I believe a flying fighter can actually just drop, fall as a free action, and avoid the AoO that way.
Where are you getting that falling doesn't provoke?
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Originally Posted by Claudius Maximus
Also fixed the money issue by sacrificing a goat.
Originally Posted by subject42
This board needs a "you're technically right but I still want to crawl into the fetal position and cry" emoticon.
Originally Posted by Yukitsu
I define [optimization] as "the process by which one attains a build meeting all mechanical and characterization goals set out by the creator prior to its creation."