Can you use a Partial Action to Ready for later in the round?

[FlimFlam]

If you are entitled to a partial action, can you use that partial action to ready for later in the round? The PHB states that Reading an action is a Standard Action. It also states that a can do as much with a Partial Action as you can with a Standard Action, minus a move. So to me this seems to indicate that you CAN use a Partial Action to ready an action for later in the round.

 

[Artoomis]

If you are entitled to a partial action, can you use that partial action to ready for later in the round? The PHB states that Reading an action is a Standard Action. It also states that a can do as much with a Partial Action as you can with a Standard Action, minus a move. So to me this seems to indicate that you CAN use a Partial Action to ready an action for later in the round.

Certainly you can. The only difference is that you cannot also move, like you could with a standard action.

 

[IceBear]

But, let's say in the surprise round where those that aren't surprised are entitled to one partial action, this will give you two actions.

IceBear

 

[AGGEMAM]

But, let's say in the surprise round where those that aren't surprised are entitled to one partial action, this will give you two actions.

IceBear

How ?

 

[Dr_Rictus]

But, let's say in the surprise round where those that aren't surprised are entitled to one partial action, this will give you two actions.

Huh? I don't understand what you're trying to say. One of us is confused.

 

[IceBear]

Well, isn't declaring a ready action an action? According to the first post - "The PHB states that Reading an action is a Standard Action".

So, it seems like declaring a readied action is a partial action (and you only get one partial action for the surprise round) and then when you take the readied action you have now taken two readied actions that round.

Personally, I'd allow it, but it seems wrong by the "letter" of the rules. I'd allow it based on the "spirit" of the rules.

IceBear

 

[FlimFlam]

K thanks, wasn't sure.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Readying an is indeed a standard action, where you declare in response (actually before) which action you will use that (partial) action.

 

[IceBear]

Ah, ok...clears things up.

IceBear

 

[Stalker0]

This is simply another way getting surprise is useful. When I surpise an oppnent, I can attack him, or ready to react to what he'll do.