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Message: <blockquote data-quote="txwad" data-source="post: 1436509" data-attributes="member: 12509">My gaming group is having a dispute over a technicality on the AoO 'refresh'.  Lets say Pavilio will try to move into range to attack an atypical monstrous centipede (with 10' reach).  The centipede just used his AoO in the preceding round to attack one of Pavilio's comrades who tried the same move.  Therefore, the centipede spent the AoO for the preceding round (it doesnt have combat reflexes).  For the new round, Pavilio has the initiative advantage over the centipede.  Simply, does the centipede get a fresh AoO because it is now round #2, or must the centipede wait until his initiative to 'refresh' his AoO.    Basically, what Im saying is that 'round' has two meanings.  So when AoO says you get 1 AoO per round, does that mean you get a fresh AoO each time you reach your initiative or does it mean that each time the new round rolls up, you get a new AoO.The 3.5 PHB, on p.138, says "for almost all purposes, there is no relevance to the end of a  round or the beginning of a round.  The term 'round' works like the word month.  A month can mean either a calendar month or a span of time from a day in one month to the same day in the next month.  In the same way, a round can be a segment of game time starting with the first character to act and ending with the last, but it usually means a span of time from one round to the same initiative count in the next round."the question is which of the two definitions of rounds is applicable to the rule that you get 1 AoO per round!ThanksMark</blockquote>

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