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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 1997099" data-attributes="member: 9002">Well, in D&amp;D there isn't much explicit difference between Feather Fall and a vocal-only spell, or a spell that's been metamagiced to be vocal-only (at least, not by a sorcerer).I don't like this sort of meta-thinking because it requires warriors to have more magical savvy that seems likely.&nbsp; Would a goblin dart-thrower know anything about human &quot;magical feints?&quot;&nbsp; What about that bandit over there, or the town guard?&nbsp; Possibly -- just barely possible.&nbsp; But it's such a stretch, I don't feel comfortable doing it.Now, a re-occurring villain; yes.&nbsp; He will tell his mooks exactly what the party is capable of.&nbsp; That's fine.&nbsp; But that's only one battle out of 20, if that.Plus, it's very tricky.&nbsp; If you start readying very specific actions &quot;let loose on the 2nd spell&quot; or &quot;let loose on the non-verbal only spell&quot; you are asking to lose your action entirely and not do anything that round.&nbsp; What if the wizard doesn't, in fact, feint?&nbsp; The 2nd spell readied action is lost.&nbsp; The second readied action construction might require a spot check to see the wizard fumbling around in his component bag, and woe is you if they are eschewing components.&nbsp; What if the wizard flaps his arms while casting Feather Fall?&nbsp; Won't that trigger the shot unless the archers realized the Wizard if faking a real spell and just is casting Feather Fall, etc. I just don't want to get into such horrible mindless what-if's. For me, I'm just taking the easy way out.&nbsp; 99% of enemies don't know the party's tactics well enough (or have sufficient magical savvy if they do) to make a complex readied action worthwhile.&nbsp; Done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 1997099, member: 9002"] Well, in D&D there isn't much explicit difference between Feather Fall and a vocal-only spell, or a spell that's been metamagiced to be vocal-only (at least, not by a sorcerer). I don't like this sort of meta-thinking because it requires warriors to have more magical savvy that seems likely. Would a goblin dart-thrower know anything about human "magical feints?" What about that bandit over there, or the town guard? Possibly -- just barely possible. But it's such a stretch, I don't feel comfortable doing it. Now, a re-occurring villain; yes. He will tell his mooks exactly what the party is capable of. That's fine. But that's only one battle out of 20, if that. Plus, it's very tricky. If you start readying very specific actions "let loose on the 2nd spell" or "let loose on the non-verbal only spell" you are asking to lose your action entirely and not do anything that round. What if the wizard doesn't, in fact, feint? The 2nd spell readied action is lost. The second readied action construction might require a spot check to see the wizard fumbling around in his component bag, and woe is you if they are eschewing components. What if the wizard flaps his arms while casting Feather Fall? Won't that trigger the shot unless the archers realized the Wizard if faking a real spell and just is casting Feather Fall, etc. I just don't want to get into such horrible mindless what-if's. For me, I'm just taking the easy way out. 99% of enemies don't know the party's tactics well enough (or have sufficient magical savvy if they do) to make a complex readied action worthwhile. Done. [/QUOTE]

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