Nope! Since you move in as an immediate action before they make their attack since it triggers off their movement then they don't have time to full attack you before you move in next to them.
While a 5 foot step doesn't provoke, I would rule using the full 10 feet might. Following Step doesn't state that you don't provoke so that kinda sucks.
You have it right.
Step Up was intended to screw over casters, I believe. But of course... they can just make concentration checks and shrug it off anyway.
While as reach weapon users get hosed. Archers also get hosed, though some of them (fighter, zen archer, and ranger ONLY, as far as I know) can get Point Blank Master...several levels after Step Up is available and with multiple pre-req feats... in order to negate it.
Nasty feat. Won't be useful most of the time, but when it is, it auto-shuts down certain builds.
It should, yes.
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Step Up was intended to screw over casters, I believe. But of course... they can just make concentration checks and shrug it off anyway.
The concentration check for injured while casting is 10+damage dealt+spell level. That's pretty difficult curve for anyone with a two-handed weapon and power attack.
Step Up was intended to screw over casters, I believe. But of course... they can just make concentration checks and shrug it off anyway.The concentration check for injured while casting is 10+damage dealt+spell level. That's pretty difficult curve for anyone with a two-handed weapon and power attack.
Defensive casting is much easier, though.
Defensive casting is much easier, though.
This!
Also: ranger does not need to meet any prereqs since she takes it as a Combat Style Feat (lvl 6, AFIAK).
Ruyan.
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Fair enough. The best use of this feat is versus archers who five foot away to make a full attack, or the Step Up and Strike to hit them.
Side question:
Benefit: When using the Step Up or Following Step feats to follow an adjacent foe, you may also make a single melee attack against that foe at your highest base attack bonus. This attack counts as one of your attacks of opportunity for the round. Using this feat does not count toward the number of actions you can usually take each round.
Does this mean that you don't use up your immediate action to move in and hit the person?
Does this mean that you don't use up your immediate action to move in and hit the person?
I would say you still use your immediate action, since that is goverened by Step Up, not Step Up and Strike. It is simply saying Step Up and Strike itself does not consume an action.
...but also doesn't count against your AoO limit.
...This attack counts as one of your attacks of opportunity for the round...
Using Step Up limits the distance you can move the next turn. Following Step does not limit your ability to move in the next round, but you don't get an automatic attack. Step Up and Strike lets you move without impacting your movement the next round and lets you make an immediate attack which does not impact the number of actions you make make in the following round (though it does use up an attack of opportunity).
I believe that language is intended to clarify that it doesn't impact actions the following round like Step Up does.
@Xenrac, your damage from Step Up and Strike takes place before they begin casting (defensively or otherwise) so does not add to the DC to cast. That is they move, you follow up and strike. They can then choose to cast, attack, move again, whatever.
Likewise your damage from the AoO on counterstrike does not apply. You do not get the AoO until they have completed their attempt to cast.
...that enemy provokes an attack of opportunity from the magus after the spell is complete. This attack of opportunity cannot disrupt the spell.
And to get both AoO's you will need a dex of 12+ and combat reflexes.
The only way to get an attack while they are casting defensively is if you ready an action to attack if they start casting. Here the rules don't explicitly define what happens, but a common sense rule is certainly DC 15 + 2 * level + damage.