Artoomis
First Post
This thread is to replace this off-topic discussion in the [3.5] charge thread.
1. When including the FAQ, it is very clear that ALL movement in the round when you charge must be in a straight line, including any extra actions that you might be granted from Haste or whatever other source.
No argument there.
2. I claim that the rules, as written, NOT including the FAQ, restrict movement only during the charge and not for the whole round (that is, not including extra partial actions).
Why? Because the restriction is NOT a restriction of activity for the round, it is for the Charge action.
It's quite similar, really, to, for example, the restriction that says you cannot move (5-foot move aside) if you take a ful-round action. However, You may in fact move if you have a partial action because it is an action in addition to your other actions(s) in the round.
Charge is written up basically the same way. You are restricted to moving in a straight line when charging. Nothing states that you could not move in some other direction with an additional action.
Nowhere in the Charge action is there any language that restricts you movement for the whole round, unlike, say, the 5-foot step which does, indeed, have language in it that restricts you for the round.
This is, of course, all academic as this issue does not come up in 3.5 at all with the change in Haste, etc.
1. When including the FAQ, it is very clear that ALL movement in the round when you charge must be in a straight line, including any extra actions that you might be granted from Haste or whatever other source.
No argument there.
2. I claim that the rules, as written, NOT including the FAQ, restrict movement only during the charge and not for the whole round (that is, not including extra partial actions).
Why? Because the restriction is NOT a restriction of activity for the round, it is for the Charge action.
It's quite similar, really, to, for example, the restriction that says you cannot move (5-foot move aside) if you take a ful-round action. However, You may in fact move if you have a partial action because it is an action in addition to your other actions(s) in the round.
Charge is written up basically the same way. You are restricted to moving in a straight line when charging. Nothing states that you could not move in some other direction with an additional action.
Nowhere in the Charge action is there any language that restricts you movement for the whole round, unlike, say, the 5-foot step which does, indeed, have language in it that restricts you for the round.
This is, of course, all academic as this issue does not come up in 3.5 at all with the change in Haste, etc.
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