Talk:Blood of Stone (3.5e Feat)

Ratings
You did notice that it still lowers damage by BAB on an unsuccessful save, right? That's better than most creatures' DR (though yes, DR applies to multiple attacks). --Ghostwheel (talk) 19:00, 26 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, I did. --Foxwarrior (talk) 19:17, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Other Effects
Hey Ghost, I think a specification is needed here. The description says any non-touch attack, which I infer to mean anything targeting your AC or flat-footed AC. But, as worded, it seems that area-of-effect spells as well as single-target spells can also be ignored. Is it supposed to be effective against a Cone of Cold? Quilliard 01:08, July 16, 2010 (UTC)


 * In D&D terminology, attacks are strictly effects that require an attack roll, so it doesn't work against those other things. --Ghostwheel 04:04, July 16, 2010 (UTC)

This and DR
How does this feat interact with actual damage reduction a character may have? Since the DC is based on the damage taken, I assume it simply stacks. --Sulacu (talk) 07:29, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * As written, it would reduce the damage before applying DR, I think. That's only a minor point, but it is also important to know in addition to whether it stacks. That is, 100 DR and 500 damage would give 500/2 - 100 = 150 damage on a successful save instead of (500-100)/2 = 200 damage. --Aarnott (talk) 19:52, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * A cat is fine too. --Ghostwheel (talk) 17:02, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

Paragraph structure is confusing
This is a cool feat, but it's a little confusing as-written. It took me 3 read-throughs to completely understand what was going on. I think this could benefit from some rewording, adding a semi-descriptive line at the beginning and reordering the words so the whole process is chronological:

"As an immediate action, you can make a fort save to reduce damage you take from a non-touch attack. The DC is equal to the damage roll, and if you roll a 16 or higher your save is an automatic success. If you succeed at the save, halve the damage or reduce it by your BAB (whichever is better). If you fail, simply reduce the damage by your BAB."

Also, any plans for additional feats in this vein? Something that lets you tank more attacks or eat AoE damage would be nice. --YouLostMe (talk) 05:09, 2 December 2014 (UTC)