Beholder's Eye Rays & AoO

[Kae'Yoss]

Thank the gods. Someone got to it before I did.

Welcome to the boards, anyway

 

[Caliban]

Thank the gods. Someone got to it before I did.

What, posted something incorrect about free actions never provoking AoO's? As others have pointed out, that's not actually true.

 

[Thanee]

I used to hold the position that a ranged touch spell would be enough like a weapon to provoke an AoO if you make the ranged attack in threatened square. After all, a melee touch spell is enough like a weapon to prevent you from provoking, even though you are making an unarmed attack.

However, after reading up on the weaponlike spell rules in Complete Arcane, I have changed my mind. I don't believe it was the designers intent that ranged touch attack spells provoke, or they would have mentioned it in the section where they went over all the ways that a ranged touch spell is like a weapon.

Hey, finally convinced about that (even though coming from a slightly different direction)?

Bye
Thanee

 

[Caliban]

Hey, finally convinced about that (even though coming from a slightly different direction)?

Bye
Thanee

I believe the rules allow it, but that it is not the designers intent. I couldn't find the original thread, or I would have made a post there as well.

 

[Hypersmurf]

As others have pointed out, that's not actually true.

I think the pointing-out is what he meant by 'someone got to it'.

-Hyp.

 

[moritheil]

I never thought that people would actually argue over something this fundamental.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I never thought that people would actually argue over something this fundamental.

What do you consider the fundamentally-obvious answer to be?

-Hyp.

 

[Caliban]

I never thought that people would actually argue over something this fundamental.

It always goes back to fundamentals!

 

[moritheil]

No AOO.

What do you consider the fundamentally-obvious answer to be?

-Hyp.