I think you are reading a lot more than is actually there. Several misquotes, and several additions of requirements that are not in the text.Bonhumm wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 3:50 pmThis is a 'AND' condition, not a 'OR'.
- it did not BEGIN from an higher point than the target ...
- even once the attacker is higher than the target, being suspended in midair does not count as 'a stable platform'.
... you'd have to drop your guard and bend your knees to do that, opening yourself completely to an attack.
As quoted in the 2nd posting. "He must be in a stable position at least one yard above his opponent (either mounted or standing on higher ground), or must jump down onto his opponent." This is most specifically an 'OR' and not an 'AND'. So if you are using the jumping option, the stable ground requirement is moot. If you are using the jumping 'or', the other option can be ignored. Standing, or Jumping. Only need one or the other.
I am not certain where you are getting your requirement that the jumper needs to BEGIN his jump from a higher point than the target. As far as I can tell it is made up from whole cloth. A mortar shell falls down upon it's target regardless of where it was launched from. By the same token I don't see as it makes the slightest bit of difference where somebody leaps from, so long as they are heading downwards when they arrive at the target. I see nothing to even suggest they have to start out higher.
Once again, one of my questions is whether people feel that a Down Strike by somebody using the "jump" option is made in mid air before they land, or if somebody lands first, but then uses the momentum of their leap transferred to their weapon to deliver an especially devastating blow. (or whether it even matters if they are still in the air when they swing).
I am not certain what your last point is supposed to be making. Yes, doing combat stuff moves stuff around. Making a melee attack brings your sword off of "guard". Making a crushing blow means winding your swing up a bit more. In reality leaping around the battlefield like a flea on steroids would probably on net make you harder to hit. But I don't really see the point, it is a magic talent, and has listed game effects and increasing or decreasing your PD is not one of them. There are talents such as Maneuver that do that.