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<blockquote data-quote="Kangaxx" data-source="post: 1581893" data-attributes="member: 18098"><p><strong>Nielan Tal</strong></p><p></p><p>Realizing that Lady Fant is better suited to the negotiations than himself, Nielan will let her finish them and merely support her points. (Continue aiding.)</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">In regards to readied actions, while the PHB doesn't specify that you can't perform one out of combat, (or at least an initiative order,) allowing people to do so raises some real logical paradoxes. In the situation above, where Calamar readied a spell if Cain attacked, what would allow Calamar to cast the spell first? Attacking and casting a spell both take the same amount of time, and Cain necessarily starts his action first. Even worse, what if Cain readies an action to attack if Calamar renews his readied action? Readying an action only makes sense in the frame of the initiative chart, which is why it's an initiative action. - Kangaxx, resident rules lawyer</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">As a footnote, I'd like to add that I think in general rules questions should be left to the sole discretion of the DM to keep from stalling the game. However, if there's specific questions that need resolving, I've been DMing this game since long before 3.0 came out, and I'll be happy to throw my 2-cents in if someone asks. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kangaxx, post: 1581893, member: 18098"] [b]Nielan Tal[/b] Realizing that Lady Fant is better suited to the negotiations than himself, Nielan will let her finish them and merely support her points. (Continue aiding.) [SIZE=1]In regards to readied actions, while the PHB doesn't specify that you can't perform one out of combat, (or at least an initiative order,) allowing people to do so raises some real logical paradoxes. In the situation above, where Calamar readied a spell if Cain attacked, what would allow Calamar to cast the spell first? Attacking and casting a spell both take the same amount of time, and Cain necessarily starts his action first. Even worse, what if Cain readies an action to attack if Calamar renews his readied action? Readying an action only makes sense in the frame of the initiative chart, which is why it's an initiative action. - Kangaxx, resident rules lawyer As a footnote, I'd like to add that I think in general rules questions should be left to the sole discretion of the DM to keep from stalling the game. However, if there's specific questions that need resolving, I've been DMing this game since long before 3.0 came out, and I'll be happy to throw my 2-cents in if someone asks. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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