MOVEMENT, POSITION, AND DISTANCE

Contents

• Big And Little Creatures In Combat - Creatures smaller than Small or larger than Medium have special rules relating to position.
• Large, Huge, Gargantuan, And Colossal Creatures - Very large creatures take up more than 1 square. Creatures that take up...
• Table: Creature Size And Scale
• Tiny, Diminutive, And Fine Creatures - Very small creatures take up less than 1 square of space.
• Tactical Movement
• Accidentally Ending Movement In An Illegal Space - Sometimes a character ends its movement while moving through a space where it's not allowed to stop.
• Bonuses To Speed - A barbarian has a +10 foot bonus to his speed (unless he's wearing heavy armor).
• Closest Creature - When it's important to determine the closest square or creature to a location,...
• Designated Exceptions - Some creatures break the above rules. A creature that completely fills...
• Diagonals - When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square, the second...
• Difficult Terrain - Difficult terrain hampers movement. Each square of difficult terrain counts as 2 squares of movement.
• Double Movement Cost - When your movement is hampered in some way, your movement usually costs double.
• Encumbrance - A character encumbered by carrying a large amount of gear, treasure, or fallen comrades may move slower than normal.
• Ending Your Movement - You can't end your movement in the same square as another creature unless it is helpless.
• Friend - You can move through a square occupied by a friendly character, unless you are charging.
• Hampered Movement - Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement.
• How Far Can Your Character Move? - Your speed is determined by your race and your armor (see Table: Tactical Speed).
• Measuring Distance
• Minimum Movement - Despite penalties to movement, you can take a full-round action to move 5 feet (1 square) in any direction, even diagonally.
• Movement In Combat - Generally, you can move your speed in a round and still do something (take a move action and a standard action).
• Moving Through A Square
• Obstacles - Like difficult terrain, obstacles can hamper movement.
• Opponent - You can't move through a square occupied by an opponent, unless the opponent is helpless.
• Overrun - During your movement you can attempt to move through a square occupied by an opponent.
• Special Movement Rules - These rules cover special movement situations.
• Square Occupied By Creature Three Sizes Larger Or Smaller - Any creature can move through a square occupied by a creature three size categories larger than it is.
• Squeezing - In some cases, you may have to squeeze into or through an area that isn't as wide as the space you take up.
• Table: Tactical Speed
• Terrain And Obstacles
• Tumbling - A trained character can attempt to tumble through a square occupied by an opponent (see the Tumble skill).
• Very Small Creature - A Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creature can move into or through an occupied square.