creature's attack rolls also apply to its ''maneuver offense.'' For example, targeting a creature with partial cover inflicts a -4 penalty to both attack rolls and maneuver offense checks on the creature attacking it.
: In most cases, unless you have a feat to prevent it (such as [[Bull Rush, Improved (Feat)|Improved Bull Rush]], performing a combat maneuver provokes an attack of opportunity from the target creature.  Obviously, creatures which are flat-footed or unaware of you cannot make attacks of opportunity.

Revision as of 20:37, 10 November 2017

Maneuver Offense

Disambiguation: Maneuver Offense was formerly known as Combat Maneuver Bonus (CMB)
Maneuver offense is a generic term for a skill check to perform a combat maneuver. The combat maneuvers and their associated skill checks are:
Combat Maneuver Skill
Bull Rush Might
Dirty Trick Sleight of Hand
Disarm Sleight of Hand
Drag Might
Grapple Might
Overrun Might
Reposition Might
Steal Sleight of Hand
Sunder Might
Trip Might
Combat maneuvers are performed by making a skill check with the appropriate skill, versus a DC of the target creature's Maneuver Defense. If the check equals or exceeds this target DC, the maneuver is successful. Refer to the individual maneuvers to resolve the outcome of this success.
In most cases, unless you have a feat to prevent it (such as Improved Bull Rush, performing a combat maneuver provokes an attack of opportunity from the target creature. Obviously, creatures which are flat-footed or unaware of you cannot make attacks of opportunity.
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