Can you charge for use vital strike ( and power attack feat )on opponent and go back with spring attack whitout risk of AO?
Charge : spend one move to target ,skrike, one move go back (spring attack)? Yes or no ? If no ,why ?
Same idea , charge + power attack + combat expertise (higher AC )+ mobility ( AC +4 for AoO ).
You can't charge and utilize the Vital Strike feat. You can only use the Vital Strike feat when you use a standard action for a single attack (the "attack" action).
You can use Vital Strike as part of a Spring Attack, since a Spring Attack uses a standard action "attack" as part of the feat.
You can't use charge with a Spring Attack because charge has "tight restrictions on how you can move". You must attack after you move with a charge -- Spring Attack doesn't change how charge works.
On the single melee attack made with a charge, you can use Power Attack and/or Combat Expertise. You also gain the benefits from Mobility while moving with charge.
So at the risk of asking yet another vital strike question...
There is no problem with a rogue doing a sneak attack with vital strike, assuming that the rogue is only making a single attack?
Correct, a rogue could get sneak attack dice after making a vital strike attack.
The rogue or anyone else can vital strike as long as it is a single attack option. No charge or spring attack allowed.
Just be aware that no damage modifiers what so ever get multiplied.
No charge or spring attack allowed.
Spring Attack is allowed, because it uses the same standard action "attack". Spring attack is not a "use" feat; it just specifies how you can move and use the standard "attack" action.
Cannot combine charge spring attack.
Charge is a full round action in which you are allowed to move up to twice your speed and attack. It has a special restriction that movement must be done before the attack and not after. This rules out spring attack.
This is slightly off topic... And I should know the answer, but I want a confirmation. Thanks for being so helpful so far.
[Off topic] You can get sneak attack dice with a full attack, if you have iterative attacks due to high BAB/level? This has nothing to do with Vital Strike, I just want a confirmation on that. [/off topic]
Oh yes. Get a buddy to flank for you and you can pick out vital organs all day.
Two weapon fighting is a favorite with rogues everywhere.
Thanks!