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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jodyjohnson" data-source="post: 1899461" data-attributes="member: 5590">The glossary entry really rubs me the wrong way still.So far we have the following factors disallowing 5' steps (given the glossary not the specific descriptions):Difficult terrain (Ice, dense rubble, undergrowth-heavy or light*, rocks, obstacles, snow/sleet/hail, natural stone floor, bog, climbing steep slope)Blindness/DarknessClimbing, Swimming without natural movement rateplusExhaustionSlowDisabledEntangled (not anchored)Moving Silently normally (additional DC to avoid)Hiding normally (additional DC to avoid)Tumbling (additional DC to avoid)Preventing ChargeDifficult terrain (as above) note Ice sheet costs 2/square but a Balance check allows a charge or runningTerrain which requires a balance check to charge or run (uneven flagstone, hewn stone floors)*Not a big deal until you get to Plains...So basically no 5' steps or charging in farm fields, forest, normal plains, most caves (natural stone floor), swamp, water, snow, ice, etc.Charging on uneven flagstone and rough hewn stone requires a DC10 balance check to charge.5' steps and charging are left to clear paths, roads, and well constructed floors.These terrain descriptions actually mention no charging:  light/heavy undergrowth, natural stone floors, ice sheet (if fail a Balance check).Under the Poor visibility clause causing x2 movement my DM has added Fog as yet another option which prevents Charging and thus also the 5' step.I wonder why they even put Charge and the 5' step in the game.</blockquote>

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