Do AoO combat maneuvers provoke AoO?


Rules Questions


Greetings,

Bob and Fred are fighters proficiently wielding rapiers. Bob attempts a disarm against Fred, Fred gets an attack of opportunity. Fred chooses to attempt to disarm Bob in place of the melee attack afforded by the AoO.

Does Fred's disarm attempt then provoke an attack of opportunity from Bob?


In short, yes.

Grand Lodge RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

I guess this is why fencing duels always go so much faster than hacking fights in movies. ;)

It gets even better if Bob and Fred each have 18 DEX and Combat Reflexes.


Ironically, the experienced fencer should have Improved Disarm and not provoke AoO's in the first place.

Grand Lodge

1 person marked this as a favorite.

Give both characters Improved Combat Reflexes but not Improved Disarm.

INFINITE LOOP.


TriOmegaZero wrote:

Give both characters Improved Combat Reflexes but not Improved Disarm.

INFINITE LOOP.

Well, this is what makes epic fights... epic.


*CLANG CRASH SWISH CLANG* The sounds of the intense battles permeated the dueling courtyard. The fight between the two duelists was furious beyond all imagining. One minute, they were starring each other down, then, in the blink of an eye, a move was made and the fight became a blur of flashing steel, whirring blades, and mocking insults.

"Did you two just attack, and counter-attack, each other 873 times in 3 seconds?"

...

...

"Yes. I told you we were fast..."

===

On a side note, I now know why everyone in Dragon Ball Z can make 10,000 attacks in one round. None of them have Improved Grapple, but they all have Improved Combat Reflexes.


Sniggevert wrote:
In short, yes.

Sweet. Fencing is damn near "realistic" now.

TriOmegaZero wrote:

Give both characters Improved Combat Reflexes but not Improved Disarm.

INFINITE LOOP.

That is . . . o_O

No wonder they don't have this feat in PF.

Thanks folks!

Grand Lodge RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

Btw, cool avatar.

Grand Lodge

blahpers wrote:


That is . . . o_O

No wonder they don't have this feat in PF.

Backwards compatibility. ;)


It's an epic level feat. You DO know the crap that epic level characters can do, right? They're one step removed from literal godhood.


I do a similar question, with the feat combat reflex, pole arms and short weapons, in this thread: http://paizo.com/forums/dmtz5hc4?Multiple-AoO

[qoute] Give both characters Improved Combat Reflexes but not Improved Disarm.

INFINITE LOOP.

XD

Holy paradox

Zeus has to petrify both... for the good of the universe.

Grand Lodge RPG Superstar 2015 Top 32, RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32

2 people marked this as a favorite.
Maese RoD wrote:
Zeus has to petrify both... for the good of the universe.

Then I hope he can do so out-of-turn.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Rules Questions / Do AoO combat maneuvers provoke AoO? All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.
Recent threads in Rules Questions