Syntax:

gkick {item}

-or-

gkick

Non-targetted version kicks first item on ground.

Gkick, or "ground" kick, allows a character to kick an item on the ground in a random direction during combat. If the kick is successful, the item remains on the ground and is unharmed but is moved to an adjacent room. Items can be kicked regardless of the item's material. (i.e. elves can gkick iron, drow can gkick mithril). A character cannot gkick while blind.


Basically, it akes disarm and disarming skills slightly more useful for elves and drow, but still not as useful as if they could actually handle iron and mithril. When they disarm an opponent the opponent has to actually pick up his weapon in a timely manner or risk it being gkicked to an adjacent room. This compared to the current situation, where they know the elf/drow can neither pick up nor sacrifice their weapon.

I would limit this skill to a high level thief skill, perhaps on the thuggery path. Furthermore, I would make it automatic and also make it so you had a chance of cutting your foot if it were a blade and you missed the hilt or stubbing your toe if it was a blunt weapon like a mace or staff with both results being a small -dex penalty.

This is a great idea but to me it seems like something that is tailor made for a thug.

I could see anyone doing it. Even a mage. It's not like kicking something on the ground requires that much combat skill. Every class can pick up an item from the ground while involved in melee. If anything, that seems even more complicated than kicking an item.

Plus, the point was to make people use a little more strategy when they fight elf/drow that can disasrm/fumble/grease/etc.