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<blockquote data-quote="Shin Okada" data-source="post: 528415" data-attributes="member: 1956">First of all, the option you have mentioned is &quot;strike an object&quot;. You cannot sunder rods or material component unless that thing is actually a weapon. Usually, it is not so difficult to strike an object even if it is in someone's hand. But you provoke an AoA even if you have Sunder feat.There can be several other problems,1) It is almost impossible to guess if the mage will try to cast a spell with material component or not. So your readied action tend to be wasted so often.2) Usually, you don't know which pouch is the spell component pouch, or what kind of item is a material component. So, you must declare a ready action like this &quot;If the guy picks up an item from his pouch or bag, I will strike that item (or I will strike that pouch).&quot;3) Even if you have crushed a material component, mage can just pick up another component IMO. Because picking up a material component is a free action, or maybe not an action at all.4) Striking a pouch may work better. But again, a mage may have two or more pouches. And he can just use another pouch IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shin Okada, post: 528415, member: 1956"] First of all, the option you have mentioned is "strike an object". You cannot sunder rods or material component unless that thing is actually a weapon. Usually, it is not so difficult to strike an object even if it is in someone's hand. But you provoke an AoA even if you have Sunder feat. There can be several other problems, 1) It is almost impossible to guess if the mage will try to cast a spell with material component or not. So your readied action tend to be wasted so often. 2) Usually, you don't know which pouch is the spell component pouch, or what kind of item is a material component. So, you must declare a ready action like this "If the guy picks up an item from his pouch or bag, I will strike that item (or I will strike that pouch)." 3) Even if you have crushed a material component, mage can just pick up another component IMO. Because picking up a material component is a free action, or maybe not an action at all. 4) Striking a pouch may work better. But again, a mage may have two or more pouches. And he can just use another pouch IMO. [/QUOTE]

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