Tumble

While Obsidian has not released any information about tumle it is an important combat skill that was included in NWN's first expansion, Shadows of Undrentide.

DnD 3.5 Tumble
You can dive, roll, somersault, flip, and so on. You can't use this skill if your speed has been reduced by armor or excess inventory.

Modifying ability: Dexterity

Armor check penalty applied

Classes: Bard, Monk, Rogue

Requires training: No

Check: Tumbling past opponents without prompting an attack of opportunity is a DC of 15. Tumbling through a space occupied by your opponent is a DC of 25.

Special:
 * 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.
 * If you have the Acrobatic feat, you get a +2 bonus on Tumble checks.
 * If you have 5 or more ranks in Tumble, you get a +2 bonus on Balance and Jump checks.
 * If you have 5 or more ranks in Jump, you get a +2 bonus on Tumble checks.

Use: You can land softly when you fall or tumble past opponents. You can also tumble to entertain an audience (as though using the Perform skill). Tumble is a part of your move action.

NWN Comparison
Check: DC 15 to avoid an attack of opportunity while moving out of an opponent's melee range.

Special: For every five ranks of this skill (not including the dexterity bonus), the character's armor class is improved by +1.

Use: Automatic