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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5628003" data-attributes="member: 92305">This is actually supported by the Official WOTC D&D FAQ, that says... Can you take a free action and a standard action as partof a readied action? For example, suppose I ready an actionto attack the first monster to come into melee range. Amonster comes into range, and I take an attack—can I alsoshout, cast a quickened spell, or use some other free action? Using a strict reading of the ready rules (on page 160 of thePH), the answer is no. While the ready action allows you to combine a 5-foot step as part of the readied action, it doesn’t say anything about allowing free actions. Furthermore, the first sentence of the second paragraph under the Ready heading (“You can ready a standard action, a move action, or a free action.”) seems to support this, as it clearly sets up a free action as one of the three options, rather than including it as an addition to be included along with either of the other two options. Since speaking is generally defined as a free action you can perform “even when it isn’t your turn” (see the PH 144), you don’t need to combine a shout with the readied action. You can simply perform it any time you want, including right before or after taking a readied action. The same is true of any spell (or action) that you can cast (or perform) when it isn’t your turn, such as feather fall, or any spell whose casting time is 1immediate action. (The immediate action is defined in severalrecent rulebooks, including the XPH and CAr. It is reprintedhere for your reference.) You couldn’t cast a quickened spell,though, since that can’t be done when it isn’t your turn.Immediate ActionMuch like a swift action, an immediate action consumes a verysmall amount of time, but represents a larger expenditure ofeffort and energy than a free action. However, unlike a swiftaction, an immediate action can be performed at any time—even if it is not your turn. Using an immediate action on yourturn is the same as using a swift action, and counts as yourswift action for that turn. You cannot use another immediateaction or a swift action until after your next turn if you haveused an immediate action when it is not currently your turn(effectively, using an immediate action before your turn isequivalent to using your swift action for the coming turn). Youalso cannot use an immediate action if you are currently flatfooted.        No one is ever flat-footed.   Yeah...I don't think that's correct.  Othwise, the flat-footed concept would not be in the game.</blockquote>

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