Tumble

Tumble is the ability to dive, roll, somersault, flip, and so on.

Modifying ability: Dexterity

Classes: Bard, Monk, Rogue, Swashbuckler; Arcane trickster, Assassin, Duelist, Harper agent, Invisible blade, Shadow Thief of Amn, Shadowdancer

Requires training: Yes

Check: Tumbling past opponents without prompting an attack of opportunity is a check against DC of 15. This makes a character with a modified tumble skill of 14+ immune to attacks of opportunity from moving.

Use: Automatic

DnD 3.5 comparison

• You can also use tumble to get through a space occupied by your opponent at a DC of 25.
• You can also use tumble to entertain an audience (as though using the Perform skill).
• If you have 5 or more ranks in Tumble, you gain a +3 dodge bonus to AC when fighting defensively instead of the usual +2 dodge bonus to AC.
• If you have 5 or more ranks in Tumble, you gain a +6 dodge bonus to AC when executing the total defense standard action instead of the usual +4 dodge bonus to AC.

NWN Comparison

• Tumble in NWN1, provided a +1 AC bonus for every 5 base ranks.

External resources

• NWNWiki:Tumble