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<blockquote data-quote="RedShirtNo5" data-source="post: 86109" data-attributes="member: 173">Spider:My take is that readied actions are supposed to be triggered by things you can tell with a glance.&nbsp; If you need to examine or consider, either you can't ready or there's a chance you will loose your action or trigger the action accidentially.&nbsp; I would permit &quot;If they do anything except drop their weapons&quot;, since it seems fairly straightforward.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know there's no facing, but if the cultists surround you and one decides to attack, I would be a chance you don't notice in time.&nbsp; I would also permit &quot;If they take any hostile action&quot;, but like Icebear have a chance for mishap.Icebear &amp; Pielorinho:I sort of agree with this concept in terms of fairness, but I think it eventually needs a house rule.&nbsp; I don't agree this should be considered as a delay.&nbsp; A player can't retroactively decide whether they readied an action or were delaying, and the same goes for NPCs.&nbsp; If you readied an action, you get only a partial action, whereas if you delayed you can take a full action.&nbsp; Do the archers get to take a full round attack or a partial attack?&nbsp; What if the archers took a move or MEA before they readied?Also, there are situations that also feel unfair, but aren't so clear.&nbsp; What if the person decides to run down a long corridor.&nbsp; When they have done 3/4 of their move, they pass an alcove and suffer a readied attack from an archer.&nbsp; They still have 1/4 of the move left.&nbsp; Is the archer's intiative now before or after the runner?&nbsp; What about 5/6?&nbsp; 7/8?I don't have a good solution to offer yet. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />-RedShirt</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RedShirtNo5, post: 86109, member: 173"] Spider: My take is that readied actions are supposed to be triggered by things you can tell with a glance. If you need to examine or consider, either you can't ready or there's a chance you will loose your action or trigger the action accidentially. I would permit "If they do anything except drop their weapons", since it seems fairly straightforward. I know there's no facing, but if the cultists surround you and one decides to attack, I would be a chance you don't notice in time. I would also permit "If they take any hostile action", but like Icebear have a chance for mishap. Icebear & Pielorinho: I sort of agree with this concept in terms of fairness, but I think it eventually needs a house rule. I don't agree this should be considered as a delay. A player can't retroactively decide whether they readied an action or were delaying, and the same goes for NPCs. If you readied an action, you get only a partial action, whereas if you delayed you can take a full action. Do the archers get to take a full round attack or a partial attack? What if the archers took a move or MEA before they readied? Also, there are situations that also feel unfair, but aren't so clear. What if the person decides to run down a long corridor. When they have done 3/4 of their move, they pass an alcove and suffer a readied attack from an archer. They still have 1/4 of the move left. Is the archer's intiative now before or after the runner? What about 5/6? 7/8? I don't have a good solution to offer yet. :confused: -RedShirt [/QUOTE]

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