On Combat Feats and Mobility

[Arnim Thayer]

While I understand the reasoning for limiting Combat feats per round, one combination no longer makes sense.

Mobility and Spring Attack.

Since both are combat feats, I can only benefit from one at a time. So my PC can run through combat without provoking attacks of opportunity OR he can move, attack, and move again BUT invokes attacks of opportunity, since he cannot benefit from Mobility while using Spring Attack. Is this correct? It seems like the purpose of this feat chain is gone. Especially since Moility is a prerequisite for Spring Attack (and Shot on the Run, but one at a time please). Anyone?

[daniel heath]

Arnim Thayer wrote:

While I understand the reasoning for limiting Combat feats per round, one combination no longer makes sense.

Mobility and Spring Attack.

Since both are combat feats, I can only benefit from one at a time. So my PC can run through combat without provoking attacks of opportunity OR he can move, attack, and move again BUT invokes attacks of opportunity, since he cannot benefit from Mobility while using Spring Attack. Is this correct? It seems like the purpose of this feat chain is gone. Especially since Moility is a prerequisite for Spring Attack (and Shot on the Run, but one at a time please). Anyone?

How about this:

Combat feats provide an always-on benefit (mobility = +4 ac vs AOO's).
If you select the combat feat for the round you gain a greater benefit (mobility as selected combat feat = no AOO's).

[Maxxx]

Arnim Thayer wrote:

While I understand the reasoning for limiting Combat feats per round, one combination no longer makes sense.

Mobility and Spring Attack.

Since both are combat feats, I can only benefit from one at a time. So my PC can run through combat without provoking attacks of opportunity OR he can move, attack, and move again BUT invokes attacks of opportunity, since he cannot benefit from Mobility while using Spring Attack. Is this correct? It seems like the purpose of this feat chain is gone. Especially since Moility is a prerequisite for Spring Attack (and Shot on the Run, but one at a time please). Anyone?

As far as I can see it, Spring Attack also has the clause:

You can move up to your speed and make a single melee attack without provoking any attacks of opportunity due to your movement.

So you automatically have mobility when using spring attack.