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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pielorinho" data-source="post: 1706366" data-attributes="member: 259">Glass, I think I agree with you.  Lemme see if I can explain: Jim and Bob are trying to kill Anita the Awful, famous for her spectacular use of a glaive (reach weapon).  Jim can tumble.  They really don't want Bob to get hit by her, so they move as follow:-Jim tumbles next to Anita.-Bob moves straight toward Anita, right behind Jim.  He's behind Jim's space when he's 10' away from her, so he incurs no AoO.  Then he moves next to her, still gaining no AoO. This seems like it should be a common tactic against folks with reach weapons, but it seems very counterintuitive to me. I'm thinking of adding in a couple minor houserules:  you incur your AoO for leaving a threatened square at the edge of the square.  And in order to pass through an ally's square, the ally has to smush to the side. The first point means that, if you're moving diagonally away from a square that has cover from an ally, you're not getting the cover any more.  Presto:  AoO on your butt! The second point means that when you enter a square occupied by an ally, immediately prior to entering that square, the ally does not provide cover.  Presto:  AoO! That would, I think, make the whole process more sensible.Daniel</blockquote>