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<blockquote data-quote="Infiniti2000" data-source="post: 2470604" data-attributes="member: 31734">So then you agree with me in this one case, and that you cannot do a ride-by attack (with continued movement) when you are aligned with your opponent on the horizontal or vertical grid axis?&nbsp;You can charge any part of a Large (or larger) creature.&nbsp; That's the great part about the abstraction of Space.&nbsp; The same concept works on reach, ranged attacks, cover, etc.&nbsp; What I'm saying is, however, that you cannot charge to the side of a creature, i.e. away from your opponent.&nbsp;That's just a matter of opinion about which interpretation is logical and reasonable.&nbsp; Again, with the 'center' of the creature.&nbsp; This isn't so precise, nor have I used the word 'center'.&nbsp; So, let's take out the phrase 'center of the' from just one of your statements:&nbsp;&quot;We have the ride by attack rule, which requires that charging allow you to not move towards the creature.&quot;&nbsp;It cannot be argued that your statement above directly contradicts the rule that charging requires you to move &quot;directly toward the designated opponent.&quot;&nbsp; You're flat out saying that that is not required, and therefore your statement is clearly against the rules.&nbsp; Faced with this, I hope you'll agree with me that you at least houserule ride-by attack much like I do.&nbsp; Really, IMO such a houserule is the only logical thing to do with ride-by attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Infiniti2000, post: 2470604, member: 31734"] So then you agree with me in this one case, and that you cannot do a ride-by attack (with continued movement) when you are aligned with your opponent on the horizontal or vertical grid axis? You can charge any part of a Large (or larger) creature. That's the great part about the abstraction of Space. The same concept works on reach, ranged attacks, cover, etc. What I'm saying is, however, that you cannot charge to the side of a creature, i.e. away from your opponent. That's just a matter of opinion about which interpretation is logical and reasonable. Again, with the 'center' of the creature. This isn't so precise, nor have I used the word 'center'. So, let's take out the phrase 'center of the' from just one of your statements: "We have the ride by attack rule, which requires that charging allow you to not move towards the creature." It cannot be argued that your statement above directly contradicts the rule that charging requires you to move "directly toward the designated opponent." You're flat out saying that that is not required, and therefore your statement is clearly against the rules. Faced with this, I hope you'll agree with me that you at least houserule ride-by attack much like I do. Really, IMO such a houserule is the only logical thing to do with ride-by attack. [/QUOTE]

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