Editing Yagura:SRD:Attack of Opportunity (section)

=====Provoking an Attack of Opportunity=====

Two kinds of actions can provoke attacks of opportunity: moving out of a threatened square and performing an action within a threatened square.

======Moving======

Moving out of a threatened square (but not into a threatened square) usually provokes an attack of opportunity from the threatening opponent. There are two common methods of avoiding such an attack: the 5-foot-step and the [[Yagura:SRD:Full-Round Actions#Withdraw|Withdraw]] action (see [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types #Table: Actions in Combat|Table: Actions in Combat]]).

======Performing a Distracting Act======

Some actions, when performed in a threatened square, provoke attacks of opportunity as you divert your attention from the battle. [[Yagura:SRD:Action Types#Table: Actions in Combat|Table: Actions in Combat]] notes many of the actions that provoke AoOs.

Remember that even actions that normally provoke AoOs may have exceptions to this rule.