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How the hell do readied actions work!
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<blockquote data-quote="Sadrik" data-source="post: 4954062" data-attributes="member: 14506"><p>Apparently it is complicated enough that you don't have it right (or I am simply misunderstanding you). It is a <em>reaction </em>so the enemy gets to move in and attack the PC and <em>then </em>the PC gets to attack the enemy with its readied action. However, if you wanted to try and attack the enemy before the enemy attacked you with your readied action the only way I can see it happening is if you had reach (or a ranged weapon) and the monster started one square away from you. Correct me if I am wrong.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll try and clean up my question so I can get some better opinions on the questions:</p><p>Can you say nebulously, "If it attacks <em>or</em> moves I attack it"? </p><p>If you have multiple triggers which one of the two possible outcomes in the readied action bullet points could/would it fall under?</p><p></p><p>Do you have to say I attack it with a specific power or can you say I attack and then use a power at that point?</p><p></p><p>If the trigger is movement do they get attacked when about to move out of the square but are still in the square or do they move one square and then get attacked by you?</p><p></p><p>To interrupt an enemy can you call for a specific square or squares of movement or range or does it have to be the first square they move out of? Furthermore would this fall under immediate reaction or Interrupting an enemy bullet point?</p><p></p><p>If you train your bow on a goblin, can you wait until it gets close to you before you shoot or do you have to shoot when it begins to move out of its initial square.</p><p></p><p>If you want to shoot the first thing that comes around the corner. Could it simply come around the corner, see you, move in and attack you, and then because it is a <em>reaction</em> you attack after that? You did not see it before it moved out of its initial square and you cited something coming around the corner and not its movement from that initial square.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of the before it moves out of the initial square to interrupt is that even right?</p><p></p><p>This has been an argument in the group for weeks.</p><p></p><p>I think most people simply handwave it, than play RAW.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sadrik, post: 4954062, member: 14506"] Apparently it is complicated enough that you don't have it right (or I am simply misunderstanding you). It is a [I]reaction [/I]so the enemy gets to move in and attack the PC and [I]then [/I]the PC gets to attack the enemy with its readied action. However, if you wanted to try and attack the enemy before the enemy attacked you with your readied action the only way I can see it happening is if you had reach (or a ranged weapon) and the monster started one square away from you. Correct me if I am wrong. I'll try and clean up my question so I can get some better opinions on the questions: Can you say nebulously, "If it attacks [I]or[/I] moves I attack it"? If you have multiple triggers which one of the two possible outcomes in the readied action bullet points could/would it fall under? Do you have to say I attack it with a specific power or can you say I attack and then use a power at that point? If the trigger is movement do they get attacked when about to move out of the square but are still in the square or do they move one square and then get attacked by you? To interrupt an enemy can you call for a specific square or squares of movement or range or does it have to be the first square they move out of? Furthermore would this fall under immediate reaction or Interrupting an enemy bullet point? If you train your bow on a goblin, can you wait until it gets close to you before you shoot or do you have to shoot when it begins to move out of its initial square. If you want to shoot the first thing that comes around the corner. Could it simply come around the corner, see you, move in and attack you, and then because it is a [I]reaction[/I] you attack after that? You did not see it before it moved out of its initial square and you cited something coming around the corner and not its movement from that initial square. Speaking of the before it moves out of the initial square to interrupt is that even right? This has been an argument in the group for weeks. I think most people simply handwave it, than play RAW. [/QUOTE]
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