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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jontherev" data-source="post: 690404" data-attributes="member: 1451">Almost.  You don't have to know the exact square to take your AoO, but if you guess wrong, you're out one of your AoO's (matters for those with Combat Reflexes).Here the rules are clear.  To find someone invisible, read the invisibility section in the DMG.  You can locate the exact square of an invisible foe as a free action with a simple Listen check.  For non-sneaky types, it's actually quite easy to do in combat.That's right.This isn't how the rules for AoO work.  You don't detect a possible trigger.  It's either triggered or not, period.  It's not the most simplistic rule, so attempts to explain it may not make sense.  Just use it.I try to not rationalize 3E rules as much as possible.  It cuts down on the headaches.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  I disagree with your analysis of combat.  I see each attack as a measured blow, not random swinging.  To me it makes much more sense that a 1st level fighter can only swing a greatsword once or twice, but a 20th level fightert who has mastered the weapon, can swing it a lot more.  As an example, if I (a novice I assure you) were to pick up a greatsword, I doubt I could swing it more than twice with any accuracy or strength in 6 seconds.  This makes more sense to me, but know that you're not alone in your opinion, as HS atests.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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