So I'm in a D&D campaign right now and I ran into a bit of a snag. The party was at this tower speaking with the local garrison commander when it was attacked by this huge hulking monster. It was clearing its way through the guards stationed there and the party decided that it would be for the best if we helped. As the rest of the group ran down the stairs, my barbarian looked out the window. The monster was right below me!

Now my 8 int was working overtime formulating a plan. I could fit through the window, I had my axe in hand and the monster was straight down.

On my turn I announced my intention to leap from the window and either land on the beast's back or to drive my axe into its back and then hang on for dear life. I asked what checks I needed to make to accomplish either of my ideas.

I think that I threw the DM for a loop with this one and he was honestly expecting us to charge the monster one at a time through the door. He insinuated that while I could attempt this maneuver that I was sure to fail every and any check I would attempt to make and would just land flat on my back next to the monster.

So I have two questions:

1) Has anyone tried this in a game?

2) How was it handled?



I think if I had been running the game I'd have allowed it. I'd treat the leap from the window as a charge and any attempt to stay on the creature would have been dex based (balance or ride with super secret DM modifiers). In the second scenario, a strength check would be needed to hold onto the axe handle while it flings you about trying to remove you from its back.