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Tiny creature using spring attack???

JRR_Talking

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OK so im Tiny and I have spring attack as a feat. Do my spring attacks provoke an AOO from the defender? I assume it does from other folks as normal.
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Spring Attack [General]
You are trained in fast melee attacks and fancy footwork.
Prerequisites: Dex 13, Dodge, Mobility, base attack bonus +4.
Benefit: When using the attack action with a melee weapon, you can move both before and after the attack, provided that your total distance moved is not greater than your speed. Moving in this way does not provoke an attack of opportunity from the defender you attack, though it might provoke attacks of opportunity from other creatures, if appropriate. You can’t use this feat if you are wearing heavy armor.
You must move at least 5 feet both before and after you make your attack in order to utilize the benefits of Spring Attack.
Special: A fighter may select Spring Attack as one of his fighter bonus feats (see page 38).

TINY
Creatures that take up less than 1 square of space typically have a natural reach of 0 feet, meaning they can’t reach into adjacent squares. They must enter an opponent’s square to attack in melee. This provokes an attack of opportunity from the opponent. You can attack into your own square if you need to, so you can attack such creatures normally. Since they have no natural reach, they do not threaten the squares around them. You can move past them without provoking attacks of opportunity. They also can’t flank an enemy.
 

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JRR_Talking said:
OK so im Tiny and I have spring attack as a feat. Do my spring attacks provoke an AOO from the defender?
No, they do not. Moving into the square to attack your opponent is not a different "way" for the purposes of Spring Attack.
 

I agree with I2K, young grasshopper. Grasshopper obviously referring to your tiny, springing character. :D
 

so not AOO form the person you attack, but you do provoke from those adjacent to the square you enter like normal (ie the nothr folks bit i mentioned)

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John.
 

Close but a bit different. You do not proke by entering a square, but by leaving a square. Thus you would provoke from thoes adjacent the square you left. This might be important, as i think if you share a square with a med creature, you receive cover (I am sure other here will tell me if that is wrong.) The AoO however get you before you leave the square you were in, not granting that cover.
 

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