Flanking question

[Bastoche]

What appends if there is more than two attackers against one defender ?

 

[hong]

Flanking is a property of the attacker, not the defender. Those attackers who have someone opposite to them get the benefits of flanking, while the rest don't.

 

[Bastoche]

Why an odd number of attackers couldn't all flank a person (more or less a rethorical question) ?

 

[hong]

Why an odd number of attackers couldn't all flank a person (more or less a rethorical question) ?

Because the Way that can be known is not the true Way.


Hong "or something" Ooi

 

[IceBear]

Why an odd number of attackers couldn't all flank a person (more or less a rethorical question) ?

By the rules you need someone directly opposite from you to get the flanking bonus. I do allow the odd man to get the flanking bonus, as it makes sense to me, but it's not true by the offical rules.

Note, however, that with the proper use of delay and 5-ft steps, someone could provide a flanking bonus for one person, and then step to provide flanking bonus for the other person. I'd just rather not get into the tracking of this to get something I'd think you should get anyway

IceBear

 

[hong]

Note, however, that with the proper use of delay and 5-ft steps, someone could provide a flanking bonus for one person, and then step to provide flanking bonus for the other person.

I call this the "circle of death, D&D-style".

 

[Bastoche]

That's what we thought of using. It would more forcefully convince one not to get flanked. Have you been using that house rule for a reasonnably long time ? And if yes, have you notice a shift from balance concerning the rogue's sneak attacks ?

 

[IceBear]

That's what we thought of using. It would more forcefully convince one not to get flanked. Have you been using that house rule for a reasonnably long time ? And if yes, have you notice a shift from balance concerning the rogue's sneak attacks ?

I think this house rule has been around almost since the beginning of my campaign, but no one (can you believe it?) has ever played a rogue. I can't see it being THAT unbalancing as you can easily perform "the circle of death" and give the odd rogue out his sneak attack too.

IceBear

 

[hammymchamham]

I think this house rule has been around almost since the beginning of my campaign, but no one (can you believe it?) has ever played a rogue. I can't see it being THAT unbalancing as you can easily perform "the circle of death" and give the odd rogue out his sneak attack too.

IceBear

I'm kinda interested to see how unballancing that would be

 

[IceBear]

Again, since three rogues can currently all get sneak attacks via flanking right now using the "circle of death" I don't see how unbalancing it could be.

IceBear