Hmm, there are definitely more angels to consider on this than I had thought. 5' would be enough to get her out of range, since it was only because of reach that my character was able to hit Shiki's without charging.
Generally I think that the Rules of the Game articles are a useful and relevant addition to the game. But I don't see where Skip came up with the tumble DC as being 20 rather than 25. Even if we assume that crawling is 'normal' movement (IMO there are merits to both arguments), crawling speed is 5'. And accelerated tumbling, full rather than half available speed, incurs a -10 not -5 penalty.
Whaleman should get a hit in anyway though, considering I dun fucked up and forgot he had improved trip. Fuck you sleep deprevation!
Does this refer to the attack already rolled or an AoO from moving while prone? The ruling going my way is one thing. But I don't think it would be fair to Shiki to get an extra attack just because the bonus attack earlier was skipped. There should at least be the opportunity to revise actions.