Leif's 'The Hall of the Rainbow Mage' [A] (D&D 3.5 OOC)

[Theroc]

Does Hideous Blow provoke Attacks of Opportunity?

 

[Leif]

Curses! Foiled again!

 

[Rhun]

Does Hideous Blow provoke Attacks of Opportunity?

Wow, great question. I'm not sure.

 

[Rhun]

Curses! Foiled again!

Always, my good and dear friend! Always.

 

[Rhun]

Does Hideous Blow provoke Attacks of Opportunity?

After further research, I would say this is a DM's call. Using an Invocation usually provokes AoO, and while the reading of the invocation doesn't remove that limitation, it almost implies that there is no AoO.

Might put a post up in the Rules forum and see what the learned sages there have to say.

 

[Theroc]

Tossing a topic up there for input.

Hideous Blow would well... kinda blow if it provoked AoO's. Since... giving people free hits on me is really bad, lol.

 

[Leif]

I'm not even sure what the source is for Hideous Blow. help?

 

[Rathan]

Comp. Arcane.. it's a warlock invocation power.... pg 134

 

[Theroc]

I'm not even sure what the source is for Hideous Blow. help?

Hideous Blow(CArc p134)
<Invocation(blast shape)>
– As a Standard Action, make one melee attack.
If the hit is successful (even if it does not
damage), then treat the opponent as if he/she
were also hit with the invoker’s Eldritch Blast
(including any special effects due to Eldritch
Essence invocations).
Effective Spell Level: 1st.

 

[Rhun]

It is counter-intuitive that it would provoke AoO, but it doesn't say that it doesn't, and it is a invocation.