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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6151511" data-attributes="member: 6685730">No readied actions.  At least, not in name, because a "readied action" in Pathfinder requires its own sub-rules.  The motivating force behind eliminating Attacks of Opportunity is the same one for readied actions: simplicity.So Arthorn the ranger is in big trouble: he's patrolling the woods for signs of ill-fortune when ill-fortune finds him.  Three big orcs come charging through the foliage.  Arthorn 1) draws his sword, 2) reserves two actions, and 3) tells his hound to attack.Arthorn doesn't need to ready an action - he can just use a reserved action when it's necessary.  He also doesn't need attacks of opportunity - reserve actions can be used in response to ANY enemy actions.  So here's what happens in the first round:Orc1: bounds down the hill with two movement actions and attacks with his last action.  (The orcs decided to neglect defense because they had good odds of killing or scaring away Arthorn on the first round).Arthorn: Uses one reserve action to attack Orc1.  This is like his readied action.  If Arthorn's attack roll is much better than the Orc's attack roll, the GM can decide that the orc's attack is less effective due to Arthorn getting the jump on him.Orc2: bounds down the hill with two movement actions.  One of his movement rolls is piss-poor, and the GM decides that bounding through foliage, downhill, is not exceptionally easy, so the orc falls.  He can use his last action to stand up but...Arthorn: Uses another reserve action to attack the orc while he's down.  This will get Arthorn a bonus, but it will also be his last action for the round.Orc2: chooses to Parry from the ground, rather than get whacked while standing up.Orc3: charges downhill to find an Arthorn who is way too busy with other orcs to be able to devote time to him.  Orc3 can use his last action to attack, and his only opposition is 1) Arthorn's armor (reduction) and 2) the difficulty of making an attack against an overwhelmed opponent - an easy attempt, unless Arthorn has cover from two other orcs and maybe some bushes at his back.</blockquote>

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