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If your attack is triggered by someone else's movement (e.g., attacks of opportunity, a fighter's Challenge, etc.), you only have to have line of sight to your target when they are in the square into which you wish to make your attack. To continue the above analogy, a rogue ''could'' make an attack of opportunity after the troll comes around the corner and leaves a threatened square. | If your attack is triggered by someone else's movement (e.g., attacks of opportunity, a fighter's Challenge, etc.), you only have to have line of sight to your target when they are in the square into which you wish to make your attack. To continue the above analogy, a rogue ''could'' make an attack of opportunity after the troll comes around the corner and leaves a threatened square. | ||
This means that a creature with total cover or total concealment cannot be targeted with an attack that contains a movement component, or an attack caused by movement (unless you have a specific ability which allows otherwise). While you are allowed to attack into a square where you think a totally concealed creature might be (albeit with a 50% miss chance), you even attempt it if the attack includes a movement component. | This means that a creature with total cover or total concealment cannot be targeted with an attack that contains a movement component, or an attack caused by movement (unless you have a specific ability which allows otherwise). While you are allowed to attack into a square where you think a totally concealed creature might be (albeit with a 50% miss chance), you cannot even attempt it if the attack includes a movement component. | ||
{{:Fighting Defensively}} | {{:Fighting Defensively}} | ||