Using Dirty Trick to avoid an attack of opportunity?


Rules Questions


Really the only dirty trick condition that would apply is blinded:

Say you blind an opponent with a dirty trick combat maneuver, would that mean another member of your party could attempt something that would ordinarily provoke an AoO?

I guess what I'm really asking is whether the blinded condition would prevent someone from making attacks of opportunity. If my character could blind an opponent (for one round) then shouldn't another ally acting while the opponent is still blinded be able to attempt a disarm, trip or even leave a square threatened by only that opponent without provoking an attack of opportunity?

If so, dirty trick could be a great teamwork feat - that one round that the opponent can't make attacks of opportunity would allow allies to move into flanking position, disarm, trip, you name it - all without the 'improved ______' feats.


Sounds about right.

Cool, huh?


if an invisible elf standing next to a giant can cast a personal buff spell without drawing an aoo then tossing your cape ofer an attackers head should allow yor buddy to slip past the attacker with out drawing an aoo.

I don't know if this is RAW but it is in line with the rule of cool.
~will


I will say though, be careful of those with the Uncanny Dodge abilities and Blind Fight tree of feats. They won't be as debilitated through blindness.


Yeah, I would have to agree that an opponent with uncanny dodge would not lose their dex bonus to AC due to being blinded. But they would still have the blinded condition, and (I think) not be precisely aware of what's going on - so someone could still attempt an action that would ordinarily provoke an AoO and get away with it.

Of course, if your opponent has the blind-fight feat, or worse yet blindsense or blindsight (from the Pathfinder Bestiary, pg. 298), that changes everything.

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