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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassJaw" data-source="post: 4973812" data-attributes="member: 22103">Good morning Hrothgar!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />Ok, some good stuff here.This is mostly a "development timeline" issue and our development process behind this was fairly simple.First off, the Combat Reaction system was meant as a replacement for Attacks of Opportunity.  Of course our system encompasses more options but the AoO mechanic is at its core.  In the SRD, a AoO is essentially an unnamed action.  The closet it gets to classifying the type of action is a "free attack".We chose to leave Combat Reactions that way.After doing most of the TB development, we went back and included the definitions of Swift and Immediate actions mostly for completeness.If you recall, Swift and Immediate actions came later in the 3ed development timeline.  However, WotC didn't really go back and reclassify the actions in the SRD.Combat Reactions are similar to Immediate Actions but there's one problem: like Swift Actions, you can only take one Immediate Actions per turn.  Here's the complete definition of Immediate Actions from the SRD:"Immediate Action: Much like a swift action, an immediate action consumes a very small amount of time, but represents a larger expenditure of effort and energy than a free action. However, unlike a swift action, an immediate action can be performed at any time - even if it’s not your turn. Using an immediate action on your turn is the same as using a swift action, and counts as your swift action for that turn. You cannot use another immediate action or a swift action until after your next turn if you have used an immediate action when it is not currently your turn (effectively, using an immediate action before your turn is equivalent to using your swift action for the coming turn). You also cannot use an immediate action if you are currently flat-footed."I noticed that we didn't put the full definition in TB, which we probably should have (probably Wulf's fault <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/angel.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":angel:" title="Angel    :angel:" data-shortname=":angel:" />).  No.Not really, and I don't think I would do that.  I'm not extremely well-versed on types of Swift Actions in various splatbooks but I'm sure I could find some very quickly that would make this a bad idea.  I know there are certain spells that you can cast as a Swift Action for example.Phew!  This was kind of long and rambling - hope that helps!</blockquote>

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