The World of Avlis

NWN Grimoire wrote:Spring Attack
Type of Feat: General
Prerequisite: DEX 13, BAB +4, Dodge, Mobility
Required for: Whirlwind Attack
Specifics: Enemies do not get attacks of opportunity against the
character when the character is moving around in combat.
Use: Automatic

Disarm
Type of Feat: General
Prerequisite: INT 13
Required for: Improved Disarm
Specifics: The character can attempt to disarm an opponent in melee
combat. Attempting a disarm applies a -6 penalty to the character’s
attack roll, and the combatant with the larger weapon gains a +4 bonus
per size category of difference. A successful hit deals normal damage,
and if the opponent fails a Discipline check then the weapon flies from
the opponent’s hands.
Use: Selected. A disarm attempt provokes an attack of opportunity.

Improved Disarm
Type of Feat: General
Prerequisite: INT 13, Disarm
Specifics: A character with this feat has learned not to provoke an attack
of opportunity when attempting a disarm.
Success knocks the
opponent’s weapon from their hand. The penalty to make a disarm
attempt is reduced to -4.

Attacks of Opportunity
Sometimes, a melee combatant lets her guard down to execute a noncombat
action. In these circumstances, combatants near her can take
advantage of her lapse in defense to make a free attack on her. These
attacks are called attacks of opportunity.
Threatened Area: You threaten the area into which you can make a
melee attack. Generally, that’s everything that’s in your 120-degree
forward arc and within 5 feet of you. An enemy that takes certain actions
while in a threatened area provokes an attack of opportunity from you.
Provoking an Attack of Opportunity: If you move into, within,
or out of a threatened area, you usually provoke an attack of opportunity.
If you are performing a retreat action while moving, you do not provoke
an attack of opportunity.
Some actions themselves provoke attacks of opportunity, including
casting a spell and attacking with a ranged weapon. A full list of these is
as follows:
· Making a ranged attack
· Making an unarmed attack (without the Improved Unarmed Strike feat)
· Casting a spell
· Activating a ‘spell completion’ magic item (scroll, wand, etc)
· Using a spell-like ability
· Running
· Using a feat*
*Some feats provoke an attack of opportunity, some don’t. See the
individual feat descriptions for details.
Making an Attack of Opportunity: An attack of opportunity is a
single melee attack made at your normal attack bonus. You can only
make one attack of opportunity per round.