Withdraw Action

[Crexis]

One GM I play with has stated that with the withdraw action your first 5 ft doesn't provoke an attack of oppertunity BUT all actions afterwards (moving from 5 ft to 10ft etc) DO provoke AoO.

However another GM said that NONE of the movements provoke an AoO if you withdraw.

Who is right? I'm putting my money on the 1st GM that states ONLY the first 5ft doesn't provoke AoO but the rest do.

[Warped Savant]

The first one is correct.

Combat in CRB wrote:

Withdraw

Withdrawing from melee combat is a full-round action. When you withdraw, you can move up to double your speed. The square you start out in is not considered threatened by any opponent you can see, and therefore visible enemies do not get attacks of opportunity against you when you move from that square. Invisible enemies still get attacks of opportunity against you, and you can’t withdraw from combat if you’re blinded. You can’t take a 5-foot step during the same round in which you withdraw.

If, during the process of withdrawing, you move out of a threatened square (other than the one you started in), enemies get attacks of opportunity as normal.

You may not withdraw using a form of movement for which you don’t have a listed speed.

Note that despite the name of this action, you don’t actually have to leave combat entirely.

Restricted Withdraw
If you are limited to taking only a standard action each round you can withdraw as a standard action. In this case, you may move up to your speed.

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[VoodistMonk]

If they have a reach weapon, they get an AoO when you're 10 feet away.

[blahpers]

#1, as clearly stated in the rules for withdraw, and as clearly quoted by Warped Savant above.