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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sigurd" data-source="post: 4116676" data-attributes="member: 19412">Readied weapons:You have 3 choices:1) All weapons can be readied against a charge, in which case I don't know why players would ever not ready things against charge(s). Right down to carried treasure, when leaving the dungeon with that oak chest I make sure to ready it against possible charge(s).2) Arbitrary or traditionally acceptable weapons can be readied based on historical precedent. Spears (Short spears?), lances etc... can be readied against charges. This would require a defined body of charge repelling weapons that I am not aware of. The first criteria of this group would seem to be length.3) If length is the real issue than you define only by reach. This seems the most straight forward and workable. Functionally a 'readied' weapon has a point toward the attacker and the but grounded in the dirt or something solid. The weight from the attacker is resisted and the attacker is impaled or at least wounded by the braced weapon.The last option doesn't require any simultaneous combat at all. Since a typical reach weapon cannot be used against targets in the adjacent square <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/weapons.htm" target="_blank">SRD Ref</a>. There is no extra attack for the weapon when the attacker is adjacent. The charging attacker generates an AOA when leaving the reach weapon's threatened square, before attacking the spear holder. This is at double damage, if the spear was readied. If the defender has a shortsword and no reach weapon they attack as usual with a greater chance to hit based on the chargers unstable footing.In standard sequential play a spear wielder with a long spear would get an AOA against the charging swordsman but would then find the attacker inside of their threaten zone. He would have to back up (risking an aoa himself?) or be able to modify\change their weapon to allow attacks against adjacent foes.SigurdIt seems to me that if you're not careful you make charges completely useless if reach weapons don't have a blind spot and if everything can be readied against them.</blockquote>

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