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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lakesidefantasy" data-source="post: 8207003" data-attributes="member: 6682043">It is a bit weird, but only in the world of squares. If we play with the variant rules on a grid of squares (and likely most of us do), we can run a circle around an opponent and never provoke (not true in 3rd edition). However, the rules are written with the theatre of the mind in...err, mind, and in that world, it just doesn't really make any sense. Sure we could describe our characters as running around their opponents but since there is no fundamental advantage for doing so, it's just kind of silly. Remember, flanking is an optional rule to a variant rules system (again, likely something most of us do).Now to your question. If our opponents try to escape us, they will suffer the consequences. Either they must use their precious action to disengage or provoke an attack of opportunity.</blockquote>