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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5628233" data-attributes="member: 92305">I thought the same thing and researched it.&nbsp; You can find the thread in this forum.&nbsp;I thought that &quot;Readying&quot; an action was a standard action, and that you could also ready a different standard action.&nbsp;So, I incorrectly thought a character would take two standard actions in a round. The 1st would be him readying the action.&nbsp; The second would be whatever action he readied.&nbsp;As it turns out, that is not correct.&nbsp;A character can only take one Standard Action per round.&nbsp; He can take a standard action + a move action.&nbsp; He can take two move actions.&nbsp; Or, he can take a full round action.&nbsp;He cannot take two standard actions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Ready Action basically allows you to take your one Standard Action later in the round.&nbsp; You take the action when it is triggered.&nbsp; The trigger is whatever you describe.&nbsp;So, this is a legal Ready Action:&nbsp;Thrallan walks up to the top of the bluff to look out over the plain, then he readies his spear, throwing it at the first enemy he sees.&nbsp;Moving up to the plain his his Move action.&nbsp; His Standard Action is the throwing of the spear, but he won't do that until he sees an enemy.&nbsp;As soon as he sees an enemy, he'll throw his spear at that target before the enemy gets to take his actions for the round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's another legal Ready Action:&nbsp;Silaigne looks out over the battlefield from his position on the rock.&nbsp; When the ranks of the enemy pass the edge of the forrest, he'll give the command for the archers to commence a cloud of arrows over them.&nbsp;Silaigne first uses his standard action for the Spot Check, and he's readying a free action--his command for the archer to fire.&nbsp; The command is triggered by the bad guys passing the edge of the forrest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here's one more legal Ready Action:&nbsp;The PC party is in full retreat beind chased by a family of trolls.&nbsp; Arttigne decides to cover his fellows escape.&nbsp; He swings around to face the oncoming trolls with his sword eager to taste their green blood.&nbsp;Arttigne uses his Move action to retreat from the trolls and then turn to face the enemy.&nbsp; He then readies his sword to attack the first troll that enters his threatened area.&nbsp; That's a standard action triggered by the first troll to enter a 5' square around the character.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The D&amp;D FAQ makes it clear that you cannot take a Free Action along with a Readied Action.&nbsp; Thus, Arttigne could not yell to his companions, &quot;I've got the rear!&nbsp; Keep moving!&quot; when he is taking his attack throw at an oncoming troll.&nbsp; But, Arttigne could use a free action and say those very words during his Move action, when he was running behind the other PCs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5628233, member: 92305"] I thought the same thing and researched it. You can find the thread in this forum. I thought that "Readying" an action was a standard action, and that you could also ready a different standard action. So, I incorrectly thought a character would take two standard actions in a round. The 1st would be him readying the action. The second would be whatever action he readied. As it turns out, that is not correct. A character can only take one Standard Action per round. He can take a standard action + a move action. He can take two move actions. Or, he can take a full round action. He cannot take two standard actions. The Ready Action basically allows you to take your one Standard Action later in the round. You take the action when it is triggered. The trigger is whatever you describe. So, this is a legal Ready Action: Thrallan walks up to the top of the bluff to look out over the plain, then he readies his spear, throwing it at the first enemy he sees. Moving up to the plain his his Move action. His Standard Action is the throwing of the spear, but he won't do that until he sees an enemy. As soon as he sees an enemy, he'll throw his spear at that target before the enemy gets to take his actions for the round. Here's another legal Ready Action: Silaigne looks out over the battlefield from his position on the rock. When the ranks of the enemy pass the edge of the forrest, he'll give the command for the archers to commence a cloud of arrows over them. Silaigne first uses his standard action for the Spot Check, and he's readying a free action--his command for the archer to fire. The command is triggered by the bad guys passing the edge of the forrest. Here's one more legal Ready Action: The PC party is in full retreat beind chased by a family of trolls. Arttigne decides to cover his fellows escape. He swings around to face the oncoming trolls with his sword eager to taste their green blood. Arttigne uses his Move action to retreat from the trolls and then turn to face the enemy. He then readies his sword to attack the first troll that enters his threatened area. That's a standard action triggered by the first troll to enter a 5' square around the character. The D&D FAQ makes it clear that you cannot take a Free Action along with a Readied Action. Thus, Arttigne could not yell to his companions, "I've got the rear! Keep moving!" when he is taking his attack throw at an oncoming troll. But, Arttigne could use a free action and say those very words during his Move action, when he was running behind the other PCs. [/QUOTE]

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