Another question on AoO

[Corwyn]

I have a player who has taken to using the following tactic,

The character starts at a distance of 20'.
He (a 6L elven fighter with a spiked chain) would move 10' forward towards the enemy execute an attack and then move 10' back again.
The point of this exercise is that the enemy has to move through his threat range to close in for an attack and thus provoking an AoO.

My question is if this is a valid action.

 

[CRGreathouse]

Yes, assuming he had Spring Attack.

 

[Corwyn]

No he does not have that particular feat.

 

[Artoomis]

I have a player who has taken to using the following tactic,

The character starts at a distance of 20'.
He (a 6L elven fighter with a spiked chain) would move 10' forward towards the enemy execute an attack and then move 10' back again.
The point of this exercise is that the enemy has to move through his threat range to close in for an attack and thus provoking an AoO.

My question is if this is a valid action.

Perfectly valid. An excellent use of a reach weapon. This is why reach weapons are feared - the spiked chain especially since you can use it at 5' as well.

 

[CRGreathouse]

No he does not have that particular feat.

It is illegal, then. See Spring Attack (PH page 85), Tactical Movement (PH page 130), and Attack Actions (PH page 122).

 

[Corwyn]

Thank you CRGreathouse I knew there was something wrong, there was an itch telling me this was wrong but I couldn't put my finger on the exact problem.