Yair
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I like this. I think I'm gonna adopt it in my games.Relic said:5-Foot Step: You may take a 5-foot step during any portion of the round, even if it is not your turn, provided you are not flat-footed. All normal rules for the 5-foot step still apply (as per the core rules).
Edit: I might change it a bit, though:
You can take a 5-foot step at any time without incurring an AoO for moving, once per round, even if it is not your turn. You can only do this if you are not flat-footed, and if you have not moved your full allotment of movement in the round or have not moved any distance at all.
The movement-limitation is there to prevent you from moving 30 feet plus 5 foot:
If you take two move actions to move 60 feet, you can't take a 5 foot step in the round as you have already moved your full allotment of movement in it.
If you take a standard action to move 30 feet and perform some other action (attack, cast a spell, whatever), you again have moved your full allotment and can't take a 5 foot step. In constrast, if you take a standard action to move 15 feet and attack, you still have movement allotment and may take a 5 foot step sometime before your next turn.
If you take a full action (like, say, a full attack) you can combine it with a 5 foot step or, alternatively, make a 5 foot step at some later point before your next turn.
The movement-limitation is a bit cumbersome. I might abandon it and remain with your simpler rule.
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