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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 899408" data-attributes="member: 2829">Waiting for your next turn simply because you have to and waiting a specific amount of time to do something that is as an exception to the rules in regards to waiting for your next turn are two entirely different things. I don't see the commonality here. When you're turn is over, you have to wait until your next turn to do anything. When a dragon uses its breath weapon, it has to wait one or more turns before it can use its breath weapon again, though it can continue taking normal actions while it is waiting.No. Nobody has stated that "wait" is an action, and it doesn't have to be. Furthermore, the claim that there must be a "wait" action in the rules to be able to actually wait is entirely unfounded. Within a normal round, you can cast one spell, say fireball (barring quicken spell, haste, potion of speed, etc). That's it. You get one fireball. No more. But, your turn isn't over. You still have a move or move-equivalent action at your disposal. However, to be able to cast another spell, you have to wait until your next turn.Waiting already exists. There is no need for it to be an action. Some things are limited in how many times they can be performed within a specified time frame, and casting a spell is one of them. There are exceptions that allow you to cast more than one spell per round, such as haste, just as there are exceptions that let a dragon use its breath weapon more rapidly than normal.The point is that it is completely unfounded to claim that a "wait" action must be present within the rules, as everyone has to "wait" already. Such an action simply is not necessary.This was actually brought up on the first page. I didn't see the relevance then, but I do now. I still think its a flawed interpretation of the rules though. I'll try to explain. In this example......the dragon did not wait one round. In round 1, he breathed. In round two, he moved down the initiative ladder, but a full round did not pass. If he is required to wait for one round before he can breathe again, he did not accomplish this. In your very example, you show the dragon breathing in the first round and the second round, yet there was no waiting period of one round in there, thus he could not have used his breath weapon in round 2.</blockquote>

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