Its like counting cards. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Its like counting cards. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Kitt-su
08-20-04, 08:26 PM I was just wondering if any of you think it is wrong to count the AoO the enemies take. I sometimes do it in my head and thought "A casino would throw me out for this" when I realized I could get by most swarmers with it. Most of my friends in a game we were playing were fighters and I was a wizard. I counted the AoO the goblins took on my friends and my character seeing them take the attacks would probably to able to realize if they had enough time to attack him too. So I would cast spells like burning hands right next to goblins who had used they're AoO for the round. Only once was a wrong when we fought a goblin cheif. Just wondering how everyone else felt on it.
Sildatorak
08-20-04, 08:37 PM It isn't wrong at all. Think of it as waiting for your friends to distract the goblin before you fire off your spell. While he is busy whacking them for attempting to sunder or whatever, you blast him with burning hands. It makes perfect sense and is the kind of thing a wizard (I'm assuming he's intelligent) would do.
bigdob52
08-20-04, 08:43 PM Besides, one of these times an enemy might have combat reflexes. After that you'll probably think twice about that course of action.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Kitt-su 08-20-04, 08:26 PM	I was just wondering if any of you think it is wrong to count the AoO the enemies take. I sometimes do it in my head and thought "A casino would throw me out for this" when I realized I could get by most swarmers with it. Most of my friends in a game we were playing were fighters and I was a wizard. I counted the AoO the goblins took on my friends and my character seeing them take the attacks would probably to able to realize if they had enough time to attack him too. So I would cast spells like burning hands right next to goblins who had used they're AoO for the round. Only once was a wrong when we fought a goblin cheif. Just wondering how everyone else felt on it.
Sildatorak 08-20-04, 08:37 PM	It isn't wrong at all. Think of it as waiting for your friends to distract the goblin before you fire off your spell. While he is busy whacking them for attempting to sunder or whatever, you blast him with burning hands. It makes perfect sense and is the kind of thing a wizard (I'm assuming he's intelligent) would do.
bigdob52 08-20-04, 08:43 PM	Besides, one of these times an enemy might have combat reflexes. After that you'll probably think twice about that course of action.