Evasive Reflexes

[StreamOfTheSky]

Basically, it "Grants an attack of opportunity in response to being hit." Whether or not this means that the AoO occurs at the same time as the hit, before damage, or after damage, is up to the DM.

Truncated: "You can make an attack of opportunity against an opponent that hits you in melee. On your action, you may take a -4 to AC in exchange...to make an attack of opportunity against a creature that makes a successful melee attack or melee touch attack against you. (...) You specify on your turn that you are activating this feat (...)

Robiliar's Gambit states that

"At the start of your action, you can adopt a fighting stance that exposes you to harm but allows you to take advantage of your opponents' exposed defenses as they reach in to attack you. Anyone who strikes at you gains a +4 bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls against you. In return, they provoke attacks of opportunity from you each time they swing. Resolve your attack of opportunity after your foe's attack."

Doesn't this mean that the AoOs are concurrent with the attack?

Both of those pretty clearly sound like the AoO is coming after being hit. A melee attack isn't "successful" until it' hit and done damage, right? "Resolve your AoO after your foe's attack" is as straightforward as rules wording can possibly get. What's the confusion?

 

[PolterGhost]

You know, I sometimes wonder why they have multiple feats in these books that seem to do the exact same thing.

 

[Dandu]

"Strikes at you" doesn't read quite like "hits you" to me.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

"Strikes at you" doesn't read quite like "hits you" to me.

But the feat itself says to resolve the AoO after the foe's attack, so inferring what that means is kind of moot, don't you think?

 

[Dandu]

Good point.