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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 3069513" data-attributes="member: 2012">I could see how that's possible, but what are you going to do? If that's how he sees it and no one at WotC wants to correct him then I guess it's canon in his mind. The question is, I guess, is it in the FAQ for v.3.5? If not then it's likely his view of the rule and not WotC's.The truth is that anyone can interpret a rule differently. In my current campaign I was allowing the PCs (and NPCs) to flank with a ranged weapon. However, this thread has taught me that characters shouldn't be allowed to do that, so now I'm going to rule we've been doing it wrong.The thing is, I'm using Skip's article to point out my error, and that means the article has become "canon" in my campaign. I don't have a problem with it, because I like the idea that flanking is based on the opponents need to see those flanking him, and the optional rule that characters can ignore flankers and, thus, not be flanked (part 4).Anyway, obviously it's a difficult issue to resolve, like I said, because different groups will interpret the "wording" of the rules differently.</blockquote>