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<blockquote data-quote="Shard O'Glase" data-source="post: 456954" data-attributes="member: 1134">I think AoO are better than the you can't do that alternative.(especially the I can't shoot someone at 5' with my gun rule in star wars)&nbsp; But that doesn't mean i like AoO.&nbsp; I think removing them form D&amp;D that balances a lot of factors on things like reach would be fairly dificult though, so I wouldn't bother.&nbsp; One of my big problems with AoO is the logical reason why they exist is usually stated as if you do something stupid you can get hurt in a fight.&nbsp; &nbsp;situation 1, bob the fighter is standing in a corridor and an orc just tries to run past him.&nbsp; Dumb, bob is there ready and waiting with a big ol sword.&nbsp; Hey yeah I see that as stuipid.&nbsp; situation 2, bob the fighter is going toe to toe fighting Grack the frothing at the mouth raging barbarian whoose swinging a big ol sword as well.&nbsp; An orc tries to run past, Bob says hey an AoO I'll swing at the dumb ol orc.&nbsp; Sorry this is just as dumb, Bob just turned his attention away from Grack to take a swing at someone running past.AoO in themselves create quite a few actions that are just as dumb in a fight as the thing that provoked the AoO in the 1st place, but for these ha-ha I'm not punished.&nbsp;&nbsp; One thing I've contempalted doing is not giving an extra attack for an AoO, but allowing someone to jump ahead in initiative for an AoO, allowing them to abort to even a full attack.&nbsp; But honestly I think playtesting it is more trouble than it worth, since my problems with AoO aren't that huge.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shard O'Glase, post: 456954, member: 1134"] I think AoO are better than the you can't do that alternative.(especially the I can't shoot someone at 5' with my gun rule in star wars) But that doesn't mean i like AoO. I think removing them form D&D that balances a lot of factors on things like reach would be fairly dificult though, so I wouldn't bother. One of my big problems with AoO is the logical reason why they exist is usually stated as if you do something stupid you can get hurt in a fight. situation 1, bob the fighter is standing in a corridor and an orc just tries to run past him. Dumb, bob is there ready and waiting with a big ol sword. Hey yeah I see that as stuipid. situation 2, bob the fighter is going toe to toe fighting Grack the frothing at the mouth raging barbarian whoose swinging a big ol sword as well. An orc tries to run past, Bob says hey an AoO I'll swing at the dumb ol orc. Sorry this is just as dumb, Bob just turned his attention away from Grack to take a swing at someone running past. AoO in themselves create quite a few actions that are just as dumb in a fight as the thing that provoked the AoO in the 1st place, but for these ha-ha I'm not punished. One thing I've contempalted doing is not giving an extra attack for an AoO, but allowing someone to jump ahead in initiative for an AoO, allowing them to abort to even a full attack. But honestly I think playtesting it is more trouble than it worth, since my problems with AoO aren't that huge. [/QUOTE]

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