Does an action to stand up from being knocked prone generate an attack of opportunity (like it does in some earlier editions), or is it only if the target leaves the attacker's reach?
[RPG] Does standing up from being prone provoke an attack of opportunity?
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Best Answer
The Player's Handbook only says that opportunity attacks are triggered when hostile creatures move out of your reach. (p. 195)
So, the prone target can stand up and even move, as long you don't go outside enemy reach.
This new rule also applies for ranged attacks, casting spells, etc. (PHB p. 195)
In older editions, these actions would cause an opportunity attack, but not in D&D 5e.