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<blockquote data-quote="DNH" data-source="post: 4312203" data-attributes="member: 63615">Aye, but you try telling the young gamers of today that, and they won't believe you! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />It's true about the shift thing, but they might not always get the choice (fleeing in panic as the result of a spell effect, for one).&nbsp; Or you might argue that if the creature has reached the point where running away is the only option, then a prudent 5'-step first is the last thing on its mind.&nbsp; Then again (he said, pre-empting the obvious response), you could argue that if a creature is smart enough to run away before getting killed, then it is smart enough to do it sensibly.&nbsp; ... It's all down to the individual DM, really.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DNH, post: 4312203, member: 63615"] Aye, but you try telling the young gamers of today that, and they won't believe you! ;) It's true about the shift thing, but they might not always get the choice (fleeing in panic as the result of a spell effect, for one). Or you might argue that if the creature has reached the point where running away is the only option, then a prudent 5'-step first is the last thing on its mind. Then again (he said, pre-empting the obvious response), you could argue that if a creature is smart enough to run away before getting killed, then it is smart enough to do it sensibly. ... It's all down to the individual DM, really. [/QUOTE]

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