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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 992904" data-attributes="member: 707">I didn't say standing still.  I said stationary.  When two people are fighting each other, there's no AoO on either side, because both are putting up an active defense.  If one of them drops that active defense to do something else (say, cast a spell), then the other has an chance to strike.  The Tumbler is trying to move, while at the same time putting up the same type of active defense he were stationary.  Dodging, blocking blows, etc.If a 1st-level fighter is standing next to a 20th-level fighter, the 20th-level fighter doesn't get an AoO just because he has a really high BAB and should be better able to find holes in his opponent's defense.  Why?  Because the 1st-level fighter isn't giving him an opening.Ordinarily, if you move, you are taking your concentration off nearby opponents enough to give those opponents an opening.  If you make your Tumble check, you're managing to move, and put up enough defense to deny your opponent an opening.  This is completely independent of your foe's level of ability, which is my main point.Tumbling and Casting Defensively should have no relation to how skilled your enemy is.  (And thankfully, don't per the Core rules, 3.0 or 3.5.)</blockquote>