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<blockquote data-quote="atom crash" data-source="post: 2487574" data-attributes="member: 22162"><p>by game mechanics, you only perform actions on your turn. you might draw an attack of opprtunity when you choose to start or complete a full-round action -- as per Lord Pendragon's post above -- but i see nothing in the rules that hints that you might continue to provoke an AoO outside your turn. and unless i see a reference to the contrary, i'm ruling that you provoke AoOs only on your turn. the rules treat such actions not as one continuous action but as separate actions over a number of rounds.</p><p></p><p>this is much the same way it is assumed you are constantly trading jabs and switching positions with your opponent during combat, but the rules dictate that you only make attack rolls during your turn.</p><p></p><p>realistically, you'd have to be performing the action outside your turn -- just like a fighter stand still for 6 seconds while his opponent attacks before he can attack again -- but we're not arguing realism here. we're talking about rules mechanics for a game. also remember that although actions in a combat round are assumed to happen simultaneously, the rules deal with actions one at a time based on initiative scores.</p><p></p><p>you can take actions only during your turn -- barring an exception like the immediate action, which is a free action and doesn't provoke an AoO. therefore, you only provoke an AoOs during your turn. you'll have to prove to me otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="atom crash, post: 2487574, member: 22162"] by game mechanics, you only perform actions on your turn. you might draw an attack of opprtunity when you choose to start or complete a full-round action -- as per Lord Pendragon's post above -- but i see nothing in the rules that hints that you might continue to provoke an AoO outside your turn. and unless i see a reference to the contrary, i'm ruling that you provoke AoOs only on your turn. the rules treat such actions not as one continuous action but as separate actions over a number of rounds. this is much the same way it is assumed you are constantly trading jabs and switching positions with your opponent during combat, but the rules dictate that you only make attack rolls during your turn. realistically, you'd have to be performing the action outside your turn -- just like a fighter stand still for 6 seconds while his opponent attacks before he can attack again -- but we're not arguing realism here. we're talking about rules mechanics for a game. also remember that although actions in a combat round are assumed to happen simultaneously, the rules deal with actions one at a time based on initiative scores. you can take actions only during your turn -- barring an exception like the immediate action, which is a free action and doesn't provoke an AoO. therefore, you only provoke an AoOs during your turn. you'll have to prove to me otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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