Larris Magpie |
A Calistria following swashbuckler has taken the Opportunist religious trait from Ultimate Campaign (+1 to AoOs). When performing a parrying deed, its description says, "the swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity;" which I interpret as the +1 trait modifier is indeed applicable to this roll.
Not as clear to me is the opportunity of following up a successful parry with a riposte: "the swashbuckler can as an immediate action make an attack against the creature whose attack she parried". Is it reasonable to treat this second attack roll too as a "bonus" AoO, applying any AoO-specific modifiers, negative and positive?
I'm asking both RAI and RAW, if anyone knows if this question has been raised before.
Xellrael |
..."the swashbuckler makes an attack roll as if she were making an attack of opportunity;" ...
That is from the Advanced Class Guide Playtest. This is what is says in the current version:
Parry is a specific action with a specific cost. It costs 1 panache point and 1 attack of opportunity. It allows you to make an attack roll to compare to your opponent's attack roll. Riposte is an attack made as an immediate action, nothing more.
Neither parry nor riposte counts as an attack of opportunity. Neither will be affected by things that specifically modify AOO's.
Perfect Tommy |
I find no significant variance between saying you can take an attack of opportunity, you can use an attack of opportunity, you can expend an attack of opportunity.
Certainly, it can be argued either way. But I prefer, and believe that a game resolves into discrete components. AoO's. Std Action. Full Round actions, etc., rather than an innumerable number of special cases that your interpretation supposes.