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2 quick questions [Archive] - Wizards Community

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UnknownMourner
12-24-06, 03:16 AM Just verifying something:

The following are the only actions that prevent you from taking your freebie protected 5 foot step for the turn:

Charge, Run, Withdraw, Move (not move actions, just moving your speed)

Also, do you give Mobility's +4 AC to Stand Up?
risner
12-24-06, 10:22 AM Charge, Run, Withdraw, Move (not move actions, just moving your speed)

Also, do you give Mobility's +4 AC to Stand Up?

Not sure if your list is inclusive, but any action that moves you from one square to another would negate the ability to 5 foot step. You also can't take a 5 foot step in difficult terrain.

Standing up is not moving out of threatened squares, so you can not gain the +4 AC on the AoO for standing up.
draconic_swine
12-24-06, 11:51 AM Actually, Mobility provides an AC bonus when moving within a threatened area too. From the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#mobility):

You get a +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against attacks of opportunity caused when you move out of or within a threatened area.

It's up to your DM to intrepret whether "moving" is literally moving from one square to another or taking a move action.

As for actions that prevent you from taking a five-foot step, there's also bull rush and overrun. What risner said was good advice, though: as long as you move at least one square in your turn, there goes your five-foot step. That's probably better to remember than a list.
Mogofeiden
12-24-06, 12:00 PM There's also entanglement. Whenever your speed is hampered, whether it be because of difficult terrain or what not, you can't take a 5ft-step. Move and speed are two different things.
Try it with a net and with reach weapon flanking for some AoO.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
UnknownMourner 12-24-06, 03:16 AM	Just verifying something: The following are the only actions that prevent you from taking your freebie protected 5 foot step for the turn: Charge, Run, Withdraw, Move (not move actions, just moving your speed) Also, do you give Mobility's +4 AC to Stand Up?
risner 12-24-06, 10:22 AM	Charge, Run, Withdraw, Move (not move actions, just moving your speed) Also, do you give Mobility's +4 AC to Stand Up? Not sure if your list is inclusive, but any action that moves you from one square to another would negate the ability to 5 foot step. You also can't take a 5 foot step in difficult terrain. Standing up is not moving out of threatened squares, so you can not gain the +4 AC on the AoO for standing up.
draconic_swine 12-24-06, 11:51 AM	Actually, Mobility provides an AC bonus when moving within a threatened area too. From the SRD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#mobility): You get a +4 dodge bonus to Armor Class against attacks of opportunity caused when you move out of or within a threatened area. It's up to your DM to intrepret whether "moving" is literally moving from one square to another or taking a move action. As for actions that prevent you from taking a five-foot step, there's also bull rush and overrun. What risner said was good advice, though: as long as you move at least one square in your turn, there goes your five-foot step. That's probably better to remember than a list.
Mogofeiden 12-24-06, 12:00 PM	There's also entanglement. Whenever your speed is hampered, whether it be because of difficult terrain or what not, you can't take a 5ft-step. Move and speed are two different things. Try it with a net and with reach weapon flanking for some AoO.