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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lokiare" data-source="post: 6261856" data-attributes="member: 83996">I didn't originally respond to this because I agreed with someone else's analysis. The problem as mentioned by another poster is that combat in a turn based game is a snap shot. If a Rogue can get a backstab by attacking from the back, there will be very few rounds when they don't get a back stab. mechanical bonuses based on facing will almost always be applied since you can literally walk around a target without any penalties (unlike 3E and 4E where you would get an OA to the face for trying it).As I showed above without altering the base combat rules, a tactics module with facing would not really add much to the game, you would almost always get the bonuses from your preferred attack position because of the way combat is structured. You would encourage movement, but it would end up being "move behind your target for the best bonus." every round and every character and creature in the combat would almost always have the 'best' bonus. In short it really doesn't add much to the game and just complicates things up.For the most part things like trip and bull rush are very situational and most of the time not worth using. Daze is extremely powerful and would turn into a replacement for your normal attacks. None of them so far would promote any kind of 'tactical' thinking or play.The Wizard and other casters can already add conditions with their spells without sacrificing any damage at all, so it would only allow other classes to play catch up. Not really a tactical option because they would have to give up damage which would reduce their effectiveness. It would turn into a non-choice most of the time. It also doesn't promote any reason to play a specific class or race. You end up with the class or race being an afterthought because everyone can do the same thing.Roles aren't really tactics, they are more like jobs that you fulfill. Tactics is more the idea of choosing from different options each round to work toward a goal. You can give a knight an aura that forces enemies to attack them, without it being a choice at all.</blockquote>

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