[sblock=ooc standing]"Standing up is a move-equivalent action that provokes an attack of opportunity" p.568 And, "Take 5-Foot Step: You can move 5 feet in any round when you don’t perform any other kind of movement." p.189. The area is still a little gray, so I went like I did. Vertical is still movement. Drawing a weapon would be a non-movement "move equivalent" that would have been fine.
I really should have done the channel positive energy, or thrown down a summoned celestial dog as the standard action. No matter what I did, I was getting the next hit and falling over again. But, I locked him into the 5' step so he couldn't close on you too. Now is the time for you to Magic Missile (guarenteed) or (lightning arc, ranged touch) him and run, leading him away so Halah can tend to us. We should still win. I need at least two channels to wake Gregori now.[/sblock]