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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 734340" data-attributes="member: 545">To be perfectly blunt...the one thing worse than a whining player is a whining DM.&nbsp; The real problem is he is having difficulty dealing with reach.&nbsp; CR just ruined his fun when he finally thought he found a &quot;clever&quot; way around your annoying reach weapon.I can tell you from first hand experience that PCs need to learn to deal with reach or suffer horribly.&nbsp; What is good for the goose is good for the gander.What should an NPC (or PC) do against reach AoOs?&nbsp; A few suggestions:(1) Throw a spear or handaxe, etc., or other ranged attacks.(2) Carry a reach weapon.(3) Ready an action and wait for you to close.(4) Take Mobility and suck it up like a man.(5) Take Tumble and ignore it.(6) Take Spring Attack and ignore it.(7) Close to 5' and grapple.&nbsp; (If you have already used an AoO on that target this round, even spiked chain won't help you.)(8) Use fog effects or similar magic.(9) Summon monsters next to you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 734340, member: 545"] To be perfectly blunt...the one thing worse than a whining player is a whining DM. The [i]real[/i] problem is he is having difficulty dealing with reach. CR just ruined his fun when he finally thought he found a "clever" way around your annoying reach weapon. I can tell you from first hand experience that PCs need to learn to deal with reach or suffer horribly. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. What should an NPC (or PC) do against reach AoOs? A few suggestions: (1) Throw a spear or handaxe, etc., or other ranged attacks. (2) Carry a reach weapon. (3) Ready an action and wait for you to close. (4) Take Mobility and suck it up like a man. (5) Take Tumble and ignore it. (6) Take Spring Attack and ignore it. (7) Close to 5' and grapple. (If you have already used an AoO on that target this round, even spiked chain won't help you.) (8) Use fog effects or similar magic. (9) Summon monsters next to you. [/QUOTE]

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