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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whimsical" data-source="post: 4159598" data-attributes="member: 3976">There is a cost involved to be able to avoid Attacks of Opportunities while casting. It's a cost that I have chosen not to pay for several of my characters.A halfling cleric. I needed those skill points to go to other skills, so i kept his Concentration low. Since he was an archer, it would normally not come up. But sometimes he would need to cast a spell and couldn't move away. I would then need to take the AoO and hope that my AC was high enough.A bard. Again, other skills took precedence. My plan was that if he was threatened and needed to cast a spell, he would tumble away first. But there were a couple of times where I couldn't do it and it sucked really bad. Especially while threatened by multiple opponents.A druid. In 3.0, I had a druid with a tower shield. At the time, it worked since all classes who were proficient with shield could use one. And it was a wooden shield. I would simply rely on my high AC to handle any Attacks of Opportunity. Again, the skill ranks went to other skills. After converting to 3.5, my character took the tower shield proficiency feat as it appeared that I could use the shield to gain full cover and then I would cast the spell safely. But the FAQ clarification blew that strategy away it it make it a Standard action to receive full cover. Something I agree with, BTW.</blockquote>