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<blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 3431818" data-attributes="member: 41187">I've seen two approaches to this issue.First, simplify AoOs.&nbsp; The example I'm familiar with has two requirements.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Is it a standard or full-round action other than melee attacks?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Did a character move more than 1/4 their speed through threatened squares?</li>
</ul>If either of the above is yes then an AoO is provoked.&nbsp; Characters can attempt to not provoke when they normally would, such as by tumbling or jumping or something else.&nbsp; Trips, disarms, rushes and sunders were all explicitly made into standard actions.Second, remove AoOs.&nbsp; Completely take them out.&nbsp; Characters can perform almost any action and will never provoke for it.&nbsp; The only &quot;down side&quot; is that it makes it far more difficult for one character to block a fifteen foot wide hallway; honestly, this doesn't bother me because I can't recall the last time anyone in fiction or myth single-handedly blocked a fifteen foot wide path.I hope you find the above useful as you go forth.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValhallaGH, post: 3431818, member: 41187"] I've seen two approaches to this issue. First, simplify AoOs. The example I'm familiar with has two requirements. [list][*] Is it a standard or full-round action other than melee attacks? [*] Did a character move more than 1/4 their speed through threatened squares?[/list] If either of the above is [i]yes[/i] then an AoO is provoked. Characters can attempt to not provoke when they normally would, such as by tumbling or jumping or something else. Trips, disarms, rushes and sunders were all explicitly made into standard actions. Second, remove AoOs. Completely take them out. Characters can perform almost any action and will never provoke for it. The only "down side" is that it makes it far more difficult for one character to block a fifteen foot wide hallway; honestly, this doesn't bother me because I can't recall the last time anyone in fiction or myth single-handedly blocked a fifteen foot wide path. I hope you find the above useful as you go forth. [/QUOTE]

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