Can you bullrush, grapple, or sunder as an AoO?
Sunder yes, as it can be done in place of a melee attack.
The others, no, unless you have a way to bring down the action economy required to perform one from a standard action...I think Tetori monk has a way to do a grapple as AoO.
Ok, thanks.
I'm making an 'area denial' character to protect the squishies. He has reach to generate AoO. But one hit won't necessarily stop someone from getting past him. I don't have the intelligence or extra feats to get improved trip to stop them. So I was trying to figure out what else is possible.
I suppose if I sunder the weapon they are carrying, many opponents won't be too dangerous when they get past me.
Ok, thanks.
I'm making an 'area denial' character to protect the squishies. He has reach to generate AoO. But one hit won't necessarily stop someone from getting past him. I don't have the intelligence or extra feats to get improved trip to stop them. So I was trying to figure out what else is possible.
I suppose if I sunder the weapon they are carrying, many opponents won't be too dangerous when they get past me.
You can trip them as an AoO. That usually is the easiest way to stop them.
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An AoO generically allows you to trip, sunder, or disarm instead of attacking for damage.
Agreed, tripping is usually the easiest way to stop someone. If you trip at reach, and they lack reach, they are unable to exploit the AoO you provoke.
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