NEW RULE: 5 Foot Step Madness!

[Visigani]

You may take as many five foot steps between melee attacks as you have attacks granted by unenhanced base attack bonus. This does not include bonus attacks granted via spells, feats, two handed weapon use, or any other means. A Fighter with a BAB of +20 would have four five foot steps, a level 20 Cleric under the spell "Divine Power" would still have only three five foot steps.

You may make a single melee attack during each five foot step.

Mobility grants an additional five foot step.

 

[nonsi256]

You may take as many five foot steps as you have attacks granted by unenhanced base attack bonus. This does not include bonus attacks granted via spells, feats, two handed weapon use, or any other means. A Fighter with a BAB of +20 would have four five foot steps, a level 20 Cleric under the spell "Divine Power" would still have only three five foot steps.

You may make a single melee attack during each five foot step.

Mobility grants an additional five foot step.

Spellcasters are hard to deal with as it is with 5ft step + defensive casting. Granting them extra 5ft steps will only break them even more.
Your suggestion could be viable if limited to when making a standard/fullround action melee/thrown attacks only.

 

[Dandu]

Are these melee attacks granted at full BAB, full BAB -2, or what?

Not going to say it's a bad idea, but it seems a little... small scale?

 

[nonsi256]

Are these melee attacks granted at full BAB, full BAB -2, or what?

Not going to say it's a bad idea, but it seems a little... small scale?

I see no point or justification in penalties.
And yes, you're right. It is a small scale (but you probably already have encountered my approach regarding the matter of battlefield mobility)

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I don't like it at all. Not much else to say.

 

[Ranger19k]

You may take as many five foot steps as you have attacks granted by unenhanced base attack bonus. ....... Mobility grants an additional five foot step.

Either/or would certainly change the dynamic for scout skirmishers. No more trying to figure out where to get free movement for that skirmish damage.

 

[Visigani]

Are these melee attacks granted at full BAB, full BAB -2, or what?

Not going to say it's a bad idea, but it seems a little... small scale?

Its purpose isn't so much to change the game in its entirety, but instead to make melee combatants a little more... cinematic.

 

[the Jester]

So a fighter in full plate could make a full attack and move his full speed, spacing the attacks between every 5' of movement, without triggering opportunity attacks?

Definitely not my style.

 

[irdeggman]

Its purpose isn't so much to change the game in its entirety, but instead to make melee combatants a little more... cinematic.

And would result in crippling wizards who won't be able to keep up with the 5 ft steps of those with good BAB or even rogues.

Pretty much no more touch attack spells (melee range ones).

 

[Visigani]

Those poor crippled wizards... wtf man?