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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7461502" data-attributes="member: 2629">Which is WHY we should not limit the PCs actions by the artificial constraint of the round.  The PC is unaware of it, so should not be constrained by it.  Think through the story without the artificial constraints of the game and adjust accordingly.Example: PC A and B are - mid-combat - chasing a fleeing enemy.  The enemy leaps across a slightly less than 20' wide chasm.  A and B each move 30' on a normal move, and have a 20 strength - enough to clear the chasm on a running start under the basic rules.  A is 20 feet from the chasm at the start of his turn, B is 50.  A can DASH, leap over the chasm and move 60' closer to the enemy by the end of his round.  B, under your view of the rules, would fall into the chasm if he tried to leap (because he can only leap 10' due to the artificial constraint of the round and his distance from the chasm), so he has to stop.  So he falls 10' further behind - at best - for no real good story reason.  Slowing him down might also allow enemies to catch up to him, etc...  You don't really need to do so - you can work around it easily.  If you don't think the story would call for the hero to be in the sky for a prolonged period - fine.  Treat the PC for purposes of the attacks as if he was on one side of the pit or the other while allowing the figure to make the progress he would have made.  However, for many of these situations we're talking about magical jumps that have the PC in the air for 6 to 12 seconds and only moving at a pace about equal to about a 10 minute mile - a light run speed.  5 to 7 MPH.  That may not be "hanging in the air" but a predictable flight path for 6+ seconds at that speed?  Not hard to lead and hit.  So, maybe you don't want to work around it, and you do want to treat them like they're hanging in the air.Once again, the story should dictate.  Think through what is taking place in the story and use the rules where it makes sense and tweak them where the rules fail us.</blockquote>

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