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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 5172373" data-attributes="member: 11821">I'll try to go through this bit by bit.First off, let's look at Opportunity shot.  You're overlooking the key part:You first need to be able to make an Opportunity Attack.  How can you do so?  Well, you consult the PHB and look at the requirements.  You have to be adjacent, and have to be able to see your target.  If you fit those requirements, you may make an Opportunity Attack with a ranged weapon, per Opportunity Shot.Second, let's look at Reaving Axe Slayer.I've bolded the key portion.  "Provoking" an opportunity attack is a fairly precise game term.  If something provokes, you may make an Opportunity Attack if you fit all the requirements for doing so.  So... you go back to the rules on OA's, and note that you need to be adjacent, and need to be able to see your target, to make an OA.If you're going to argue your idiosyncratic interpretation of Opportunity Shot + RAS, you will need to explain why Opportunity Shot can't be used to make OA's on anyone within your weapon's range who provokes an OA by making a Ranged or Area Attack.  After all, those two actions specifically provoke an OA, by the rules, just like standing up after getting Reaving-Axe-Slayered does.  I think it's clear that this isn't the intent behind Opportunity Shot - think of the ramifications for a Seeker with a Greatbow.-O</blockquote>