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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 2771380" data-attributes="member: 8835">By definition, that's what flanking is doing.&nbsp; You can't pay as good attention to not getting hit when 2 guys physically flank you.&nbsp; As a result BOTH guys get a +2 bonus to hit you.Whether you envision your character switching back and forth between to 2 bad guys or focusing on just one guy, the effect is really the same.If you really wanted to model this with a special rule, consider if I focused on one guy, in theory, that guy might be denied the flank bonus against me, but in effect, I giving his bonus to the other guy (effectively giving him a +4 to hit me).This might also be looked at as the inverse of Dodge.&nbsp; With Dodge, you're focussing on one opponent and getting a bonus to you AC.&nbsp; the other guys don't get a penalty.&nbsp; If your PC doesn't have Dodge, than you aren't really skilled at altering your concentration on a per opponent basis.Janx</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 2771380, member: 8835"] By definition, that's what flanking is doing. You can't pay as good attention to not getting hit when 2 guys physically flank you. As a result BOTH guys get a +2 bonus to hit you. Whether you envision your character switching back and forth between to 2 bad guys or focusing on just one guy, the effect is really the same. If you really wanted to model this with a special rule, consider if I focused on one guy, in theory, that guy might be denied the flank bonus against me, but in effect, I giving his bonus to the other guy (effectively giving him a +4 to hit me). This might also be looked at as the inverse of Dodge. With Dodge, you're focussing on one opponent and getting a bonus to you AC. the other guys don't get a penalty. If your PC doesn't have Dodge, than you aren't really skilled at altering your concentration on a per opponent basis. Janx [/QUOTE]

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