Tripping At Reach

[Mike Sullivan]

Somebody is moving towards you (charging or whatever). You have a Spiked Chain or Guisarme, and thus you get an AoO. You elect to use your AoO to trip your opponent, and succeed. Where do they fall down? One square away from you or two?

3.5 rules, if it matters.

 

[Tabarnak Smokeblower]

The AoO happens before the action causing it does. Since you get the AoO when your opponent in 10' away, if you trip him, he falls down in the square 10' away.

TS

 

[Mike Sullivan]

The AoO happens before the action causing it does.

Gotcha. So, since the AoO happens because he's moving from 10' to 5' away, if the AoO occurs beforehand, he's still 10' away. Cool, thanks.

 

[dcollins]

Yes, per the Sage (personal email):

In the case of a normal attack-of-opportunity from movement (leaving a threatened space), where exactly is the mover when the attack takes place -- in the threatened space he's trying to leave, or in the next space that he's trying to enter?

In the space the character is trying to leave. Any AoO is resolved before the act that triggers it is resolved.

 

[the Jester]

Which, of course, makes spiked chain and Improved Trip one of the deadliest combos in 3.5, what with the no AoO and the freebie attack.

 

[Coredump]

And don't forget the 'extra' AoO when the tripped opponent tries to get up next round.

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[the Jester]

And don't forget the 'extra' AoO when the tripped opponent tries to get up next round.

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Ah, yes, the new rules on standing up from prone.