Can You Take Two Attacks of Opportunity When Using Vicious Stomp and Greater Trip?

In Pathfinder, triggering certain feats can lead to multiple opportunities for combat advantage. One common question arises when combining the Vicious Stomp and Greater Trip feats: Can you take two attacks of opportunity if you trip a foe? To answer this, we need to break down each feat's effects.

Vicious Stomp allows you to take an attack of opportunity against a foe that falls prone adjacent to you. Greater Trip, on the other hand, allows you to take an attack of opportunity against a foe that you trip. At first glance, it seems like these feats would combine for multiple attacks of opportunity. However, there are some important considerations.

When firing scorching ray, which is a simultaneous action, you only provoke one attack of opportunity for making the ranged attack, regardless of how many rays you fire. This is because both actions are part of the same event. Similarly, if you cast a spell that allows you to make a ranged touch attack and an enemy is within reach, you will provoke two attacks of opportunity: one for casting the spell and one for making the ranged attack.

This is because these actions are separate events, allowing you to take advantage of multiple opportunities for combat engagement. When using Vicious Stomp and Greater Trip together, you can indeed take two attacks of opportunity if you trip a foe, assuming you have the feats and can make the necessary attacks.

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