Willfully blind to avoid flanking?

[Gizzard]

Peril Sensitive Sunglasses? ;-)

 

[Storm Raven]

But consider this: If a fighter is made invisible and manages to sneak up undetected on idle, unsuspecting Mr. Doofus outside of combat, he gets no automatic CDG because Mr. Doofus is not helpless.]

Of course, in your example, idle, unsuspecting Mr. Doofus isn't busy fighting in deadly combat against another foe when the invisible fighter approaches him.

 

[melkoriii]

Having said that, I loathe that FAQ response with a passion, and wish it had never been written.

Nowhere in the Core Rules does it say that flanking is contingent upon the awareness of the attacker. And it opens up weird cans of worms.

For example, if you have an invisible attacker pinpointed via a touch attack, Listen check, Spot check, or Scent, he still can't provide flanking for his ally.

That's insane.

-Hyp.

This is my feelings as well.

The FAQ is NOT offical.

If they put it in the erratas THEN it becomes offical.

 

[melkoriii]

Double post