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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 1986231" data-attributes="member: 1077">Slightly off topic, but I am just curious...&nbsp; Those who feel this tactic is metagaming...In a campaign I play in, I often purposely provoke AoOs (I have mobility so it is unlikely I will get hit) so that the large minotaur in our group can make grapple attempts w/o being provoked himself and thus negating the grapple attempt.&nbsp; The minotaur obviously has the size and strength for the grapple, but a low AC so will often get disrupted, which is why I &quot;bait&quot; the opponent and provoke for him.&nbsp; Am I metagaming?&nbsp; Bare in mind, the opponent may have Combat Reflexes and I would not be aware of that, so this tactic doesn't work 100% of the time.&nbsp; But still, would ya'll considering that metagaming?I would think the spellcasting tactic is the same thing as what me and my minotaur partner do.This doesn't work.&nbsp; You can only &quot;retrieve a spell component&quot; as a free action as part of casting a spell.&nbsp; Just like you are allowed to make a touch attack as part of casting a spell.If he does not immediately cast a spell from retrieving the spell component (USING that spell component), then it is a move action.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RigaMortus, post: 1986231, member: 1077"] Slightly off topic, but I am just curious... Those who feel this tactic is metagaming... In a campaign I play in, I often purposely provoke AoOs (I have mobility so it is unlikely I will get hit) so that the large minotaur in our group can make grapple attempts w/o being provoked himself and thus negating the grapple attempt. The minotaur obviously has the size and strength for the grapple, but a low AC so will often get disrupted, which is why I "bait" the opponent and provoke for him. Am I metagaming? Bare in mind, the opponent may have Combat Reflexes and I would not be aware of that, so this tactic doesn't work 100% of the time. But still, would ya'll considering that metagaming? I would think the spellcasting tactic is the same thing as what me and my minotaur partner do. This doesn't work. You can only "retrieve a spell component" as a free action as part of casting a spell. Just like you are allowed to make a touch attack as part of casting a spell. If he does not immediately cast a spell from retrieving the spell component (USING that spell component), then it is a move action. [/QUOTE]

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