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<blockquote data-quote="chilibean" data-source="post: 23014" data-attributes="member: 2220">Perhaps we should try to replace the word &quot;ignore&quot; with the words &quot;not look at&quot;.Why can 3 people attack the same side of an opponent with no additional penalty to the defender?&nbsp; Doesn't he have to &quot;pay attention&quot; to all those in front of him?&nbsp; The reason is obvious, because he can see them all.Why is he not able to fight someone on either side of him just as well, because he can't see both of them at the same time.&nbsp; During the instant he is looking left, the guy on the right has an advantage, and vise versa.&nbsp; What if he decided to fight the exact same way, but only look left, so the guy on the left never gets an advantage and the guy on the right is constantly advantaged?As for the argument brought up that there is no facing, I ask you this.&nbsp; Is it fair for a DM to give a circumstance bonus to an assassin sneaking up in a direction opposite from the opponent he is currently fighting (that is code for &quot;behind you&quot;, but I can't say that since there is no &quot;facing&quot;)?&nbsp; If so, is it fair for someone to purposely look around during combat to spot the sneaking assassin (and thereby cancel the circumstance bonus) if he has reason to suspect someone might be there?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chilibean, post: 23014, member: 2220"] Perhaps we should try to replace the word "ignore" with the words "not look at". Why can 3 people attack the same side of an opponent with no additional penalty to the defender? Doesn't he have to "pay attention" to all those in front of him? The reason is obvious, because he can see them all. Why is he not able to fight someone on either side of him just as well, because he can't see both of them at the same time. During the instant he is looking left, the guy on the right has an advantage, and vise versa. What if he decided to fight the exact same way, but only look left, so the guy on the left never gets an advantage and the guy on the right is constantly advantaged? As for the argument brought up that there is no facing, I ask you this. Is it fair for a DM to give a circumstance bonus to an assassin sneaking up in a direction opposite from the opponent he is currently fighting (that is code for "behind you", but I can't say that since there is no "facing")? If so, is it fair for someone to purposely look around during combat to spot the sneaking assassin (and thereby cancel the circumstance bonus) if he has reason to suspect someone might be there? [/QUOTE]

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