standing and opportunity attacks

[Zaphling]

the only way you can safely move without opporutnity attacks is through shifting right? So when you're prone? and you stand up, you use a move action and you're not shifting, are you open for OA's?

 

[Droogie128]

Standing does not provoke OA's, as you're not leaving an adjacent square.

The trigger is if an enemy you can see leaves an adjacent square, or uses a ranged or area power while adjacent to you. Has nothing to do with move actions. Standing up is a move action, but is not movement.

 

[OnlineDM]

I believe 3.0/3.5/Pathfinder have a rule that says standing up while next to an enemy provokes an opportunity attack, but that's not the case in 4th Edition. That might be the source of confusion here.

 

[S'mon]

NB If you have to stand in an adjacent square because your square is occupied, that *IS* movement so per the RAW does provoke!!

 

[WalterKovacs]

NB If you have to stand in an adjacent square because your square is occupied, that *IS* movement so per the RAW does provoke!!

Except of course, it says you stand up, and then shift 1 square to an unoccupied space, so it doesn't provoke.

 

[Dan'L]

I will point out that if it's really important to your PC, you can take the Low Crawl feat, which lets you shift while prone.

-Dan'L

 

[DracoSuave]

NB If you have to stand in an adjacent square because your square is occupied, that *IS* movement so per the RAW does provoke!!

The move you make when you stand up in an occupied space is a shift. (PHB 292)