Recent content by morikahn

Very thorough response. I hope Polar appreciates you going through the trouble.

I understood your point; but please see this from my point of view: I was asking for help clarifying the most legal method to handle the Ready action; and you are attacking the effectiveness of the Ready action itself. Everything you posit may be true, but it's sorta besides the point, don't you...

I brought up Counterspell to point out its possible to know someone is casting a spell. The rest of your argument is specious and redundant as any point you've brought up was discussed previously in the thread. I'm not going to repeat myself or the points of others. Honestly, I'm surprised at...

This was addressed later in the discussion. The Dm could require the player to specify the exact action a wizard takes for the trigger like the ones you suggested. Perhaps a character with spell casting ability would be more apt at identifying spells cast. I would like to point out that...

The examples weren't meant to have a serious explanation behind them; I just chose them to demonstrate various options available or not available. You asked why would anyone do any of these things as they aren't efficient. And its true, they usually wouldn't be. They would generally come up in...

D&D isn't realistic when it comes to timing. You guys should know that. Battles aren't literally going back and forth between opponents in a fight; we just describe it like that to make it manageable. Any discussion about what is 'realistic' with timing and reaction speed is a waste of time...

I don't think so Plague, because once the ready action triggers, you have to use it or lose it. Since the 'first' enemy walking through a doorway would qualify as 'any' enemy, the Ready action is triggered. Maybe I misunderstood you.

I'd just like to point out, Arial Black, that it may not always be smart to generalize your triggers. If you really want to shoot Fred and not Barney, saying, "I shoot the first bad guy I see" will mean your Ready action triggers when either Fred or Barney appear before you. If Barney is first...

Lightning Bolts don't bounce anymore. That took me by surprise. No more pool shots.

You guys are. You've said all there is to say and he's not changed his position. Its time to end it. He's pretty much alone in his opinion.

Guys, stop fighting. Its not worth it. Simply state your position well and move on. There is no right and wrong. You both know how the internet is.. don't fall into that trap :) I was looking for the most legal response based on how the rules are worded. Unless we can get a developer like...

If you look at my original post that started this thread, I gave examples of what happens if you don't believe an action can be interrupted and the Ready action occurs after the trigger has taken place.

I'm sorry but this is not how Ready works. A ready action can be a single action or move, not both, and it must be declared during combat. In your example the Fighter can Ready an action to move 30' to the door or he can be at the door with sword raised ready to swing when it opens.. but he...

Hah, didn't notice that change. Wonder why that decision was made.

Yes, I'd come to this conclusion later in the topic. A good example would be using the Ready action to attack someone if they draw their weapon (free action), for example, or move towards someone to attack them. You'd probably couldn't prevent a melee attack on an ally if they were already...