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<blockquote data-quote="Leif" data-source="post: 3935992" data-attributes="member: 48762">5-Foot Step vs. Withdrawooops, Lou, I peeked!&nbsp; The two ways to leave a threatened sqare without provoking an attack of opportunity are:1.&nbsp; THE FIVE-FOOT STEP.&nbsp; The idea behind the 5-Foot Step is that instead of your full movement allowance, you only move five feet because you're being guarded and cautious and keeping your eyes peeled on the bad guys.&nbsp; A 5-Foot Step never provokes attack of opportunity, but you can only make one 5-Foot Step per round.&nbsp; However, you may take a 5-Foot Step before, during, or after your other actions in that round, AS LONG AS you do not use any other form of movement in a round in which you take a 5-Foot Step.&nbsp; See PH, p. 144.2.&nbsp; WITHDRAWING.&nbsp; Withdrawing from combat is a full-round action.&nbsp; The advantage that Withdrawing has over the 5-Foot Step is that you can move up to your full allowance (double your speed).&nbsp; See ph, p. 143.&nbsp; The disadvantage, as compared to the 5-Foot Step, is that withdrawing is a full round action so you may not perform any other actions in that round.Clear as mud now?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Leif, post: 3935992, member: 48762"] [b]5-Foot Step vs. Withdraw[/b] ooops, Lou, I peeked! The two ways to leave a threatened sqare without provoking an attack of opportunity are: 1. THE FIVE-FOOT STEP. The idea behind the 5-Foot Step is that instead of your full movement allowance, you only move five feet because you're being guarded and cautious and keeping your eyes peeled on the bad guys. A 5-Foot Step never provokes attack of opportunity, but you can only make one 5-Foot Step per round. However, you may take a 5-Foot Step before, during, or after your other actions in that round, AS LONG AS you do not use [u]any other form of movement[/u] in a round in which you take a 5-Foot Step. See PH, p. 144. 2. WITHDRAWING. Withdrawing from combat is a full-round action. The advantage that Withdrawing has over the 5-Foot Step is that you can move up to your full allowance (double your speed). See ph, p. 143. The disadvantage, as compared to the 5-Foot Step, is that withdrawing is a full round action so you may not perform any other actions in that round. Clear as mud now? [/QUOTE]

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