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<blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 148722" data-attributes="member: 1077">And why is this necessarily bad?&nbsp; What if your Initiative was 4 and your opponents was 19?&nbsp; Then that 19 Init opponent attacks me and suddenly I have a 20 init.That is one example, yes.&nbsp; What about this:Your Initiative is 4, and you have four opponents going on 19, 15, 9 and 4.&nbsp; Wow, suddenly if you Ready an action to Dodge, there is a chance your Initiative will INCREASE!&nbsp; Not that this is bad or good since Init doesn't matter after the first round anyway (except in the case of wandering monsters).Is this a new rule or something?&nbsp; When are you ever allowed to Attack and then reserve a partial action?Actually that isn't how it would work.&nbsp; First off, I wouldn't be able to &quot;fire an arrow&quot; and &quot;reserve a partial action&quot; as described above.&nbsp; On my initiative of 19, I would be allowed to Ready an action to move as soon as someone shot at me (for example).&nbsp; Init 9 opponent goes and shoots at me.&nbsp; My readied (partial) action kicks in.&nbsp; I declare that I am Dodging the opponent that fired, and I also opt for the Total Defense maneuver.&nbsp; Wow, suddenly I have a +4 to my AC and a +1 Dodge to my AC (do these bonuses stack?) against that one opponent.Now why wouldn't I just take Total Defense to begin with?&nbsp; If I did, then the opponent may not have attacked me.&nbsp; By reading the Total Defense, I just re-directed an attack that may have otherwise hit my ally.&nbsp; And ya know what else?&nbsp; Let' say I had the Defensive Strike feat from OA.&nbsp; Now if I can get close enough to that opponent next round, I get a +4 to my attack against them (assuming they missed me and I had Total Defense on).Ok, so now I charge them....&nbsp; Hmmmm, +6 to attack and -2 to AC....&nbsp; Not bad...&nbsp; Some other things I could do... I could use Expertise and still get that +2 to my AC back from the charge, and still get a +4 to hit...&nbsp; I could Power Attack and my +6 to hit will help counter that negative...That was the basic premise of why I asked if you could do it, Ready an action and take Total Defense...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RigaMortus, post: 148722, member: 1077"] And why is this necessarily bad? What if your Initiative was 4 and your opponents was 19? Then that 19 Init opponent attacks me and suddenly I have a 20 init. That is one example, yes. What about this: Your Initiative is 4, and you have four opponents going on 19, 15, 9 and 4. Wow, suddenly if you Ready an action to Dodge, there is a chance your Initiative will INCREASE! Not that this is bad or good since Init doesn't matter after the first round anyway (except in the case of wandering monsters). Is this a new rule or something? When are you ever allowed to Attack and then reserve a partial action? Actually that isn't how it would work. First off, I wouldn't be able to "fire an arrow" and "reserve a partial action" as described above. On my initiative of 19, I would be allowed to Ready an action to move as soon as someone shot at me (for example). Init 9 opponent goes and shoots at me. My readied (partial) action kicks in. I declare that I am Dodging the opponent that fired, and I also opt for the Total Defense maneuver. Wow, suddenly I have a +4 to my AC and a +1 Dodge to my AC (do these bonuses stack?) against that one opponent. Now why wouldn't I just take Total Defense to begin with? If I did, then the opponent may not have attacked me. By reading the Total Defense, I just re-directed an attack that may have otherwise hit my ally. And ya know what else? Let' say I had the Defensive Strike feat from OA. Now if I can get close enough to that opponent next round, I get a +4 to my attack against them (assuming they missed me and I had Total Defense on). Ok, so now I charge them.... Hmmmm, +6 to attack and -2 to AC.... Not bad... Some other things I could do... I could use Expertise and still get that +2 to my AC back from the charge, and still get a +4 to hit... I could Power Attack and my +6 to hit will help counter that negative... That was the basic premise of why I asked if you could do it, Ready an action and take Total Defense... [/QUOTE]

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