Obstacles, enemies and diagonal movement

[Ubertron_X]

Hi guys!

Our group ran into a movement related issue yesterday and I was not able to find the respective ruling in the CRB. Would be really nice if someone could provide some pointers.

Situation one (W = Wall)

W 1
2 W

Obviously if there are two continuous walls (e.g. a corner) you can't pass from hex 1 to hex 2 and vice versa.

Situation two (W = Wall, C = enemy figure)

W 1
2 C

Can you pass from hex 1 to hex 2 or vice versa? The most common situation will be if you or an enemy figure is blocking a door / doorway. Can you leave or enter the other side of the door /doorway, passing the enemy diagonally?

Situation three (C = enemy figure)

C 1
2 C

Can you pass from hex 1 to hex 2 or vice versa?

I have listed situations one and three more or less for reference only because I think they are quite clear. However situation two aka "cutting corners" caused some debate in my group because in contrast to former rulesets a governing rule seems absent in the CRB (which usually means that you can so).

Thanks!

[shroudb]

I'd say no.

You don't move along "lines" you move alongside whole squares, an enemy occupying a 5x5 is occupying its entirety, and since the wall is solid, in order to go from 1 to 2 you would need to pass, at least partially, through the square that the enemy occupies.

[Ravingdork]

If I remember correctly, in P1E, you could not cut corners if the obstacle filled up the whole square.

[The ShadowShackleton]

Yeah most GMs will not allow you to cut a “hard corner” but something rounded or soft and squishy like a creature are ok.

Whether that is in the rules for 2nd edition or just a GM decision that is what you will find in the wild.

So No to situation 1 and 2 and yes to situation 3.