Standing up and Tumble

[The Souljourner]

By the rules, the answer is no - standing up from prone isn't movement. You haven't gone anywhere. Standing up from prone is an action which specifically provokes an attack of opportunity, like casting a spell or drinking a potion, and thus, you can't use tumble to prevent it, because the AoO is not being caused by movement.

However, like everyone else, I think it's perfectly reasonable to extend the usual "tumble prevents AoOs" rule (however you house rule it or don't) to standing up. It just makes sense.

You may want to give it some kind of drawback, however. Normal tumbling makes you move at half speed, which is a drawback to attempting it (rather than just running on through). Without a drawback, everyone would always just attempt a tumble check, even the paladin in heavy armor. Maybe something like, "if you fail by x or more, you fall back prone" (indicating you tried a fancy manuever and fell on your butt).

-The Souljourner

 

[DM-Rocco]

page 58 of the OA, DC 35 to stand up from prone as a free action instead of move equivlant, just incase you are wondering.


For my two cents, you shouldn't need to be near epic to get up from prone as a free action, I would say DC 20 tumble myself, maybe as high as 25, depends on the styleof game you are runninng, high magic, low magic, monte haul. In a high magic I would say 25-30, in a low lagic I would say 20-25 in a montey haul I would say just run all over me, I am he DM