A mundane,slightly irritating question

Peytin of Rothmire · 02-19-2004, 10:26 PM

I'm chuggin'through the troll caves outside of Port Llast, but I'm having a little problem. I'm not using any henchman (yet!) so I tend to lure enemies one or two at a time when I can. I usually back up a bit before they get to me, then when I am sure their friends are too far off to notice, I attack. Almost always, I "overrun" my target, creating an "attack of opportunity". They don't usually hit me anyway but it is becoming a little annoying and I worry it may be a problem for me down the road. Any ideas? Is there something I'm doing wrong?

SpiritWarrior · 02-20-2004, 02:07 AM

There are feats and skills that allow you to avoid attacks of opportunity as you advance in level but no, this is normal. Basically if you do anything that is not combat when faced with a hostile foe you will provoke such an attack. The Mobility feat will help you avoid them while the Spring Attack feat will render you immune to them, although I'm guessing you have not got SOU.

andrewas · 02-20-2004, 06:39 AM

Tumble skill will effectively nullify AoO if you have 15 ranks in it. And if your not wearing heavy armour. At 15 ranks, it also grants a not insignificant +3 AC. Again, you need SoU for this skill to be available.

Peytin of Rothmire · 02-20-2004, 07:29 AM

Thanks. I have NWN Gold so SOU is installed but I haven't played it yet. As long as I know it is a feat-related thing and not some dumb bug, I'm fine with that. Even with stud leather +2 with an AC of 20, trolls and ogres don't get many hits in.

Stratos · 02-20-2004, 09:58 AM

Attacks of opportunities while moving around can eventually become a problem if your AC is not up to par with the enemies AB, especially if you're fighting rogues or any other with sneak attacks. If you have SoU installed, then the feats and skills from it should be available in plain vanilla NWN as well.

[ 02-20-2004, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ]

Illumina Drathiran'ar · 02-20-2004, 01:06 PM

What class(es)/level(s) are you? Seems to me that the simplest solution would be to get yourself a henchman.

SpiritWarrior · 02-20-2004, 07:47 PM

You should be able to get the appropriate feats and skills since you have SOU installed, regardless of what OC you are playing.

02-20-2004, 02:07 AM	#2
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	There are feats and skills that allow you to avoid attacks of opportunity as you advance in level but no, this is normal. Basically if you do anything that is not combat when faced with a hostile foe you will provoke such an attack. The Mobility feat will help you avoid them while the Spring Attack feat will render you immune to them, although I'm guessing you have not got SOU. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

02-20-2004, 06:39 AM	#3
andrewas Harper Join Date: October 2, 2001 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 42 Posts: 4,774	Tumble skill will effectively nullify AoO if you have 15 ranks in it. And if your not wearing heavy armour. At 15 ranks, it also grants a not insignificant +3 AC. Again, you need SoU for this skill to be available. __________________ [img]\"http://www.sighost.us/members/Zvijer/andrewas.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

02-20-2004, 09:58 AM	#5
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Attacks of opportunities while moving around can eventually become a problem if your AC is not up to par with the enemies AB, especially if you're fighting rogues or any other with sneak attacks. If you have SoU installed, then the feats and skills from it should be available in plain vanilla NWN as well. [ 02-20-2004, 09:59 AM: Message edited by: Stratos ] __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

02-20-2004, 01:06 PM	#6
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 38 Posts: 4,673	What class(es)/level(s) are you? Seems to me that the simplest solution would be to get yourself a henchman. __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.

02-20-2004, 07:47 PM	#7
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	You should be able to get the appropriate feats and skills since you have SOU installed, regardless of what OC you are playing. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

02-19-2004, 10:26 PM	#1
Peytin of Rothmire Manshoon Join Date: September 20, 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 53 Posts: 151	I'm chuggin'through the troll caves outside of Port Llast, but I'm having a little problem. I'm not using any henchman (yet!) so I tend to lure enemies one or two at a time when I can. I usually back up a bit before they get to me, then when I am sure their friends are too far off to notice, I attack. Almost always, I "overrun" my target, creating an "attack of opportunity". They don't usually hit me anyway but it is becoming a little annoying and I worry it may be a problem for me down the road. Any ideas? Is there something I'm doing wrong?

02-20-2004, 07:29 AM	#4
Peytin of Rothmire Manshoon Join Date: September 20, 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 53 Posts: 151	Thanks. I have NWN Gold so SOU is installed but I haven't played it yet. As long as I know it is a feat-related thing and not some dumb bug, I'm fine with that. Even with stud leather +2 with an AC of 20, trolls and ogres don't get many hits in.

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