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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2987086" data-attributes="member: 2011">This is not strictly true...The flying rules indicate whether a creature with a given maneuverability can fly backwards.  This is indicative of moving backwards.Note: the word "turn" here really refers to a direction of travel, not a facing. Turn here has absolutely no bearing on the game mechanics except with regard to direction of travel. There are no other game mechanics rules at all (tmk) which would take advantage of any facing interpreted by these rules. For example, a creature with good maneuverability uses up 5 feet of movement to start flying backwards, but once started, it can fly just as fast "backwards" each round as "forwards"In other words, a creature with perfect or good maneuverability can fly forward as part of their movement and then go in reverse, all in the same move action. There is no need to continue moving forward.Just like a PC can walk forward and then go backwards in the same move action.Btw, would you rule that a good maneuverability creature that is moving "forward" has to use up 5 feet of movement to start moving "backwards", but if it is moving "backwards", it does not have to use up 5 feet of movement in order to change back to "forwards" again? Do you really think that was the intent of the designers, or was it to mean that if the creature switches to the opposite direction (i.e. goes in reverse to its current direction), it has to use up 5 feet of movement?In real life, we associate moving forward with a facing. But, the game purposely has no facing like 1E and 2E did.And yes, the terminology here could be better, but the terminology here is consistent with what we as humans associate with movement (e.g. turning around).This is no different than the terminology used for the Beholder arcs (forward, back, left, right, up, and down). It's difficult to discuss movement without using words like forward or backwards, just like it is difficult to discuss a direction without using words like forward or backwards.</blockquote>

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