Acrobatics to avoid AoO


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I'm sure thats been discussed somewhere already but I couldn't find it.

Lets assume the following situation:
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.
.
.
1..2..x
m E..6
a..8..9

Ok, so m is me, E is the enemy, a is one of my allies.
I now want to move to x, so I get the flanking bonus from a.
Sorry looks a bit weird, needed the . to make the distance equal, its supposed to be a 3x3 square

30 ft speed/2 = 15 = 3 squares. 1,2,x - so I can make it

However, do I have to make an Acrobatics check for each square, one to move to 1, another to move to 2 and a last one to move to x?
Or just one check?

I'm pretty sure I can't directly move to 2 (or at least not with the +5 for moving through an enemies square), correct?

edit: extra lines so the sketch shows properly

Liberty's Edge

Quatar wrote:

I'm sure thats been discussed somewhere already but I couldn't find it.

Lets assume the following situation:
.
.
.
.
1 2 x
m E 6
a 8 9

Ok, so m is me, E is the enemy, a is one of my allies.
I now want to move to x, so I get the flanking bonus from a.

30 ft speed/2 = 15 = 3 squares. 1,2,x - so I can make it

However, do I have to make an Acrobatics check for each square, one to move to 1, another to move to 2 and a last one to move to x?
Or just one check?

I'm pretty sure I can't directly move to 2 (or at least not with the +5 for moving through an enemies square), correct?

edit: extra lines so the sketch shows properly

No no, you just make an acrobatics check to tumble at half your speed, and the DC is vs the enemy's CMD if you move past him, but his CMD +5 if you move through his square.


So I make one single check vs the enemy's CMD and if it succeeds, I arrive at x withotu provoking an AoO, correct?

Liberty's Edge

Quatar wrote:

So I make one single check vs the enemy's CMD and if it succeeds, I arrive at x withotu provoking an AoO, correct?

Yes.


Quatar wrote:
I'm pretty sure I can't directly move to 2 (or at least not with the +5 for moving through an enemies square), correct?

Also, you can directly move to 2.

As far as normal movement is concerned, you can move to 2 on your turn and you would incur an attack of opportunity from E. This does not count as moving through an enemy's space because Pathfinder allows for diagonal moves.

So it also doesn't count as moving through his space for purposes of Acrobatics.


Wolf Munroe wrote:
Quatar wrote:
I'm pretty sure I can't directly move to 2 (or at least not with the +5 for moving through an enemies square), correct?

Also, you can directly move to 2.

As far as normal movement is concerned, you can move to 2 on your turn and you would incur an attack of opportunity from E. This does not count as moving through an enemy's space because Pathfinder allows for diagonal moves.

So it also doesn't count as moving through his space for purposes of Acrobatics.

Oh, you're right.

I remembered you can't move diagonally around a corner, but I checked again now and it explicitely states you can do it past an opponent.

Thanks everyone for your answers.

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