Flyby Attack doesn't stop AoO?

[Wolfwood2]

I'm pretty sure this is so, but I just wanted to make sure there's nothing I'm overlooking. A creature with the Flyby Attack feat still provokes attacks of opportunity as normal when the second half of its movement takes it away from a creature it has just attacked, correct?

Many creatures avoid AoO anyway against PC-size opponents because they have reach, but nothing in the feat stops it.

I'm going to be starting up a druid with the Elemental Companion alternate class feature, and I want to make sure I play fair and remind the DM to take her AoO when my medium-sized elemental does a flyby.

 

[Darklone]

The one avoiding AoOs is an epic feat.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsterFeats.htm#flybyAttack

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/feats.htm#improvedFlybyAttack

 

[Klaus]

No, Flyby Attack doesn't prevent AoO.

But you don't need to be Epic to avoid them.

Draconomicon has Adroit FlyBy Attack, which does prevent AoO.

 

[Notmousse]

Here's an odd thought. We all know that medium creatures threaten the 5' squares adjacent to them, but do they threaten the 5' cube above them? If not it could be argued that a character with perfect flying can simply touchdown on their head as a quick attack and fly straight back up without the AoO.

 

[Darklone]

Here's an odd thought. We all know that medium creatures threaten the 5' squares adjacent to them, but do they threaten the 5' cube above them? If not it could be argued that a character with perfect flying can simply touchdown on their head as a quick attack and fly straight back up without the AoO.

Well, I always used it like that. As well as threatening the cube below. 5 ft reach into every direction. Flying elves with polearms.

 

[Infiniti2000]

Well, I always used it like that. As well as threatening the cube below. 5 ft reach into every direction. Flying elves with polearms.

I use all 27 cubes as threatened space (9 above, 9 below, 8 on-level, 1 coexistent).

 

[Kmart Kommando]

Also, Flyby Attack lets you use a standard action, unlike Spring Attack, which prevents it, depending on your interpretation of the feat.

A Flyby Attacking Warblade would be killer though.

 

[Darklone]

...
A Flyby Attacking Warblade would be killer though.

... flying elves with polearms...