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<blockquote data-quote="igavskoga" data-source="post: 3213346" data-attributes="member: 41188">...Its an AoO, its not rocket science.&nbsp; It barely even qualifies as simple arithmetic.Everybody gets one unless you specifically go out of your way to get more via a feat.&nbsp; They generally happen in situations where you leave a pretty wide opening by fairly obviously letting down your guard - IE turning and walking away from somebody swinging an axe at you (otherwise known as normal movement out of a threatened square).&nbsp; You have to be threatening something to use one.&nbsp; Grapplers threaten no squares.&nbsp; Ranged weapons threaten no squares.It really is fairly elementary.As a player its my responsibility to call for an AoO if I get one, and to keep track of whether or not I've used my SINGLE (or in the rare case multiple) AoO's for a single round.&nbsp; If I don't remember if I've used it or not in the passed 3-5 minutes, oh noes, I just don't get one.As a DM it is my responsibility to keep track of the AoO's my NPC's may get.&nbsp; If I don't remember to use an AoO trigger, or purposefully don't, oh well.If the player or the DM forget for a round, or even for an entire combat its not the end of the world.&nbsp; Its not even encounter breaking.&nbsp; It just is - shrug and move on.Honestly, what's the big deal?I found that line more amusing than that entire strip btw.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="igavskoga, post: 3213346, member: 41188"] ... Its an AoO, its not rocket science. It barely even qualifies as simple arithmetic. Everybody gets one unless you specifically go out of your way to get more via a feat. They generally happen in situations where you leave a pretty wide opening by fairly obviously letting down your guard - IE turning and walking away from somebody swinging an axe at you (otherwise known as normal movement out of a threatened square). You have to be threatening something to use one. Grapplers threaten no squares. Ranged weapons threaten no squares. It really is fairly elementary. As a player its my responsibility to call for an AoO if I get one, and to keep track of whether or not I've used my SINGLE (or in the rare case multiple) AoO's for a single round. If I don't remember if I've used it or not in the passed 3-5 minutes, oh noes, I just don't get one. As a DM it is my responsibility to keep track of the AoO's my NPC's may get. If I don't remember to use an AoO trigger, or purposefully don't, oh well. If the player or the DM forget for a round, or even for an entire combat its not the end of the world. Its not even encounter breaking. It just is - shrug and move on. Honestly, what's the big deal? I found that line more amusing than that entire strip btw. [/QUOTE]

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