RangerWickett
Legend
I'm fighting Bob. We both have swords. We're engaged in a deadly dance of death. Every six seconds, I manage one effective attack against Bob.
Then Tim runs past me. I am able to thwack him with my sword without in any way detracting from my duel with Bob.
Joe, Dan, and Ricky also run past me, and I get to thwack them too. Four effective attacks, against people I'm not paying much attention to, in the span of a few seconds.
I realize there's a chandelier over Bob's head, and I want to cut the rope holding it up. That requires a standard action.
I think I want to make my next character a physicist, so I can argue relativity. Now, every time I move, I perceive the rest of the world as moving, so I can make a free attack against any creature or inanimate object I move past.
Then Tim runs past me. I am able to thwack him with my sword without in any way detracting from my duel with Bob.
Joe, Dan, and Ricky also run past me, and I get to thwack them too. Four effective attacks, against people I'm not paying much attention to, in the span of a few seconds.
I realize there's a chandelier over Bob's head, and I want to cut the rope holding it up. That requires a standard action.
I think I want to make my next character a physicist, so I can argue relativity. Now, every time I move, I perceive the rest of the world as moving, so I can make a free attack against any creature or inanimate object I move past.