Cleave

Cleave carries one melee attack through several enemies. Targets must occupy adjacent 5 ft spaces within the attacker's threatened area, along the same sweep. Declare their order first.

One use consumes one attack and rolls damage once. Resolve each target in order:

1. It can dodge or parry normally.
2. A dodge avoids the blow, but the sweep continues.
3. A parry stops the sweep; that target and all behind it take no damage.
4. On a hit, apply that target's DR. DR that absorbs all damage stops the sweep.
5. If at least 1 damage passes through DR, continue to the next target.

Sweep Size

The attacker's size determines how many 5 ft spaces the attack crosses, up to twice natural reach.

Attacker size	Natural reach	5 ft spaces	Maximum Medium targets
Medium	5 ft	2	2
Large	10 ft	4	4
Huge	15 ft	6	6
Gargantuan	25 ft	10	10
Colossal	40 ft	16	16

Targets larger than Medium occupy several spaces: Large counts as 2, Huge as 3, and so on. Position and weapon shape still matter; a thrusting spear or short weapon may be unable to sweep, at the GM's discretion.