Dire Wolves, Tripping, and standing up from prone [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dire Wolves, Tripping, and standing up from prone [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Gemstone
12-22-06, 04:21 PM The following situation came up today when we gamed:

The dwarf of the party got tripped by a dire wolf and fell prone. He attempted to stand up and I proclaimed that the Dire Wolf got an attack of oppertunity. It hit and caused damage, however, when I say that he got another trip attempt, my player claimed that so was not the cause, since the attack came before he was standing up. I agree that his reasoning is sound quite logical (as the attack comes somewhat halfway through standing up), but what is the official reasoning?
yonman
12-22-06, 04:27 PM The following situation came up today when we gamed:

The dwarf of the party got tripped by a dire wolf and fell prone. He attempted to stand up and I proclaimed that the Dire Wolf got an attack of oppertunity. It hit and caused damage, however, when I say that he got another trip attempt, my player claimed that so was not the cause, since the attack came before he was standing up. I agree that his reasoning is sound quite logical (as the attack comes somewhat halfway through standing up), but what is the official reasoning?

He was correct. Attacks of opportunity come BEFORE the action. Therefore, when you attempted to stand up, the wolf attacks you while you are still on the ground and making the attempt. And, obviously, you can't trip someone already on the ground.
Thomas_Covenant
12-22-06, 09:06 PM This is specificly explained in the FAQ, is the most logical way of doing it, and agrees with the RAW of how Attacks of Opportunity function.
It's especially rare that all three of these converge, but sometimes you get lucky.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Gemstone 12-22-06, 04:21 PM	The following situation came up today when we gamed: The dwarf of the party got tripped by a dire wolf and fell prone. He attempted to stand up and I proclaimed that the Dire Wolf got an attack of oppertunity. It hit and caused damage, however, when I say that he got another trip attempt, my player claimed that so was not the cause, since the attack came before he was standing up. I agree that his reasoning is sound quite logical (as the attack comes somewhat halfway through standing up), but what is the official reasoning?
yonman 12-22-06, 04:27 PM	The following situation came up today when we gamed: The dwarf of the party got tripped by a dire wolf and fell prone. He attempted to stand up and I proclaimed that the Dire Wolf got an attack of oppertunity. It hit and caused damage, however, when I say that he got another trip attempt, my player claimed that so was not the cause, since the attack came before he was standing up. I agree that his reasoning is sound quite logical (as the attack comes somewhat halfway through standing up), but what is the official reasoning? He was correct. Attacks of opportunity come BEFORE the action. Therefore, when you attempted to stand up, the wolf attacks you while you are still on the ground and making the attempt. And, obviously, you can't trip someone already on the ground.
Thomas_Covenant 12-22-06, 09:06 PM	This is specificly explained in the FAQ, is the most logical way of doing it, and agrees with the RAW of how Attacks of Opportunity function. It's especially rare that all three of these converge, but sometimes you get lucky.