Post by Ultra Violence on Feb 12, 2013 14:31:55 GMT -5
Taarnish wrote:
If the PC's character is adjacent to an enemy but has not actually engaged in Melee combat with him (as in, he is making attack rolls against another adjacent opponent), and likewise the adjacent character in question is also not engaged in combat with the PC, if the PC moved away from the adjacent character would it get a free attack against the PC?
Sheesh, that last question was a lot more difficult to write up that I first thought. Hope it makes sense.
I guess what I'm asking is does an opposing character get a free attack on a PC if the PC moves away, even if neither the PC nor the opponent have actually made and attack against the other. Or is it assumed that being adjacent to an enemy is enough to warrant an engagement in Melee. (E.g In Character, they are still engaged but are not actually making attack rolls against one another.)
The decision as to whether someone is "in melee" with another character is pretty much up to the GM, but typically, I would say even if a foe didn't specifically attack the character, but could have provided a Gang Up bonus to another attack, then they likely still count as "in melee."
This post may help and provides an optional specific definition for GMs who prefer such or just want a baseline to work from...
www.peginc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=180885#180885
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