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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VorpalStare" data-source="post: 2358053" data-attributes="member: 31325">As far as Bull Rush and Trip attempts, go, I think Freedom of Movement would allow its recipient to automatically resist these actions. Both Bull Rush and Trip require the attacker to push or grab the defender, at least briefly, much like a grapple. If the Bull Rusher does not grab his target, it can simply choose to let him pass through his square. Tripping is limited to weapons that grab, snare, or entangle foes to pull them off their feet. I don't see how a spell that protects the recipient from being grappled would not also protect against these attacks as well. Note that the mechanics for Grapple, Bull Rush, and Trip have similarities (In particular, they are modified by strength and size.) such that a creature effective at one of them is likely to also be effective with the others. It makes sense that a spell intended to provide protection against one of these attacks should also be useful against related attacks. Having said this, I would allow FoM to be negated by certain circumstances and tactics. For example, FoM would probably not help against someone Bull Rushing by sweeping through a square with a 5'x5' table (no way to let the attacker by) or a Trip attempt made by trying to pull a large rug out from under the target's feet (nothing stable to stand on).</blockquote>