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<blockquote data-quote="Ransom" data-source="post: 1836256" data-attributes="member: 14669"><p>To set the stage:</p><p></p><p>We have a fighter with combat reflexes, whats his dex? Doesn't matter just assume he is capable of at least 2 attacks of opportunities per round.</p><p></p><p>The fighter is wielding a glaive, or any reach weapon. (Forget the stupid spiked chain for a second)</p><p></p><p><strong>AoO</strong>: Focusing on the AoO drawn by leaving a characters threatened space. Also the sentence: <strong>"Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same round doesn't count as more than one opportunity for that opponent"</strong> (PHB P. 138)</p><p></p><p><strong>Sidestep </strong> (Feat: Miniatures handbook) : Once per round, when you make an attack of opportunity, you may take a 5-foot step after you attack. This 5-foot step doesn't count against your limit of one 5-foot step per round or against movement you take on your turn.</p><p></p><p></p><p>While wielding a glaive I threaten the ring of 16 squares surrounding the 8 squares adjacent to me. (DMG P.308) </p><p>When an enemy leaves one of those 16 squares to enter one of my 8 adjacent squares I get an attack of opportunity. </p><p>Now I take my free 5 ft step (<strong>Sidestep</strong>) leaving the opponent outside of the 16 square ring and out of my threatened area. </p><p></p><p>Now continue the opponents action (to move adjacent to me) he once again enters my 16 square ring (no AoO) but then moves into one of the 8 adjacent squares. </p><p></p><p>Now here is the question: Do I get another attack of opportunity?</p><p></p><p>Seeing as he has already left a square I threaten and drawn an attack of opportunity from me I don't gain an additional AoO, <strong> BUT </strong> during his movement he has completely left my threatened area and I think that is slightly outside the rules as written.</p><p></p><p>I interpret the rules as meaning "if the opponent continues moving through your threatened area he does not draw any additional attacks of opportunity"</p><p></p><p>By the sidestep he has left my threatened area completely I think another AoO would be allowed.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ransom, post: 1836256, member: 14669"] To set the stage: We have a fighter with combat reflexes, whats his dex? Doesn't matter just assume he is capable of at least 2 attacks of opportunities per round. The fighter is wielding a glaive, or any reach weapon. (Forget the stupid spiked chain for a second) [B]AoO[/B]: Focusing on the AoO drawn by leaving a characters threatened space. Also the sentence: [B]"Moving out of more than one square threatened by the same opponent in the same round doesn't count as more than one opportunity for that opponent"[/B] (PHB P. 138) [B]Sidestep [/B] (Feat: Miniatures handbook) : Once per round, when you make an attack of opportunity, you may take a 5-foot step after you attack. This 5-foot step doesn't count against your limit of one 5-foot step per round or against movement you take on your turn. While wielding a glaive I threaten the ring of 16 squares surrounding the 8 squares adjacent to me. (DMG P.308) When an enemy leaves one of those 16 squares to enter one of my 8 adjacent squares I get an attack of opportunity. Now I take my free 5 ft step ([B]Sidestep[/B]) leaving the opponent outside of the 16 square ring and out of my threatened area. Now continue the opponents action (to move adjacent to me) he once again enters my 16 square ring (no AoO) but then moves into one of the 8 adjacent squares. Now here is the question: Do I get another attack of opportunity? Seeing as he has already left a square I threaten and drawn an attack of opportunity from me I don't gain an additional AoO, [B] BUT [/B] during his movement he has completely left my threatened area and I think that is slightly outside the rules as written. I interpret the rules as meaning "if the opponent continues moving through your threatened area he does not draw any additional attacks of opportunity" By the sidestep he has left my threatened area completely I think another AoO would be allowed. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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