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<blockquote data-quote="daemonslye" data-source="post: 478382" data-attributes="member: 6309">Just how granular in specificity must a ready action be?Examples:(VS=very specific; MS=moderately specific; G=generalization)1. (VS) If an enemy approaches within 40' and I have an&nbsp; &nbsp; unobstructed straight line to the square they enter, I &nbsp; &nbsp; charge and attack with my axe.&nbsp; Additionaly, I name them&nbsp; &nbsp; my &quot;dodge&quot; opponent.2. (MS) If the (assumed) spellcaster wearing the ochre robe &nbsp; &nbsp; standing 30' away from me attempts to cast a spell using&nbsp; &nbsp; visible (verbal or somatic) components OR moves to to the &nbsp; &nbsp; outer range of my partial charge distance, I charge the &nbsp; &nbsp; foe and use my &quot;smite&quot; attack and power attack at +5.3. (G) If any enemy in the room starts to cast a spell OR looks &nbsp; &nbsp; like they are using a spell-like ability, I shoot them with my&nbsp; &nbsp; bow.I guess what I am trying to determine is what is the complexity allowed in the &quot;rule operation&quot; to create a Ready action?Are boolean operators - if this OR/AND/NOT/AND NOT allowed?Example: &quot;If this OR this OR this AND that but NOT the other occur THEN I use this OR this action&quot;.Just how fine a grain do we allow for a Ready action?Additionally,If an event that you have readied for in a particular rounddoes not occur, I assume you continue to be ready for that event until your next turn.&nbsp; At that point you may &quot;drop the ready action&quot; and perform your standard actions or continuethe ready.&nbsp; Now if the event occurs before your turn in the following round, you may perform the ready action but yourinitiative count rises to the point in which the event occuredand you do not perform other actions that round. Is this correct? Or, because the ready is only a partial action, youperfrom the partial then have a MEA or even a standard+MEAafter your readied partial has occured?Finally, how does Haste affect the above?&nbsp; Can you use yourextra partial action in a round to Ready? If the event occursduring that round, do you then get your Standard action rightafter you complete your Readied partial?Thanks in advance for your comments or pointers to more info.~D</blockquote>

[QUOTE="daemonslye, post: 478382, member: 6309"] Just how granular in specificity must a ready action be? Examples: (VS=very specific; MS=moderately specific; G=generalization) 1. (VS) If an enemy approaches within 40' and I have an unobstructed straight line to the square they enter, I charge and attack with my axe. Additionaly, I name them my "dodge" opponent. 2. (MS) If the (assumed) spellcaster wearing the ochre robe standing 30' away from me attempts to cast a spell using visible (verbal or somatic) components OR moves to to the outer range of my partial charge distance, I charge the foe and use my "smite" attack and power attack at +5. 3. (G) If any enemy in the room starts to cast a spell OR looks like they are using a spell-like ability, I shoot them with my bow. I guess what I am trying to determine is what is the complexity allowed in the "rule operation" to create a Ready action? Are boolean operators - if this OR/AND/NOT/AND NOT allowed? Example: "If this OR this OR this AND that but NOT the other occur THEN I use this OR this action". Just how fine a grain do we allow for a Ready action? Additionally, If an event that you have readied for in a particular round does not occur, I assume you continue to be ready for that event until your next turn. At that point you may "drop the ready action" and perform your standard actions or continue the ready. Now if the event occurs before your turn in the following round, you may perform the ready action but your initiative count rises to the point in which the event occured and you do not perform other actions that round. Is this correct? Or, because the ready is only a partial action, you perfrom the partial then have a MEA or even a standard+MEA after your readied partial has occured? Finally, how does Haste affect the above? Can you use your extra partial action in a round to Ready? If the event occurs during that round, do you then get your Standard action right after you complete your Readied partial? Thanks in advance for your comments or pointers to more info. ~D [/QUOTE]

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