Attacks of Opportunity, Reach weapons and Large Creatures


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In Giantslayer it's entirely possible to set yourself up with a 15ft reach weapon, and since you're fighting large creatures with reach it's an important question.

OK, so in order to attack you a giant would need to get to 10ft. If you have a reach of 15, will the giant provoke an attack of opportunity because their front 2 squares passed through a threatened square, or will they not provoke because they still occupy that square and have not therefore left it?


This is the rules forum for the Adventure Card Game, not the RPG. I've flagged the thread to be moved to a more appropriate forum.


Oops, thanks Parody!


How do you get a 15' reach Medium weapon (other than a whip)?


Fuzzy-Wuzzy wrote:
How do you get a 15' reach Medium weapon (other than a whip)?

We're running Giantslayer; the player has a combination of wonderous items that allow him to wield a large reach weapon without penalty and cast Enlarge person on himself.


A large character with a reach weapon would have 20ft reach, not 15.
But for figuring out AoO you use the front squares. If ANY square leaves a threatened they provoke.

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