Acrobatics and moving through threatened squares clarification


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There's plenty of discussions on using acrobatics to move through a threatened square but I can't determine one specific part of the mechanic. I'm curious if anyone knows:

Situation: You are standing in 5ft square A, which is threatened by a monster. Next to square A is square B, which is not threatened.

Skill check: You use an acrobatics skill check to try to avoid granting an attack of opportunity, intending to move into square B, with the intention of then complete your move action to square C.

Assume you roll and fail the skill check.

This means the monster gets an attack of opportunity on you.

The rules state that you also 'lose the move action'.

Does this mean that you do move to square B (5 feet only), but cannot move to square C (unless you use your standard action as a move action, if you have it).

Or... does it mean you are still standing in the original square A?

I can see both as possible interpretations of the RAW, as do the various posts I found that touch on it. Curious if anyone knows which is intended by Paizo?


You only lose the move action if you're attempting to move through the square that the enemy is in. If you're moving through threatened but unoccupied squares you get to finish your move, but you provoke the AoO.

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