RUMBLETiGER
Adventurer
It doesn't matter if the O squares are threatened or not. (Most reach weapons wielded by someone in the X position won't threaten O squares).
All that matters is that the person is leaving an = square, which is threatened. They could be moving out, moving in. moving from one = square to another, it doesn't matter. If they're moving more than 5 feet in the round, and at any point in that movement they leave a threatened square, they provoke an AoO.
Oh... I think you guys just taught me something.If you read what I wrote, we're saying the exact same thing.
So, If I get this right. If a weapon has both 10' and 5' attack, like the spiked chain, moving out of the 10' range to adjacent to the opponent at 5', is technically moving out of the further threatened square into another threatened square, and therefore provokes A..? Because that would be cool.
Is that not the same for a reach weapon that only threatens at 10' range, but not up close, like the polearm? Because moving out of the 10' threat range to adjacent still technically is leaving a threatened square, however the weapon cannot hit you anymore because you're too close?