Standing up...from a chair? Does this provoke an AoO?

[The Blow Leprechaun]

Many guys I know sit on chairs only with the back to the front... John Ringo writes about it something like: "He has known too many guys with a knife in the belly."

And apparently not enough with knives in their backs!

 

[Moon-Lancer]

this keeps poping in my head.

If someone had a sword to your chest while you were sitting down, how easy would it be to sit up?

 

[mvincent]

From the Rules of the Game (if desired):
"Getting to your feet when seated on the ground is just as difficult as getting up from a prone position and also requires a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity. If you're kneeling on the ground, getting up takes some time, but it doesn't make you vulnerable, so you use a move action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. Getting up from a chair is a free action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity if the chair is fairly high; otherwise it's just like getting up from a prone position."

 

[Moon-Lancer]

I like that. kings don't provoke.

 

[Pielorinho]

For most people, getting up from prone requires the use of the arms. Getting up from a chair does not. I think that's a huge difference between the two, and I'd rule no AoO for getting up from a chair (unless, as the RotG suggest, it's a very low chair, e.g., a Turkish-style cushion on the floor).

Daniel

 

[Rhun]

From the Rules of the Game (if desired):
"Getting to your feet when seated on the ground is just as difficult as getting up from a prone position and also requires a move action that provokes attacks of opportunity. If you're kneeling on the ground, getting up takes some time, but it doesn't make you vulnerable, so you use a move action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity. Getting up from a chair is a free action that doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity if the chair is fairly high; otherwise it's just like getting up from a prone position."

Thanks for that!

 

[Hypersmurf]

For most people, getting up from prone requires the use of the arms. Getting up from a chair does not. I think that's a huge difference between the two, and I'd rule no AoO for getting up from a chair (unless, as the RotG suggest, it's a very low chair, e.g., a Turkish-style cushion on the floor).

Or a beanbag. Getting up from a beanbag should provoke two attacks of opportunity.

-Hyp.

 

[mvincent]

Getting up from a beanbag should provoke two attacks of opportunity.

Unless it is a high bean-bag chair (the sort a king might sit on)

 

[Darklone]

Cast a fireball on the beans and pop up.

 

[shilsen]

Cast a fireball on the beans and pop up.

Or just eat enough of the beans beforehand. You won't need a fireball.