D&D 5E Acting order with multiple ready actions

[Rya.Reisender]

Let's say three creatures have the following initiative order:
A -> B -> C

A says "I ready an action to attack B when C attacks."
B says "I ready an action to attack A when A attacks."
C attacks.

Usually if there's only one ready action, we said in another thread already that the trigger is immediate and happens before the action is acted. But now the attack from C first triggers A to attack which triggers B to attack.

Would you do it like in "Magic" and say last trigger acts first (B -> A -> C) or would you act it out in initiative order (A -> B -> C)?

 

[Horwath]

If they are on the same team I would allow to make their own order of attacks.

That is why we usually roll initiative after 1st round if all party has surprise and all enemies are surprised.

 

[clearstream]

Let's say three creatures have the following initiative order:
A -> B -> C

A says "I ready an action to attack B when C attacks."
B says "I ready an action to attack A when A attacks."
C attacks.

Usually if there's only one ready action, we said in another thread already that the trigger is immediate and happens before the action is acted. But now the attack from C first triggers A to attack which triggers B to attack.

Would you do it like in "Magic" and say last trigger acts first (B -> A -> C) or would you act it out in initiative order (A -> B -> C)?

There's a mistaken premise in there somewhere because per RAW, "When the trigger occurs, you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the trigger. " (PHB 193).

So C resolves C's attack, then A resolves A's attack, and then B resolves B's attack. C > A > B

One way this could change is if C needed to move to attack. Then A could condition their Ready on C's movement, rather than C's attack, and thus attack B before C attacked.