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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 2591527" data-attributes="member: 13107">Fient to use up AOOI am hearing this question in the post:* Can one use feint to cause an opponent to waste an AOO (without    their gaining the benefit of taking an AOO)?That isn't covered by the improved feint feat, but doesn't seem to betoo much of a stretch.As a side note, an AOO should not be considered to a discrete attack, despitebeing handled through games mechanics by a discrete attack roll.  The opponentthreatening the archer is assumed to be constantly trying to harm thearcher, and the AOO represents extra potential for the constant threat toresult in actual harm.As an attack action, an archer won't be able to shoot in a round aftermaking the feint, since the archer only one attack action or full attackaction.  However, with improved feint a move action is used, meaningthat the archer could make a single attack, but still not a full round attack.The use to the archer is limited, but not to others nearby the opponent.Trickier, what if the opponent chooses to not take the AOO?  After all,the AOO is at their option.  If the DM has the opponent make a sensemotive, with a failure leading to a statement that "you failed your sensemotive; the archer is taking a shot; do you want to take an AOO?", thenit seems likely that the AOO will not be taken.  Alternative, the DM secretlymakes the sense motive check, and, if that fails, announces "The archer istaking a shot.  Do you want to take an AOO?"  If the AOO is taken then,"Whoops.  He tricked you.  Your AOO is wasted."</blockquote>

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