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Thurilien Lindoriad 02-10-08, 06:16 PM	If I threaten the squares the rider and mount occupy, as well as the square he dismounts into, do I get an AoO from his dismount? No because dismounting does not provoke AoO? Or... Yes because he is leaving a threatened square? Thanks.
Slimgauge 02-10-08, 06:25 PM	Here's what the Rules of the Game article All About Mounts: Part 1 (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050125a) says Mounting or Dismounting: It takes a move action from you to get on or off your mount. The act of mounting or dismounting doesn't count as movement for you (see Rules of the Game, All About Movement; however, you must enter your mount's space to mount or exit the mount's space to dismount. You can enter or exit the mount's space as a 5-foot step (if the situation allows a 5-foot step) or as part of your normal movement. For example, if your speed is 30 and your mount is 30 feet away or less, you use one move action to reach the mount's space and a second move action to mount. If your mount has made more than a single move with you aboard this round, you don't have time left to dismount unless you use the Ride skill to make a fast dismount. Likewise, if you and your mount begin the round apart and the mount uses more than a single move to get into a position where you can mount, you don't have time left to do anything this round after mounting, but you could do something else while waiting for your mount to arrive. So if you dismount and move off, then yes leaving a threatened square provokes, but if you dismount and five foot step, then no because the act of dismounting itself doesn't provoke and a five foot step doesn't provoke. Note that "Fast Dismount" (free action) is possible with a Ride skill check.
Thurilien Lindoriad 02-11-08, 01:43 AM	Great, thanks!