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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 6720148" data-attributes="member: 11146">I sense some disagreement in the IC with regard to whether a character may move on a diagonal around a corner to skirt a foe.&nbsp; Great!&nbsp; Gives us a chance to examine a rule.&nbsp; For those interested, let's unpack the discussion here.In the current encounter in the IC, we have a Giant Spider, size Large, that takes up a space 10' x 10'.&nbsp; Although I chose to represent the spider with a circle on the map (giving the illusion that half a square is available for movement), in the game, the spider occupies the entire 10' x 10' area (see 5e MM pp 6).&nbsp; There is therefore no &quot;corner&quot; diagonal through which a character might step.&nbsp; Neither is the spider two size categories larger than Fulgrim (5e permits characters other than Halflings--which use their own rule--to treat a foe's square as difficult terrain only when the foe is two sizes larger than the character). Upshot: absent a compelling narrative reason, there's no moving around the corner with the giant spider blocking the doorway.I am genuinely curious what you are thinking,&nbsp; &nbsp; [MENTION=24609]Strahd_Von_Zarovich[/MENTION], re: your most recent comment in the IC about movement and diagonals.&nbsp; Let me know, preferably with a page cite so I can follow along.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 6720148, member: 11146"] I sense some disagreement in the IC with regard to whether a character may move on a diagonal around a corner to skirt a foe. Great! Gives us a chance to examine a rule. For those interested, let's unpack the discussion here. In the current encounter in the IC, we have a Giant Spider, size Large, that takes up a space 10' x 10'. Although I chose to represent the spider with a circle on the map (giving the illusion that half a square is available for movement), in the game, the spider occupies the entire 10' x 10' area (see 5e MM pp 6). There is therefore no "corner" diagonal through which a character might step. Neither is the spider two size categories larger than Fulgrim (5e permits characters other than Halflings--which use their own rule--to treat a foe's square as difficult terrain only when the foe is two sizes larger than the character). Upshot: absent a compelling narrative reason, there's no moving around the corner with the giant spider blocking the doorway. I am genuinely curious what you are thinking, [MENTION=24609]Strahd_Von_Zarovich[/MENTION], re: your most recent comment in the IC about movement and diagonals. Let me know, preferably with a page cite so I can follow along. [/QUOTE]

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