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<blockquote data-quote="Dr_Rictus" data-source="post: 282841" data-attributes="member: 850">The only tricky thing about this is two characters moving in at the same time so as to both get flanking bonuses.&nbsp; You're quite correct; the readied action is the way to go. The downside is that if you fail to coordinate this correctly, the readying character loses his chance to attack.&nbsp; If the DM at the time was employing some sort of simultaneous move for the goblins rather than adjudicating using rules (like readied actions) that were also available to the PC's, then yeah, I can see where that would come off as unfair, but fundamentally you can do this thing within the rules.The argument that &quot;the PC's never do this&quot; is just plain nonsensical.&nbsp; Lord knows, I've played in groups that actually do this very thing.&nbsp; If the PC's never do this, it's their own durn fault.&nbsp; There's nothing &quot;unfair&quot; about the goblins employing better tactics than the PC's do.&nbsp; They should consider it a valuable lesson.Mind you, those are some unusually well-drilled goblins, but so be it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr_Rictus, post: 282841, member: 850"] The only tricky thing about this is two characters moving in at the same time so as to [i]both[/i] get flanking bonuses. You're quite correct; the readied action is the way to go. The downside is that if you fail to coordinate this correctly, the readying character loses his chance to attack. If the DM at the time was employing some sort of simultaneous move for the goblins rather than adjudicating using rules (like readied actions) that were also available to the PC's, then yeah, I can see where that would come off as unfair, but fundamentally you [i]can[/i] do this thing within the rules. The argument that "the PC's never do this" is just plain nonsensical. Lord knows, I've played in groups that actually [i]do[/i] this very thing. If the PC's never do this, it's their own durn fault. There's nothing "unfair" about the goblins employing better tactics than the PC's do. They should consider it a valuable lesson. Mind you, those are some [i]unusually[/i] well-drilled goblins, but so be it. [/QUOTE]

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