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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Altissimus" data-source="post: 5340164" data-attributes="member: 96125">Hey folks,The 5-foot step rule seems to me to have a couple of inconsistencies and also room for exploit.  I am curious as to what other DMs and Players have experienced/implemented regarding this rule.Exploits - for example:It is possible to take a 5-foot step away without provoking an AoO from a mob in base-to-base combat in order to, say, cast a spell/fire a ranged weapon also without provoking an AoO.  This seems to me to be highly unlikely...if I'd just run up to you in the street and bopped you on the nose, you couldn't step 5 feet away and start waving your arms around and chanting without me stepping in 5 feet myself and bopping you again, could you?Inconsistencies - for example:Why is a colossal spider with a base move of 60 feet and legs the length of the Eiffel Tower limited to 5 feet for a 5-feet step?  It could manage that by stretching out its big toe! (If it had a big toe)To address the above two points in my campaign, I have a) disallowed the use of a 5-foot step in the above exploit scenario unless and only if the mob in question has already used a 5-foot step that round, and b) changed a "5-foot step" to a "1/6th of your base speed step".Has anyone else come across difficulties with this?  Made any changes?  Experienced any changes?  Found anything else that works for them?Interested in any thoughts folks have on this.Many thanks,A.</blockquote>

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