does a natural attacker pervoke AoO by attacking?


Pathfinder First Edition General Discussion


is it like using unarmed attacks? if you use unarmed attacks it provokes an attack of opportunity that must be resolved before your attack even lands. and if so does that mean i have to pick up improved unarmed strike just to use natural attacks?


No, natural attacks do not provoke. They are "Armed" Unarmed Attacks.

CRB, Combat wrote:

Unarmed Attacks: Striking for damage with punches, kicks, and head butts is much like attacking with a melee weapon, except for the following:

Attacks of Opportunity: Attacking unarmed provokes an attack of opportunity from the character you attack, provided she is armed. The attack of opportunity comes before your attack. An unarmed attack does not provoke attacks of opportunity from other foes, nor does it provoke an attack of opportunity from an unarmed foe.

An unarmed character can't take attacks of opportunity (but see "Armed" Unarmed Attacks, below).

"Armed" Unarmed Attacks: Sometimes a character's or creature's unarmed attack counts as an armed attack. A monk, a character with the Improved Unarmed Strike feat, a spellcaster delivering a touch attack spell, and a creature with natural physical weapons all count as being armed (see natural attacks).

Note that being armed counts for both offense and defense (the character can make attacks of opportunity).


ohh that's good but i had to double check.

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