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<blockquote data-quote="epithet" data-source="post: 6682282" data-attributes="member: 6796566"><p>The impact of that is really minimal, though. It just means that he burns his reaction in the first round of combat to cast a cantrip... which means any enemy spellcaster can target him with magic missile and he will not be able to pop a shield spell to counter it.</p><p></p><p>Still, claiming to have a spell readied all the time is an abuse of the system, and should carry consequences. You cannot perform any other action with the spell readied, including making an ability or skill check, and your passive perception should drop by 5 (reflecting disadvantage) for holding a spell ready for more than one round. If he is surprised while holding a spell, he loses it (has no reaction until his initiative comes around) and I would make him roll on the wild magic table or, if he's really being a pain, just have the cantrip go off on him. If he's an abjurer with Arcane Ward, that wouldn't soak any of the damage because it was released within the boundary of the ward.</p><p></p><p>That said, role-playing a paranoid caster who is holding a firebolt ready at all times and expecting a monster around every corner could be pretty hilarious, especially if you start playing on that loss of perception. Tell him he sees what looks like a crouching humanoid, ready to pounce! Actually, the light for your firebolt reveals nothing more than a wooden chair, now smoldering in a haze of smoke from your attack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epithet, post: 6682282, member: 6796566"] The impact of that is really minimal, though. It just means that he burns his reaction in the first round of combat to cast a cantrip... which means any enemy spellcaster can target him with magic missile and he will not be able to pop a shield spell to counter it. Still, claiming to have a spell readied all the time is an abuse of the system, and should carry consequences. You cannot perform any other action with the spell readied, including making an ability or skill check, and your passive perception should drop by 5 (reflecting disadvantage) for holding a spell ready for more than one round. If he is surprised while holding a spell, he loses it (has no reaction until his initiative comes around) and I would make him roll on the wild magic table or, if he's really being a pain, just have the cantrip go off on him. If he's an abjurer with Arcane Ward, that wouldn't soak any of the damage because it was released within the boundary of the ward. That said, role-playing a paranoid caster who is holding a firebolt ready at all times and expecting a monster around every corner could be pretty hilarious, especially if you start playing on that loss of perception. Tell him he sees what looks like a crouching humanoid, ready to pounce! Actually, the light for your firebolt reveals nothing more than a wooden chair, now smoldering in a haze of smoke from your attack. [/QUOTE]
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