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[5E] Interrupting a Spellcaster via Ready Action
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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7572117" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>And if you want to ignore the situation you are playing in, however unrealistic your game becomes, that is your prerogative. If you like granting your casters benefits, go for it.</p><p></p><p>As others have pointed out in other threads before, there is no RAW. All the rules are subject to interpretation and at best are "rules as ruled". <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But, I think SA would disagree with you. We won't know for certain until it is specifically addressed, however consider the following SA:</p><p></p><p><strong>Can a readied action occur during an enemy’s triggering action, such as between its first and second attacks when it uses Multiattack?</strong></p><p><em>A readied action occurs immediately after its trigger. If you defined the trigger as an attack, your action happens after that attack.</em></p><p></p><p>You can use a readied action during your enemy's triggering action. You can attack between two attacks made by your enemy using your readied action. If the triggering action is casting a spell, then the readied action (hitting the caster, for instance) can occur during it. Will it interrupt the spell and ruin it? That is up to the DM, which is what the OP was asking how others view it.</p><p></p><p>There is no RAW ruling or interpretation on this. You way is your way, but that doesn't make it "official" either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7572117, member: 6987520"] And if you want to ignore the situation you are playing in, however unrealistic your game becomes, that is your prerogative. If you like granting your casters benefits, go for it. As others have pointed out in other threads before, there is no RAW. All the rules are subject to interpretation and at best are "rules as ruled". :) But, I think SA would disagree with you. We won't know for certain until it is specifically addressed, however consider the following SA: [B]Can a readied action occur during an enemy’s triggering action, such as between its first and second attacks when it uses Multiattack?[/B] [I]A readied action occurs immediately after its trigger. If you defined the trigger as an attack, your action happens after that attack.[/I] You can use a readied action during your enemy's triggering action. You can attack between two attacks made by your enemy using your readied action. If the triggering action is casting a spell, then the readied action (hitting the caster, for instance) can occur during it. Will it interrupt the spell and ruin it? That is up to the DM, which is what the OP was asking how others view it. There is no RAW ruling or interpretation on this. You way is your way, but that doesn't make it "official" either. [/QUOTE]
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