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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sithramir" data-source="post: 1049371" data-attributes="member: 12183">I think people who say you can trip while standing from an AoO aren't seeing the AoO as it was truly meant to be. It does happen BEFORE they are getting up. Not while halfway there. BEFORE it. Thats how an AoO works it interrupts flow and happens before it. So yes he was still prone at that point. The AoO isn't a "i see him standing I attack him" because thats a normal round attack. Its more of a hitting him while he's down kind of thing. You can say either way. But by saying its the othe rway anyone with improved trip is just plain god. I trip you. You can't get up or crawl away because both incur Attacks of opportunity. Crawling can't work because you still have to use something to move yourself. I'll just make my AoO to trip whatever part he's trying to crawl with. Just doesn't make sense that way. Yes it makes no sense that he can't trip someone while they are getting up with an AoO. But by the rules theres no "halfway up" so therefore it can' thappen. He'd still be prone when the attack hit. In real life its not true but this isn't real life. In order for it to be that way you are changing how the rules are which is fine in your game but isn't how the rules are written. He was still prone when hit so herefore couldn't have been tripped. Makes no sense but thats "by the book".</blockquote>