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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mvincent" data-source="post: 3342322" data-attributes="member: 27034">From the 3.5 FAQ:"If an enemy makes an attack against me that wouldprovoke an attack of opportunity (such as a disarm orgrapple attempt), do I get the attack of opportunity if Ican’t reach him? Would the Close-Quarters Fighting feathelp at all?Strictly speaking, if you don’t threaten an enemy, you can’tmake attacks of opportunity against that enemy. Thus, if anogre tried to sunder your elf’s longsword from 10 feet away,you wouldn’t get an attack of opportunity against the ogre(since an elf wielding a longsword doesn’t threaten an enemy10 feet away). This is true even if the ogre is reaching out withhis hand, such as when trying to grapple you.Even the Close-Quarters Fighting feat doesn’t help, sincethat feat applies only when the attack of opportunity against agrappling foe normally would be denied by “a feat or specialability that would normally bypass the attack” and listsImproved Grapple and improved grab as examples.If, as DM, this bothers your sensibilities and you and yourplayers are willing to bend the letter of the rules a bit, considerthe following house rule that the Sage has used in his games inthe past: If a foe would provoke an attack of opportunity withany action that brings him (or something he holds) into contactwith you or your space, you may make an attack of opportunityagainst the foe (or the object he holds, if that’s what’scontacting you). This means that an ogre trying to initiate agrapple would provoke an attack of opportunity that you couldmake against the ogre (since his hand and arm are clearlycoming within your reach to grab you), while the same ogretrying to sunder your weapon with his greatclub would provokean attack of opportunity that you could make only against thegreatclub (that is, with a disarm or sunder attempt).The most favored compromise I've seen on the boards is to not allow AoO's if you don't actually threaten the opponent, but to allow a readied action to attack an opponent's weapon, arm, etc. when it comes within reach. Balance-wise, this has yielded better results for me.</blockquote>

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