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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Etan Moonstar" data-source="post: 1380268" data-attributes="member: 7762"><p>Rogues BENEFIT from this rule?  Per core 3.5 rules, once a rogue gets into a flanking position, he gets sneak attack with every attack he makes until the opponent goes down or is no longer flanked (this is very important for two-weapon fighters or rogues with high enough levels to gain multiple attacks).  With facing, any intelligent opponent is going to face in such a fashion that the rogue will not be able to get into a rear square by taking a 5' step; thus, whether the rogue subsequently tumbles into the rear square or not, the rogue has now been limited to one sneak attack per round (as you cannot take a move action and make a full attack).  A halfling rogue with a 12 Strength dual-wielding small shortswords for a whopping 1d4 damage each (to use an example from our current game) does not need to have his sneak attack damage nerfed in this manner.</p></blockquote><p></p>