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<blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 2469469" data-attributes="member: 31734">Well, while you're ignoring the rules, I suppose you can do anything you want.&nbsp; I don't know how/what to respond when you suggest we just ignore it.&nbsp;No, it doesn't.&nbsp; It merely means that the text on ride-by attack wasn't updated appropriately.&nbsp; I personally fix it by houseruling that while using ride-by attack, you may do as you guys suggest (i.e. charge NOT directly toward the designated opponent).&nbsp;Here's another example to strain your interpretation beyond its limits.&nbsp; Keep in mind that while ignoring the &quot;directly toward&quot; clause, the closest space is actually any space surrounding your opponent.&nbsp; There's nothing about shortest distance, at least not in the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#charge" target="_blank">SRD</a>. In fact, the use of shortest distance is merely to coincident with &quot;directly toward&quot;, but we're ignoring that.&nbsp; Pardon me for my poor graphing ability, but the forum options are really very poor (e.g. when I press the &quot;I&quot; button for italics I get &quot;this command is not valid or not implemented&quot; yet it works anyway).&nbsp;.FO&nbsp;The fighter F, wielding a guisarme (reach weapon) is on the northeast corner of the orc O.&nbsp; F cannot attack O.&nbsp; So, he charges straight west three squares.&nbsp; It is 'a' closest space.&nbsp; Actually, there are obviously a lot of closest spaces.&nbsp; Without the words &quot;directly toward&quot; closest space no longer guarantees the meaning of &quot;closest to the starting position.&quot;&nbsp; It's not quite reasonably the closest space to your opponent, which is surrounding the opponent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Infiniti2000, post: 2469469, member: 31734"] Well, while you're ignoring the rules, I suppose you can do anything you want. I don't know how/what to respond when you suggest we just ignore it. No, it doesn't. It merely means that the text on ride-by attack wasn't updated appropriately. I personally fix it by houseruling that while using ride-by attack, you may do as you guys suggest (i.e. charge [i]NOT[/i] directly toward the designated opponent). Here's another example to strain your interpretation beyond its limits. Keep in mind that while ignoring the "directly toward" clause, the closest space is actually any space surrounding your opponent. There's nothing about shortest distance, at least not in the [url="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/specialAttacks.htm#charge"]SRD[/url]. In fact, the use of shortest distance is merely to coincident with "directly toward", but we're ignoring that. Pardon me for my poor graphing ability, but the forum options are really very poor (e.g. when I press the "I" button for italics I get "this command is not valid or not implemented" yet it works anyway). .F O The fighter F, wielding a guisarme (reach weapon) is on the northeast corner of the orc O. F cannot attack O. So, he charges straight west three squares. It is 'a' closest space. Actually, there are obviously a lot of closest spaces. Without the words "directly toward" closest space no longer guarantees the meaning of "closest to the starting position." It's not quite reasonably the closest space to your opponent, which is surrounding the opponent. [/QUOTE]

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