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<blockquote data-quote="Veritas" data-source="post: 1888378" data-attributes="member: 24638">I've allowed cleave attempts whenever a character who has the feat kills an opponent (or drops it below 0 hit points), no matter what. Well, okay, with a melee weapon.Cleave to me isn't truly another attack, it's just the character following through on his swing. So, he slashes an orc, for example, and if he doesn't kill it, his attack stops there since the orc's body effectively stops his weapon, and he must withdraw the weapon and attack again. If he kills the orc with that hit, he slices through (at least part of it) and continues on with his swing into the cleave, which uses the same attack bonus as the attack that just killed the previous opponent, but a new attack roll is needed because of the potential for the new opponent to dodge out of the way or for his armor to turn aside the follow-through.I see nothing wrong with this same thing working for an attack of opportunity. Someone in front of him tries to cast a spell without taking a 5' step, or by drinking a potion or whatever, he slashes them, kills them, and follows through on the swing, having a change to hit the guy standing right next to him too. It's all the same to me. *shrug*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Veritas, post: 1888378, member: 24638"] I've allowed cleave attempts whenever a character who has the feat kills an opponent (or drops it below 0 hit points), no matter what. Well, okay, with a melee weapon. Cleave to me isn't truly another attack, it's just the character following through on his swing. So, he slashes an orc, for example, and if he doesn't kill it, his attack stops there since the orc's body effectively stops his weapon, and he must withdraw the weapon and attack again. If he kills the orc with that hit, he slices through (at least part of it) and continues on with his swing into the cleave, which uses the same attack bonus as the attack that just killed the previous opponent, but a new attack roll is needed because of the potential for the new opponent to dodge out of the way or for his armor to turn aside the follow-through. I see nothing wrong with this same thing working for an attack of opportunity. Someone in front of him tries to cast a spell without taking a 5' step, or by drinking a potion or whatever, he slashes them, kills them, and follows through on the swing, having a change to hit the guy standing right next to him too. It's all the same to me. *shrug* [/QUOTE]

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