Another AoO question.

[DerianCypher]

Okay, we have 2 characters. Character A Activates a magical item as a free action that provokes an AoO. Character B uses his AoO to trip. If the magical item gave character A a strength bonus does he get it? or is the item not activated until the AoO is resolved?

 

[James McMurray]

The item is not activated until after the AoO is resolved.

 

[Spatzimaus]

A few posts down the page:

http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29991

According to the Sage:

"Any AoO is resolved before the act that triggers it is resolved."

So, in your question, the item isn't activated until after the AoO has been resolved.

 

[Number47]

Although it is a little aside to the topic, I don't think a free action ever triggers an AoO.

 

[Spatzimaus]

Although it is a little aside to the topic, I don't think a free action ever triggers an AoO.

It's not explicitly stated, as far as I know. The listed Free Actions in the PHB (p. 128) don't draw AoOs, but I haven't seen anywhere that says flat out that every free action is immune to AoOs. So, if you make an item that activates as a free action, you could still make it draw an AoO if you wanted to.

BUT, you shouldn't. Command-word items don't draw AoOs. Use-activated ones only draw an AoO if the use involves committing an action that provokes an AoO in itself (and quickened spells don't draw AoOs). The concept of a AoO in general is that the target drops his guard while doing the action, and a Free Action takes negligible time.

 

[Stalker0]

It's not explicitly stated, as far as I know. The listed Free Actions in the PHB (p. 128) don't draw AoOs, but I haven't seen anywhere that says flat out that every free action is immune to AoOs. So, if you make an item that activates as a free action, you could still make it draw an AoO if you wanted to.

BUT, you shouldn't. Command-word items don't draw AoOs. Use-activated ones only draw an AoO if the use involves committing an action that provokes an AoO in itself (and quickened spells don't draw AoOs). The concept of a AoO in general is that the target drops his guard while doing the action, and a Free Action takes negligible time.

Rapid Reload allows reloading of a light crossbow as a free action which DOES allow AOO. Only example I could think of off the top of my head though.