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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5620074" data-attributes="member: 92305">You mean Delay Action?&nbsp;And, not quite, since the character is moving on his normal nish and then waiting on is Standard Action--except that the Standard Action can be a defensive move only, triggered as a reaction to a threat.&nbsp;With the Delay, you'll take your entire action for the round, both the Move and Standard actions alloted you, later in the round.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm leaning towards not using the Reaction idea, keeping it RAW, but maybe having a default ruling to the tune of something like this:&nbsp; If you take a Move action and end your turn, it is assumed, without the player having to state it, that the character is performing a Ready Action to attack the first foe that comes into threat range. &nbsp;Of course, this will not cover setting for a charge.&nbsp; I think my players will still have to indicate that, if they want to do it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yet, one question remains:&nbsp; If you make a Ready Action to set for a charge, and your foe does not charge you but does move to engage you in melee--should the GM be a hard-ass and say, &quot;Whelp, he didn't charge you, so your Ready action isn't triggered.&quot;&nbsp;Or, should your GM be logical and say, &quot;He didn't charge you, but instead moved in for standard melee.&nbsp; You won't get double damage if you hit, because he's not charging you, but you can still attempt first strike against him.&quot;&nbsp;I'm thinking the latter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5620074, member: 92305"] You mean Delay Action? And, not quite, since the character is moving on his normal nish and then waiting on is Standard Action--except that the Standard Action can be a defensive move only, triggered as a reaction to a threat. With the Delay, you'll take your entire action for the round, both the Move and Standard actions alloted you, later in the round. I'm leaning towards not using the Reaction idea, keeping it RAW, but maybe having a default ruling to the tune of something like this: [COLOR=blue]If you take a Move action and end your turn, it is assumed, without the player having to state it, that the character is performing a Ready Action to attack the first foe that comes into threat range. [/COLOR] Of course, this will not cover setting for a charge. I think my players will still have to indicate that, if they want to do it. Yet, one question remains: If you make a Ready Action to set for a charge, and your foe does not charge you but does move to engage you in melee--should the GM be a hard-ass and say, "Whelp, he didn't charge you, so your Ready action isn't triggered." Or, should your GM be logical and say, "He didn't charge you, but instead moved in for standard melee. You won't get double damage if you hit, because he's not charging you, but you can still attempt first strike against him." I'm thinking the latter. [/QUOTE]

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