Quote Originally Posted by Greyfeld85 View Post
A 19 Int pseudo-sorcerer takes an AoO? Yeah, I don't see that.
Why wouldn't he? He had no way of knowing about fire riposte. Also, your comment makes it sound like the aurak provoked the AoO which was not the case. He made an attack of opportunity.

Quote Originally Posted by Gavinfoxx View Post
You have to remember that lots of high cr things are only high CR if they use their supernatural abilities intelligently.

Which is a really nontrivial thing to do. Seeing as how most of the actual game part of the game is figuring out how to play characters well in combat situations.
He would've used his abilities intelligently. If he'd had a turn in which to use them.