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Can two players characters occupy the same square if one is prone? - assuming they are both medium size

And what happens when the prone character stands up?

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Yes they can.

Page 205 of the Rules Compendium reads:

Ally: A creature can enter an ally's space, but it can end its move in an ally's space only if that ally is prone.

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Prone Creatures: A prone creature that ends up in the same square as another creature has two main options for moving itself out of that square: crawl or stand up.

When the prone character stands up he gets a free shift (well it's part of the move action he is already taking) into an adjacent square (Rules Compendium, p.250).

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  • \$\begingroup\$ I agree, but looking at the Rules Compendium, it's the section about standing up as a Move Action. Is there anything explicit on the effects if there are two characters, one of which is Prone, e.g. are they both Squeezed ? \$\endgroup\$
    – SteveC
    May 24, 2012 at 20:20
  • \$\begingroup\$ As there appears to be no rule for this, both are normal (there would have to be an exception that states "x happens when creatures share a space"). P205 of the RC allows moving into an ally's space explicitly. \$\endgroup\$
    – wax eagle
    May 25, 2012 at 1:12
  • \$\begingroup\$ Ah ha, that's spot on ... "only if the ally is prone" \$\endgroup\$
    – SteveC
    May 25, 2012 at 6:15

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