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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyeshet" data-source="post: 3014204" data-attributes="member: 18363">Dodge is a slightly underpowered feat as it is, so I wouldn't mind if the character altered it at the start and end of their turn. It is within the bounds of the rules, and nearly as important to me it makes sense realistically. During their action they may be focusing on one foe, but if that foe is slain or otherwise bypassed by the end of their action their attention will likely be focused upon another foe - thus granting the bonus vs that foe until the start of their next action when they can next react to changes around them. I would, however, limit it to the start and end of their turn unless something really unusual happened during their turn that would perhaps allow otherwise. I cannot think of such a situation, but I am sure and enterprising player could do so. For instance, during their turn they are in combat with one of two foes flanking them. Their dodge bonus goes to that foe. At the end of their turn they could choose to place it with the other foe flanking them - as perhaps their character is becoming nervous about that knife behind their back instead of the one they can see in front of them. At the start of their next turn they could again choose from those threatening them when determining against which they receive the bonus. Perhaps they continue to place it with the one behind them. Perhaps they return it to the one in front of them. Maybe a new foe is now also adjacent to them, so they place it with this unknown factor. At the end of their turn they could decide yet again.</blockquote>

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