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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7889413" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>I'll give you a simple example. B (Barbarian), C (Cleric), F (Fighter), and R (Rogue) are going to break in a door. C will cast Silence once he can see beyond the open door if he spies the wizard they are looking for. B and R will rush in to attack when F opens the door.</p><p></p><p>The players decide the best order is F, C, B, then R, and roll initiative getting:</p><p></p><p>B</p><p>C</p><p>R</p><p>F</p><p>the DM is last.</p><p></p><p>1. B uses his Ready action to move into the room once the Fighter opens the door.</p><p>2. C uses his Ready action to cast Silence if he sees the wizard through the open door.</p><p>3. R uses his Ready action to move into the room once the Fighter opens the door.</p><p>4. F opens the door (as part of his movement),...</p><p></p><p>Since the triggering event has occurred, all of the ready actions are resolved before F continues:</p><p>--- B uses his reaction to take his Ready action and moves into he room.</p><p>--- C doesn't see the Wizard, so the spell slot is lost. (Technically, he <em>can't </em>cast Silence because the trigger was when he saw the Wizard, not when the door was opened. <em>If</em> the trigger was simply the opened door, he could cast his spell using his reaction.)</p><p>--- R uses his reaction to take his Ready action and moves into the room.</p><p></p><p>... F can now continue his turn since the reactions are over. F moves and attacks the ogre, which B and R are already engaged with.</p><p>5. The DM has the ogre roar and attack.</p><p></p><p>This is pretty much RAW as I see it. The problem with Ready action is it costs your reaction and you can only do <em>one</em> thing: take an action <em>or</em> move. Not both. So, B and R can move in but can't attack.</p><p></p><p>Now, if B and R had ranged weapons and used their Ready actions to attack once the door was open, they could both take and resolve the Attack action (including Extra Attack if the Barbarian has it).</p><p></p><p>Some tables find this really limiting as it is not the same as Delaying your action from prior editions. With Ready action, the order of initiative remains constant. So, after the DM resolves the ogre attack, round 2 begins with B acting first. With Delaying actions from other editions, your position in the order moves to the place when you finally take your delayed action.</p><p></p><p>Let me know if you have any questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 7889413, member: 6987520"] I'll give you a simple example. B (Barbarian), C (Cleric), F (Fighter), and R (Rogue) are going to break in a door. C will cast Silence once he can see beyond the open door if he spies the wizard they are looking for. B and R will rush in to attack when F opens the door. The players decide the best order is F, C, B, then R, and roll initiative getting: B C R F the DM is last. 1. B uses his Ready action to move into the room once the Fighter opens the door. 2. C uses his Ready action to cast Silence if he sees the wizard through the open door. 3. R uses his Ready action to move into the room once the Fighter opens the door. 4. F opens the door (as part of his movement),... Since the triggering event has occurred, all of the ready actions are resolved before F continues: --- B uses his reaction to take his Ready action and moves into he room. --- C doesn't see the Wizard, so the spell slot is lost. (Technically, he [I]can't [/I]cast Silence because the trigger was when he saw the Wizard, not when the door was opened. [I]If[/I] the trigger was simply the opened door, he could cast his spell using his reaction.) --- R uses his reaction to take his Ready action and moves into the room. ... F can now continue his turn since the reactions are over. F moves and attacks the ogre, which B and R are already engaged with. 5. The DM has the ogre roar and attack. This is pretty much RAW as I see it. The problem with Ready action is it costs your reaction and you can only do [I]one[/I] thing: take an action [I]or[/I] move. Not both. So, B and R can move in but can't attack. Now, if B and R had ranged weapons and used their Ready actions to attack once the door was open, they could both take and resolve the Attack action (including Extra Attack if the Barbarian has it). Some tables find this really limiting as it is not the same as Delaying your action from prior editions. With Ready action, the order of initiative remains constant. So, after the DM resolves the ogre attack, round 2 begins with B acting first. With Delaying actions from other editions, your position in the order moves to the place when you finally take your delayed action. Let me know if you have any questions. [/QUOTE]
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