Diagonal Movement


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Hi, I have a question regardin movement. If I want to move diagonaly from one square to another, how much distance counts? Can I make the move directly, or I must do an "L" shaped move to reach the square?

Thank you very much!


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Moving diagonally:

the first square is 5', the second is 10' (15' of move total) etc...


One diagonal move counts as 5', two counts as 15'.

PRD Combat section wrote:

Measuring Distance

As a general rule, distance is measured assuming that 1 square equals 5 feet.

Diagonals: When measuring distance, the first diagonal counts as 1 square, the second counts as 2 squares, the third counts as 1, the fourth as 2, and so on.

You can't move diagonally past a corner (even by taking a 5-foot step). You can move diagonally past a creature, even an opponent.

You can also move diagonally past other impassable obstacles, such as pits.

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