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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doctor Proctor" data-source="post: 4733664" data-attributes="member: 78547">That's not really how readied actions work.  They won't all go "at the same time".  When you ready an action, it essentially functions as an immediate interrupt on the readying trigger, moving your initiative to right in front of the triggering event.For example, I ready a charge for when an enemy comes around a corner.  When an enemy comes around the corner, I interrupt the action and take my action (the charge) before he resumes the rest of his turn.  So the Fighter would still get OA's on each monster, otherwise there's a LOT of broken shenanigans you can perform with readied actions.Now, as for dealing with this guy, there's several things.  Ranged works well, as does attacking his crappy Reflex defense.  Any monsters that have the ability to teleport or shift multiple squares work too.  If there are any monsters that get a bonus to OA's, that works good too.  Also, considering using an NPC Artful Dodger Rogue.  He'll have a bit bonus to defense against OA's, meaning the Fighter is likely to miss, and the CA will allow him to really hurt the Fighter with his attacks.This doesn't mean you do that every combat, just sometimes.  The idea that a DM should never create encounters by taking player abilities in mind is silly.  Encounters should always have a mix of enemies that, over time, will play to different players' strengths and weaknesses.  Sometimes you can throw a nice Soldier that the Glaive Fighter can tear to pieces with OA's, other times it's a Brute that soaks up all of his attacks until a Striker comes into finish him off with some really huge damage, and other times it will be some sort of a Skirmisher that the Wizard can lock down by denying him actions.  The beauty too is that each of those monsters that plays to one PC's strengths, is likely to play to another PC's weakenesses.  The Soldier is going to be strong against a Striker who can't hit it (or any other role), the Brute can soak up a lot of a Fighter's attack without getting hurt much, and the Skirmishers/Lurkers can really be the bane of a Fighter with all of their mobility.So, if you just send a procession of melee Soldiers at your Fighter, he's always going to shine.  Send in some Reflex targeting enemies and suddenly he's not going to be doing so hot, especially if they have a lot mobility via multi-square shifts or teleports.  Rather than looking at this as "ZOMG, you're screwing the Fighter!", look at it as a chance for the Rogue to shine.  He has the mobility to keep up with the enemy, and his Reflex will be hard to hit for an enemy that primarily attacks that defense.So it's not so much about trying to screw the Fighter here, but more about trying to give the other players a chance to shine.  The Fighter will feel challenged because he's not effective against this enemy type, but the Rogue will feel empowered.  In the next encounter, flip it and allow for the reverse to happen.  Keep doing this over time and you'll spread out the healing surge uses between all members of the party, and you'll give them all their moment in the spotlight as well as their moment of fear.  Win/win.</blockquote>

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