01-02-2016, 07:15 AM
Yah, I wasn't sure about that either. I looked at the SRD and it didn't really seem to specify. Surprise says you can take a move or standard, but 5' step says:
"You can move 5 feet in any round when you don’t perform any other kind of movement. Taking this 5-foot step never provokes an attack of opportunity. You can’t take more than one 5-foot step in a round, and you can’t take a 5-foot step in the same round when you move any distance.
You can take a 5-foot step before, during, or after your other actions in the round."
To me, since it says you can take a 5' even during another action, it's valid in a surprise round. Your call of course, though. If not, the Round 1 action would be a move then standard to attack, and the first attack did 5 damage - since the second attack was the crit, that one wouldn't apply.
As to the astral construct...now that you question it, I'm not so sure. It says it acts immediately on the round you manifest it, then acts normally on the last round of the power's duration then fades at the end of its turn. Most spells that last one round last from when you cast them to the end of your following turn, right? So my thinking there was it acts immediately in the round it's manifested, then the power lasts a full round, meaning it's still active until the end of your next turn, so it gets two rounds of activity. Again though, obviously your call. Luckily it missed in its second round anyway, so no changes necessary, but let me know your ruling so I can adjust in the future.
It's been a long time since I've actually played 3.5, so I apologize for any little rules mishaps and such.
"You can move 5 feet in any round when you don’t perform any other kind of movement. Taking this 5-foot step never provokes an attack of opportunity. You can’t take more than one 5-foot step in a round, and you can’t take a 5-foot step in the same round when you move any distance.
You can take a 5-foot step before, during, or after your other actions in the round."
To me, since it says you can take a 5' even during another action, it's valid in a surprise round. Your call of course, though. If not, the Round 1 action would be a move then standard to attack, and the first attack did 5 damage - since the second attack was the crit, that one wouldn't apply.
As to the astral construct...now that you question it, I'm not so sure. It says it acts immediately on the round you manifest it, then acts normally on the last round of the power's duration then fades at the end of its turn. Most spells that last one round last from when you cast them to the end of your following turn, right? So my thinking there was it acts immediately in the round it's manifested, then the power lasts a full round, meaning it's still active until the end of your next turn, so it gets two rounds of activity. Again though, obviously your call. Luckily it missed in its second round anyway, so no changes necessary, but let me know your ruling so I can adjust in the future.
It's been a long time since I've actually played 3.5, so I apologize for any little rules mishaps and such.
