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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JChung2003" data-source="post: 898266" data-attributes="member: 7608">Being flat-footed is not the same thing as being denied your Dexterity bonus to AC.DMG, pg. 84: "Flat-Footed: A character who has not yet acted during a combat is flat-footed. A flat-footed character loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any)."There are other conditions that can cause you to lose your Dexterity bonus to AC -- Hypersmurf mentioned a few of them in a previous post.  Flat-footed is just one of the many conditions that can cause you to lose your Dexterity bonus to AC.  It is not a synonym for losing your Dexterity bonus to AC.The reason the distinction is important is because of rules that hinge on whether you are flat-footed as opposed to rules that hinge on whether you have been denied your Dexterity bonus to AC because of some condition.Example: The Combat Reflexes feat allows you to make attacks of opportunity while flat-footed.Example: The Uncanny Dodge class ability allows you to retain your Dexterity bonus to AC even if you were caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. You still lose your Dexterity bonus to AC while immobilized.Example: When you are climbing or running, you lose your Dexterity bonus to AC.  However, you are not flat-footed and can still make attacks of opportunity while climbing or running, e.g., if you provoke an attack of opportunity while running and your enemy attempts to disarm you for his attack of opporunity, you can retaliate with an attack of opportunity, even without the Combat Reflexes feat.</blockquote>

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