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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 24082" data-attributes="member: 2011">Actually, you misinterpret.You do not get a second &quot;5 foot step&quot;. You can move 5 foot with a standard action when moving back, but not with a full round action.So, you move back 5 and drink a potion (that you already had in hand) with a partial action. No AoO since you only did a 5 foot move.You then move forward 5 and normal (not full round) attack. No AoO since there is no AoO for moving into a threatened space.The only question remaining is whether there is a retroactive AoO for moving back 5 feet and with a different action, moving forward 5 feet.Even with the &quot;only one 5 foot move&quot; rule of the FAQ, it is still unclear as to whether the first action would retroactively provoke an AoO. Maybe some of the wording in the PHB on AoO would clear this up. But, from my point of view, if a 9th level spell (not Timestop) made you 3 times faster and gave you 3 full actions in a round, why wouldn't you be able to do anything in any of them that you could normally do?I think I will just segregate the actions in a round, regardless of what the FAQ states, just to keep things simpler.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 24082, member: 2011"] Actually, you misinterpret. You do not get a second "5 foot step". You can move 5 foot with a standard action when moving back, but not with a full round action. So, you move back 5 and drink a potion (that you already had in hand) with a partial action. No AoO since you only did a 5 foot move. You then move forward 5 and normal (not full round) attack. No AoO since there is no AoO for moving into a threatened space. The only question remaining is whether there is a retroactive AoO for moving back 5 feet and with a different action, moving forward 5 feet. Even with the "only one 5 foot move" rule of the FAQ, it is still unclear as to whether the first action would retroactively provoke an AoO. Maybe some of the wording in the PHB on AoO would clear this up. But, from my point of view, if a 9th level spell (not Timestop) made you 3 times faster and gave you 3 full actions in a round, why wouldn't you be able to do anything in any of them that you could normally do? I think I will just segregate the actions in a round, regardless of what the FAQ states, just to keep things simpler. [/QUOTE]

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