Raking
Raking is a form of attack used by specific monsters, most notably large felines and dragons. Beasts and animals with the ability to rake have fore claws that are designed to scratch or scrape in a long, sweeping movement against an opponent. When attacking, these creatures prefer to strike at a single target with both claws, rather than at different targets — as a hit with both claws on the same target indicates the creature has been able to grapple with its enemy for several seconds. If this occurs, the creature is able to draw the opponent in and begin to rake with its hind claws, violently tearing and ripping at the enemy's body in a savage flurry. This action takes place during the round that follows, and continues in any further round where the grapple remains unbroken.
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Creatures that rake do not require a separate roll to engage this attack, as their natural physicality assumes this strength and ability. However, if the opponent manages to break free or is forced away — by damage, magic, intervention, or movement — the raking ends immediately and cannot resume until a fresh double claw hit occurs.
Damage
As it rakes, the creature causes damage with both its front claws (as it hit with both) … but then also does damage with its back claws as well, without needing an attack die. For example, a leopard hitting with both its front claws causes 1-4 damage with each; because it hits with both, the leopard automatically rakes with its back claws, causing an additional 1-6 damage with each. The target thus suffers 4-18 damage.
If stunned, the target is thrown into a random adjacent hex, a change from the normal result of a stun. The raking animal will then continue to occupy the target's former hex, though it usually has enough advantage remaining to reverse back or to the side away from the target, preferring to use one action point to move 4 hexes (stride-4) from all its enemies.
Creatures able to Rake
- Chimera
- Cougar
- Displacer Beast
- Dragonis Aeriochalkos (brass dragon)
- Dragonis Anatoliko Kefali (gold dragon)
- Dragonis Apokrousi (bronze dragon)
- Dragonis Asimiskotia (silver dragon)
- Dragonis Fotia (red dragon)
- Dragonis Huakinthos (blue dragon)
- Dragonis Malignans (black dragon)
- Dragonis Oxychalkos (copper dragon)
- Dragonis Pachni (white dragon)
- Dragonis Prasinochlorio (green dragon)
- Griffon
- Jaguar
- Leopard
- Li Lung
- Lion
- Lung Wang
- Lynx
- Pan Lung
- Shen Lung
- Spotted Lion
- Tien Lung
- Tiger
- Yu Lung
