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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2174597" data-attributes="member: 1656">The 3.5 Main FAQ has this to say:When a character gets up from prone, when does theattack of opportunity take place? When he is still prone?When he is standing? Can the attacker choose when toattack? In one case, the attacker can get a +4 bonus to hit.In the other, he can make another trip attack.All attacks of opportunity happen before the actions thattrigger them (see Chapter 8 in the Player’s Handbook). Whenyou make an attack of opportunity against someone who’sgetting up, your target is effectively prone, and therefore cannotbe tripped. You could ready an action to trip a prone foe afterhe gets up, however.Of course, the natural response to this is "But what about the AoO provoked by casting a spell?  If the AoO happens before the Cast a Spell action, the caster is not damaged while casting a spell, and thus no Concentration check is necessary.  If a Concentration check is necessary, it means the AoO happened after the Cast a Spell action was initiated, but before it was resolved... and therefore when you get an AoO on someone who is standing up, it occurs after they have begun to stand, and so you should be abel to Trip them again!"The answer you receive is "Oh, spells are different."-Hyp.</blockquote>