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<blockquote data-quote="LokiDR" data-source="post: 690406" data-attributes="member: 6239">I see two problems in your interpretation:First, nothing says that a person is attacking continually.&nbsp; There aren't a series of feits as there are in some other systems (ShadowRun).&nbsp; Instead, you get one roll per attack.&nbsp; You roll for every swing.&nbsp; This may not make sense in a general view of combat, being very chaotic, but it is the view D&amp;D uses.Second, there is no way that I know of to &quot;misuse&quot; an AoO.&nbsp; A person can not, by the rules that I recall, attempt to AoO a square because they want to.&nbsp; The combatant knows that a target has lowered their guard.&nbsp; You only get one AoO normally.&nbsp; Do you want to use it or not.&nbsp; You may miss, but all AoOs assume you have a chance to hit.In D&amp;D, the combat system is a lot less abstract than other systems.&nbsp; That is why I view the AoOs as a specific swing of your weapon, not just lucky flailing.&nbsp; Lucky flailing is an attack at a random square.&nbsp; AoOs are always described as much more deliberate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LokiDR, post: 690406, member: 6239"] I see two problems in your interpretation: First, nothing says that a person is attacking continually. There aren't a series of feits as there are in some other systems (ShadowRun). Instead, you get one roll per attack. You roll for every swing. This may not make sense in a general view of combat, being very chaotic, but it is the view D&D uses. Second, there is no way that I know of to "misuse" an AoO. A person can not, by the rules that I recall, attempt to AoO a square because they want to. The combatant knows that a target has lowered their guard. You only get one AoO normally. Do you want to use it or not. You may miss, but all AoOs assume you have a chance to hit. In D&D, the combat system is a lot less abstract than other systems. That is why I view the AoOs as a specific swing of your weapon, not just lucky flailing. Lucky flailing is an attack at a random square. AoOs are always described as much more deliberate. [/QUOTE]

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