Charges and OA's

[quindia]

The quickplay rules state that "Charging provokes opportunity attacks." Does this mean the target of said charge gets an opportunity attack or simply that the movement part of the charge provokes OA's as normal (i.e. charging out of a threatened square to attack a different target, etc)?

 

[VBMEW-01]

I would think it was the movement of the charge that provoked. But of course moving by always does so who knows what they mean?

Perhaps it might imply the old "readying against a charge" type actions.

Come on PH, we need your guidance!

 

[quindia]

I would think it was the movement of the charge that provoked. But of course moving by always does so who knows what they mean?

That's why I was wondering what they meant. If the movement provokes the charge, it seemed unnecessary to state it that way.

 

[Iron Sky]

I think it means it counts as a move for AoO purposes. Hopefully it's written more clearly in the PHB. If it provoked against the target of the charge, I foresee charge being instantly cast into the "maneuvers-never-to-do" pile.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

It would kind of suck to have the charging arrival provoke in exchange for only a bit of movement and a +1 attack...


Fitz

 

[tenken]

When I played at D&D XP, charging provoked attacks from anyone you charged by (Opp. Attacks mainly come from leaving a threatened square) not the target of the charge unless that character had Threatening Reach.

 

[keterys]

Yeah, as far as I can tell, that phrase could be stripped. You know that moving through those squares provokes. Like normal.

 

[D'karr]

When I played at D&D XP, charging provoked attacks from anyone you charged by (Opp. Attacks mainly come from leaving a threatened square) not the target of the charge unless that character had Threatening Reach.

That is correct.

The reason why it is stated that it provokes is that it is a standard action and normally a standard action that does not involve a ranged attack does not provoke. So in order to simplify and avoid "rules lawyerism" a charge provokes.

That way someone who is charging and moves through a threatened square cannot claim that charging is not a move and does not provoke because it is a standard action and not a move action.

 

[quindia]

Thanks...

 

[Li Shenron]

As it is written in the DDXP preview notes, it can mean nothing else than provoking an OA from the target.

I hope that the PHB clarifies it, and doesn't assume that people "already know" because they've played 3e...