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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Murrdox" data-source="post: 898925" data-attributes="member: 10131">You don't have to wait one action; you have to wait one round.So we're agreed that the dragon has to wait one round?A round equals 6 seconds.  Thus, a dragon has to wait at least 6 seconds before it can breathe again.Attempting to break down the TIME it takes a dragon to breathe is futile, there's no mechanic for how long a standard action is.  So we're not going to go there.Turn 1 (0-6 Seconds) Dragon breathes - we'll assume he starts recharging right on the 6-second mark.Turn 2 (7-12 Seconds) Dragon does whatever else, and also recharges.  At 12 seconds, 1 round has passed, and the dragon can breathe again.  However, his turn is at an end.Turn 3 (13-18 Seconds) Dragon can breathe again.Difference in time: Starts recharge at T6, is fully charged at T12, breathes again at T13.  Result?  Dragon waits 6 seconds, ie 1 round before breathing.He can't breath in turn 2 because he hasn't waited 6 seconds yet.  Don't go trying to argue that since breathing doesn't take a full round, he can start recharging after 3 seconds and then breathe at 10 seconds or something, because there is no game mechanic for measuring "half rounds" so that won't work.</blockquote>