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<blockquote data-quote="kjenks" data-source="post: 1990954" data-attributes="member: 12892">&quot;...they all charged...&quot;The tight restrictions on the Charge maneuver usually don't allow more than two or maybe three people to charge the same opponent from roughly the same direction.Let's pretend we have four fighters wielding longswords bunched up in squares A1,A2,B1 and B2. They all want to charge an opponent in E2 who, for some strange reason, is surprised. During the surprise round, they're limited to a standard action which means they can make a &quot;partial charge.&quot;First, they've all gotta roll initiative, even the surprised guy in E2, but only the four fighters get to take a standard action in the surprise round. Pretend the initiative order is A1, B1, E2, A2, B2.Since the fighter in A1 has a higher initiative than the fighter in B1, Mr. A1 must delay until he has a clear path for charging.Now B1 goes. He must charge to the closest square from which he can attact E2. That's either D1 or D2 -- under the D&amp;D movement rules, both of these squares are 10 ft. from B1. Let's say he chooses D1. He moves and makes his single melee attack at +2.Now A1 has a clear path, so he stops delaying and goes back in the initiative order. He can charge to either D1 or D2 (both 15 ft. away), but D1 is now occupied, so he charges to D2 and attacks.Now it would be E2's turn, but he's surprised.On A2's turn, he too must delay because the fighter at B2 is blocking his path.Now the guy at B2 charges the guy at E2. He can charge to any of D1,D2 or D3 (all 10 ft. away), but D1 and D2 are now occupied so he can only choose D3. He makes his &quot;partial charge&quot; and attacks.Finally, the surprise round ends with the guy in A2 ceasing his useless procrastination. He can't charge E2 because D1, D2 and D3 are all occupied. He goes back into initiative order and takes some other standard action.If A1,B1,A2,B2 and E2 were all in a 10 ft.-wide corridor, only two of the fighters could charge.See how it works?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kjenks, post: 1990954, member: 12892"] [b]"...they all charged..."[/b] The tight restrictions on the Charge maneuver usually don't allow more than two or maybe three people to charge the same opponent from roughly the same direction. Let's pretend we have four fighters wielding longswords bunched up in squares A1,A2,B1 and B2. They all want to charge an opponent in E2 who, for some strange reason, is surprised. During the surprise round, they're limited to a standard action which means they can make a "partial charge." First, they've all gotta roll initiative, even the surprised guy in E2, but only the four fighters get to take a standard action in the surprise round. Pretend the initiative order is A1, B1, E2, A2, B2. Since the fighter in A1 has a higher initiative than the fighter in B1, Mr. A1 must delay until he has a clear path for charging. Now B1 goes. He must charge to the closest square from which he can attact E2. That's either D1 or D2 -- under the D&D movement rules, both of these squares are 10 ft. from B1. Let's say he chooses D1. He moves and makes his single melee attack at +2. Now A1 has a clear path, so he stops delaying and goes back in the initiative order. He can charge to either D1 or D2 (both 15 ft. away), but D1 is now occupied, so he charges to D2 and attacks. Now it would be E2's turn, but he's surprised. On A2's turn, he too must delay because the fighter at B2 is blocking his path. Now the guy at B2 charges the guy at E2. He can charge to any of D1,D2 or D3 (all 10 ft. away), but D1 and D2 are now occupied so he can only choose D3. He makes his "partial charge" and attacks. Finally, the surprise round ends with the guy in A2 ceasing his useless procrastination. He can't charge E2 because D1, D2 and D3 are all occupied. He goes back into initiative order and takes some other standard action. If A1,B1,A2,B2 and E2 were all in a 10 ft.-wide corridor, only two of the fighters could charge. See how it works? [/QUOTE]

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