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Message: <blockquote data-quote="el-remmen" data-source="post: 3581645" data-attributes="member: 11"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=198695" target="_blank">This thread</a> inspired me to go back and look at my rules for having more than one character in a box at a time and clarifying them a bit - but in general they have served me and my groups well over the years (this is the adaptation of some we started doing in 2E days, when yes, we used minis and AoOs back then, too)Multiple Characters in the Same Box There may be times when two more more allies may want to squeeze into the same area in order better reach opponents or defend a passageway or other similar situations. Fighting in close quarters may sometimes have a tactical advantage, but it has its own disadvantages from allies getting in each others way and having limited movement.Note that "box" here is used to refer to the space that creature normally takes up. So the "box" of a large creature with 10' space is actually four boxes, but it is treated as one box of the purpose of any allies entering into any of those boxes.When two medium characters, they both suffer a –2 circumstance penalty to their attack rolls and reflex saves.When three medium characters squeeze into the same box they all suffer a –4 penalty to their attack rolls and reflex saves and gain no benefit from a positive Dexterity modifier. Four medium creatures cannot fit in the same box. Creatures attempting to bullrush a creature sharing a box with an ally are subject to attacks of opportunity from the ally, and suffers a -1 circumstance penalty for every creature in the box. You cannot overrun a box containing more than one creature unless you are at least one size category larger than the occupants.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each size smaller size category of creature below medium counts as three-quarters the size category above it (rounded down). Thus, two small creatures equal one and a half medium creatures (rounded down to 1) and take no penalty, but three small creatures would count as two medium creatures, and four would be equal to three medium creatures. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each size larger size category of creature above medium counts as one and half the size category below it (rounded down). Thus, two large creatures count as three medium creatures. </li> </ul>Thus one small and one large creature in the same box would count as two medium creatures, thus suffering the -2 to attack rolls and reflex saves.</blockquote>

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