I'm in an argument about taking a five foot step in combat and whether or not it provokes an AoO. in the PHB, it does state that taking a 5 foot step does not provoke AoOs but as part of the * it states that regardless of the movement, if you move out of a threatened square, you provoke an AoO. So my question is, in combat, if you take a 5 foot step out of a threatened square, do you provoke an AoO? I'm saying it does because you move out of a threatened square regardless, but he's saying no. So i'm just trying to get this clarified.
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- Thread starter Borthos
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Well, since this is the Pathfinder forum, I'm going to quote from the PRD core rules (not the PHB):
"Moving: Moving out of a threatened square usually provokes attacks of opportunity from threatening opponents. There are two common methods of avoiding such an attack—the 5-foot step and the withdraw action."
So... there you have it. It provokes in all situations except those listed, including a 5' step.
... Actually, in checking the 3.5e SRD, that's how it was written back then too. So yeah. I think you might have misread something somewhere.
"Moving: Moving out of a threatened square usually provokes attacks of opportunity from threatening opponents. There are two common methods of avoiding such an attack—the 5-foot step and the withdraw action."
So... there you have it. It provokes in all situations except those listed, including a 5' step.
... Actually, in checking the 3.5e SRD, that's how it was written back then too. So yeah. I think you might have misread something somewhere.
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