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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 29623" data-attributes="member: 1656">So it's your contention that &quot;and the conditions under which you take it&quot; can only ever refer to the action of an opponent?I'll assume that you'll allow the actions of an ally to trigger as well.But what about non-action triggers?A ten-round spell of magical darkness was cast nine rounds earlier on initiative count 17, by the evil priest who through assorted actions is now going on initiative count 5.His bugbear servant is going on initiative count 17.The fighter readies an action to charge the bugbear when the darkness drops.&nbsp; The trigger is a set of conditions, but it's not a specific action - he doesn't care what the bugbear's action is, he just wants to charge it.Using delay, he would either be charging in darkness, or going after the bugbear.&nbsp; Using ready, he couldn't choose a &quot;bugbear-action-trigger&quot; that is specific enough.The text gives the initiative consequences of triggering off the actions of others - but the requirement is that one defines &quot;the conditions under which you will take&quot; the readied action.Why can't environmental conditions trigger an action?-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 29623, member: 1656"] So it's your contention that "and the conditions under which you take it" can only ever refer to the action of an opponent? I'll assume that you'll allow the actions of an ally to trigger as well. But what about non-action triggers? A ten-round spell of magical darkness was cast nine rounds earlier on initiative count 17, by the evil priest who through assorted actions is now going on initiative count 5. His bugbear servant is going on initiative count 17. The fighter readies an action to charge the bugbear when the darkness drops. The trigger is a set of conditions, but it's not a specific action - he doesn't care what the bugbear's action is, he just wants to charge it. Using delay, he would either be charging in darkness, or going after the bugbear. Using ready, he couldn't choose a "bugbear-action-trigger" that is specific enough. The text gives the initiative consequences of triggering off the actions of others - but the requirement is that one defines "the conditions under which you will take" the readied action. Why can't environmental conditions trigger an action? -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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