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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 1984556" data-attributes="member: 2011">I totally disagree.This is total metagaming. It has nothing to do with playing a smart PC.In another game system like GURP or Rolemaster, this tactic wouldn't work. If it wouldn't work in another game system, it is trying to find a loop hole in the rules of the current game system and hence, metagaming.Let me give you an example that occurred in my game a few years back.A PC dropped unconscious next to a Giant and next to the party Druid. The Druid, fearing that the PC might be close to dead, decided to heal him, but didn't want to risk losing the spell from an Attack of Opportunity from the Giant.So, the player declared that the Druid would move and cast a spell. He moved away 5 feet, the Giant did an AoO against him and hit him, and then he moved back 5 feet and tried to heal the fallen PC.This is total metagaming. Nobody opens themselve up to attack so that they can open themselves up a second time and ensure that a second attack will not occur.After a bit of an argument with the player that he couldn't do this, I said fine, you did that. Now, the Giant attacks you again while you are casting."How did he do that?" exclaimed the player."He has Combat Reflexes." I said.PS. This is not actually how I resolved it, I forget how it got resolved. But, this makes for a better story.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> The point is that if someone is going to draw an AoO or a readied action in order to make themselves perfectly safe to cast their spell which is total metagaming and abuse, I as DM might allow it once, but it would not become a tactical staple of the game.You want protection against readied archers, move behind a rock or a fellow PC for cover.</blockquote>

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