Post/Author/DateTime	Post
bkdubs123 07-19-07, 03:22 PM	If a foe provokes an attack of opportunity from me, can I instead of taking that attack, make a disarm attempt? A trip attempt? How about a sunder attempt? Can I try to grapple him?
ibayboy 07-19-07, 03:45 PM	Yes and no. You can take an AoO with any weapon that currently threatens the target. So a disarm can be made with a weapon, but not unarmed unless you threaten with your unarmed attack. The same goes for Trip, you would have to threaten with your unarmed attack, or have a tripping weapon ready. You can usually only Sunder with a weapon, so most AoO's can Sunder as instead. Grappling on an AoO also needs you to threaten with your unarmed, weilding a mancatcher would probably allow you to do it though. Improved Unarmed Strike, lets you threaten unarmed.
Kouk 07-19-07, 07:11 PM	You can do any of those provided you threaten, as ibayboy said. If you don't threaten you can't take an AoO so... If you try doing something like a Disarm or Trip, the opponent will have a chance to start taking an AoO back on you if you would normally provoke one for that action.
bkdubs123 07-19-07, 11:34 PM	Cool. Thanks a lot guys!
tarkin 07-20-07, 10:06 AM	Keep in mind that without a special weapon, a trip is considered a variation of unarmed attack. As such, unless you have a feat/area monk, you do not threaten with the unarmed attacks and can not trip with your arm simply because your sword lets you threaten them. But if you have a Spiked chain or similar weapon that lets you trip with it, then you can use it to trip on an AoO.
ibayboy 07-22-07, 12:55 AM	Keep in mind that without a special weapon, a trip is considered a variation of unarmed attack. As such, unless you have a feat/area monk, you do not threaten with the unarmed attacks and can not trip with your arm simply because your sword lets you threaten them. But if you have a Spiked chain or similar weapon that lets you trip with it, then you can use it to trip on an AoO. I thought i said that, but yours was clearer.:)