Editing Flat-Footed

A character who has not yet acted during a combat due to his or her [[Initiative]] is Flat-Footed, meaning the character is unprepared and can't react as well as when an attack is expected.


A Flat-Footed character...

* loses his Dexterity bonus (if he has one) to [[AC]] and to [[Combat Maneuvers#Combat Maneuver Defense (CMD)|Combat Maneuver Defense (CMD)]].
* cannot make [[Attacks of Opportunity (AoO)]], unless he has the [[Combat Reflexes]] feat or [[Rogue#Uncanny Dodge|Uncanny Dodge]] class ability.
* can be subject to [[Rogue#Sneak Attack|Sneak Attacks]].


The game may regard someone as being Flat-Footed also in other situations than in the beginning of a combat. For example the same penalties may apply when a web is inflicting the grappled [[condition]] on someone.
[[Category:Mechanics]]