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Message: <blockquote data-quote="El Jefe" data-source="post: 3086721" data-attributes="member: 19990">OoC: Well, first, they're both on the same initiative, so for all intents and purposes they do move at the same time.  But even if they didn't, I think the concept that you're missing here is that they are not trying to lay hands on Zaeryl or engage him in melee.  Now, that could change (and depending on Zaeryl's actions, could change on the very next round).  But for now, they're just trying to herd him along, as in, "Shoo!  Shoo!  Run back to your group now!".  They're close enough that you can't run between them without picking up an AoO from at least one of them, but just far apart enough that you can't catch them both in a 15' cone.  If you had more movement, or your power covered a larger area, or if they weren't as well trained or were a little stupider, you'd be able to work this as you described.  But there are two of them and one of you, and they are willing to sacrifice some of their offensive ability to outmaneuver you.As for, "the north guy goes first, then Zaeryl moves, then the south guy moves", I still think you're trying to have your cake and eat it, too.  I mean, how am I supposed to move these guys?  If we forget that you've got a readied action, then you move, and then they get to pick their spots...and you can't do this.  If we allow them to go first and you to react, they move to positions where you can't blast them...and then what?  You move to some other position where you still can't blast them?  If we allow one to move, then Zaeryl, then the other, well, sorry, but the second one doesn't necessarily run up to the same square the first is in, put his arm around his comrade's shoulder, and "smile for the crystal shard blast".  He'll try to move to flank you in some way, to cut you off so that you can't escape.  Remember, they're moving 60 to your 30, the fact that you can play initiative games with them doesn't solve everything.</blockquote>

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