Move Through Threatened Squares

In addition, you can move through a threatened square without provoking an attack of opportunity from an enemy by using Acrobatics. When moving in this way, you move at half speed. You can move at full speed by increasing the DC of the check by 10. You cannot use Acrobatics to move past foes if your speed is reduced due to carrying a medium or heavy load or wearing medium or heavy armor. If an ability allows you to move at full speed under such conditions, you can use Acrobatics to move past foes. You can use Acrobatics in this way while prone, but doing so requires a full-round action to move 5 feet, and the DC is increased by 5. If you attempt to move through an enemy’s space and fail the check, you lose the move action and provoke an attack of opportunity.

Table: Acrobatics DC's to Move Through Threatened Areas
Situation Base Acrobatics DC1
Move through a threatened area Opponent’s Combat Maneuver Defense
Move through an enemy’s space 5 + Opponent’s Combat Maneuver Defense

Command Word: If the activation is on command or if no activation method is suggested either in the magic item description or by the nature of the item, assume that a command word is needed to activate it. Command word activation means that a character speaks the word and the item activates. No other special knowledge is needed.

A command word can be a real word, but when this is the case, the holder of the item runs the risk of activating the item accidentally by speaking the word in normal conversation. More often, the command word is some nonsensical word, or a word or phrase from an ancient language. Activating a command word magic item is a standard action and does not provoke attacks of opportunity.

Jumping and Falling

Finally, you can use the Acrobatics skill to make jumps or to soften a fall. The base DC to make a jump is equal to the distance to be crossed (if horizontal) or four times the height to be reached (if vertical). These DCs double if you do not have at least 10 feet of space to get a running start. The only Acrobatics modifiers that apply are those concerning the surface you are jumping from. If you fail this check by 4 or less, you can attempt a DC 20 Reflex save to grab hold of the other side after having missed the jump. If you fail by 5 or more, you fail to make the jump and fall (or land prone, in the case of a vertical jump).

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1			+4		+4	+4		+4			1
2											2
3	+4		+4		+4	+4		+4		+4	3
4											4
5	+4		+4			~	~	+4	~	+4	5
6	+4		+4			~j1	~j1	+4	~M	+4	6
7						~j1	~j1	~	~	~	7
8	+4		+4		+4	+4	~	+4	X	+4	8
9						~	~J	~	~j2	~j2	9
10			+4		+4	+4	~	+4	~j2	~j2	10
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J

X  = Xin
J  = Jayce
M  = The Mountain
j1 = Foo Lion 1
~ = Darkness
ROUND: Round 3 Edited(19)
POSITION: I7 to I8
 ACTIONS: Cast SLA Jump (Standard) Move to H9 then to H7 (Move)



 HP: 55/80 (0 nonlethal)
 AC: 20; FFAC: 15; Touch: 14
CMD: 21; FFCMD: 16; FFTAC: 10

EFFECTS: Darkness 3/8, Jump 1/8, 1/3 MistMail
   GEAR: Crossbow, Armor, Bolts, Potion
   USES: SLA Major 1/2 SLA Minor 0/3

DICE ROLLS:
12:43, Today: Xin Vanalis rolled 40,42 using 1d20+35,1d20+35 with rolls of 5,7.  Jump over J2 the Jump over Jayce.
   SUMMARY:  Due to failing the Jump, Xin falls on I8 and is prone.


OOC: And I thought I've read it correctly. I have been reading about jumping for like 8 times.