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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 1141208" data-attributes="member: 5834">reWhy would the invisible rogue move into flanking position and not attack? To use a metagame mechanic to give the other rogue a flanking bonus?I would not consider the invisible rogue flanking if he chose not to attack purposely using a metagame mechanic. I'm not personally very tolerant of metagame tactics that hurt &quot;common sense&quot; play.I guess given the players that I have, this would never happen. That is why it didn't even occur to me that a rogue or another person would move behind an attacker while invisible and then just &quot;quietly threaten&quot; (laughably impossible really). I would certainly require the player to make the defender aware either by attacking, taunting or whatever means seemed reasonable before I would give a flank bonus. The attacker couldn't just stand there quietly pretending to attack. I wouldn't allow it and would have no problem ruling that neither attacker received a flank bonus.We have an unwritten rule in our house called the &quot;This is stupid&quot; rule. If a person violates this rule we harangue them into submission citing the &quot;this is stupid&quot; rule.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 1141208, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] Why would the invisible rogue move into flanking position and not attack? To use a metagame mechanic to give the other rogue a flanking bonus? I would not consider the invisible rogue flanking if he chose not to attack purposely using a metagame mechanic. I'm not personally very tolerant of metagame tactics that hurt "common sense" play. I guess given the players that I have, this would never happen. That is why it didn't even occur to me that a rogue or another person would move behind an attacker while invisible and then just "quietly threaten" (laughably impossible really). I would certainly require the player to make the defender aware either by attacking, taunting or whatever means seemed reasonable before I would give a flank bonus. The attacker couldn't just stand there quietly pretending to attack. I wouldn't allow it and would have no problem ruling that neither attacker received a flank bonus. We have an unwritten rule in our house called the "This is stupid" rule. If a person violates this rule we harangue them into submission citing the "this is stupid" rule. [/QUOTE]

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