Use tactical movement for combat. Characters generally don’t walk during combat - they hustle or run. A character who moves his or her speed and takes some action is hustling for about half the round and doing something else the other half.
| Speed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 ft. | 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 40 ft. | |
| One Round (Tactical) | ||||
| Walk | 15 ft. | 20 ft. | 30 ft. | 40 ft. |
| Hustle | 30 ft. | 40 ft. | 60 ft. | 80 ft. |
| Run (x3) | 45 ft. | 60 ft. | 90 ft. | 120 ft. |
| Run (x4) | 60 ft. | 80 ft. | 120 ft. | 160 ft. |
Difficult terrain, obstacles, or poor visibility can hamper movement. When movement is hampered, each square moved into usually counts as two squares, effectively reducing the distance that a character can cover in a move.
If more than one condition applies, multiply together all additional costs that apply. (This is a specific exception to the normal rule for doubling.)
In some situations, your movement may be so hampered that you don’t have sufficient speed even to move 5 feet. In such a case, you may use a full-round action to move 5 feet in any direction, even diagonally.
Even though this looks like a 5-foot step, it’s not, and thus it provokes attacks of opportunity normally. (You can’t take advantage of this rule to move through impassable terrain or to move when all movement is prohibited to you.)
You can’t run or charge through any square that would hamper your movement.
| Condition | Additional Movement Cost |
|---|---|
| Difficult terrain | x2 |
| Obstacle§ | x2 |
| Poor visibility | x2 |
| Impassable | - |
§May require a skill check.