Prerequisite: Requires the feat Sentinel, a Strength or Dexterity score of 18 or higher and proficiency in martial weapons.
Your prowess in combat is legendary, and you are now able to perform a heroic feat.
Once per long rest, you may use your reaction to trigger Heroic Sentinel to perform unlimited melee attack of opportunities (AoO) in 1 round of combat (from the trigger to the start of your next turn).
The following rules apply only to events occurring during this 1 round where Heroic Sentinel is triggered.
- You have unlimited melee AoO.
- All AoO you make is at disadvantage regardless of any advantage.
- All on-hit effects of Sentinel apply.
- All enemies within melee range of you may perform an AoO on you without using their reaction for every AoO you make*.
- All enemy AoO on you are with advantage regardless of any disadvantage.
- All enemy AoO on you are critical hits on an attack roll of 19-20 (Characters immune to critical hits maintain their immunity).
- Gain a level of exhaustion at the end of your turn.
*Example of turn order, 1 player, 3 goblins in melee range.
- Goblin A's turn, tries to run away.
- Player triggers Heroic Sentinel and performs an AoO and hits, applying the Sentinel effect.
- Goblin A (within melee range) performs an AoO.
- Goblin B performs an AoO.
- Goblin C performs an AoO.
- Goblin B's turn, tries to run away.
- Heroic Sentinel allows the player to make another AoO, and misses. Goblin B is now out of melee range.
- Goblin A (still in range) and Goblin C and perform another AoO.
- Goblin C's turn, tries to run away.
- Heroic Sentinel allows another AoO, and hits, applying the Sentinel effect.
- Goblin A and C may perform another AoO.
- Player's turn, Heroic Sentinel has ended, and the character has 1 additional level of exhaustion.
- Player take the attack action and misses.
- Goblin A tries to run away, and triggers Sentinel, is hit again and dies.
- Goblin C does not get to perform an AoO as Heroic Sentinel wasn't triggered.
- Goblin C runs away without triggering any AoO as the player used their reaction to kill Goblin A and Heroic Sentinel is no longer active.
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