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balcam101 11-13-06, 02:13 AM	Now question is if you have a character with the improved trip feat tripping a monster using a whip but is also surrounded buy monsters. Does the hero character provoke an attack of opportunity from the flanking monsters even though the monster being tripped is 15 feet away? :lightbulb
TheChilliGod 11-13-06, 02:30 AM	...Improved Trip allows you to make trip attacks without provoking attacks of opportunity. And tripping with a weapon designed for it doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity anyway. You only provoke attacks of opportunity if unarmed and without the Improved Trip feat. And even then, only the enemy that you are attempting to trip is allowed to make an attack of opportunity; nobody else gets the chance. No matter which way you look at it, you don't provoke an attack of opportunity from the flanking monsters. Edit-Except with whips, of course. :doh:
Darkmatter20 11-13-06, 08:16 AM	Yes you provoke an AoO. Since the the monster you are tripping is 15ft away and you are in monsters threaten squares you provoke AoO for using a reach weapon. The whip counts as a reach weapon when used further then 5ft. Improved trip doesn't help here.
Kradlo 11-13-06, 08:57 AM	Yes you provoke an AoO. Since the the monster you are tripping is 15ft away and you are in monsters threaten squares you provoke AoO for using a reach weapon. The whip counts as a reach weapon when used further then 5ft. Improved trip doesn't help here. You are partly correct. You do not provoke an attack of opportunity for using a reach weapon while threatened. However, you do provoke an attack of opportunity for using a whip while threatened because the text of the weapon (PHB, pg 121) specifically states that, "Using a whip provokes an attack of opportunity as if you had used a ranged weapon." The important thing to remember when using a whip is to keep out of the reach of your opponents.
Darkmatter20 11-13-06, 09:15 AM	Whoops my mistake