Ok,
This has come up and I am confused on the answer, in the past I have allowed you to take a five foot step as long as that is ALL of your movement, even if you have made a standard attack. I have a player who is saying that you can only make a five foot step if you commit to a FULL ROUND action.
The scene was an archer who had been rushed by a player, the archer on his initiative took a five foot step back and fired at the player. WE consulted the rules and after a bit of discussion I started to believe what he was saying. NOW though I am questioning it again and would love the help of the Pathfinder community to help me out here.
Thanks in advance...