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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 387745" data-attributes="member: 3051">According to the rules, as I read it, yes, you could do that.&nbsp; However, there are downsides that would make it a bad idea.You'd draw an AoO for leaving a threatened space unless moving was the ONLY thing you did during your turn; however, since this partial action is actually part of the previous turn and you clearly did something other than move away from the guy (since you're still adjacent to him), you'll get AoOd&nbsp; at the same attack bonus a partial attack would get.&nbsp; Plus, you've just spent your turn, and now he can move up to you and hit you again.This'd also have required you in the previous turn to run up to him and Ready instead of attacking.&nbsp; Even if he was the one who charged at you, you're taking a move that you would have done anyway, and delaying it a turn (hurting your initiative relative to everyone else) in the hope that he chooses the action you readied.For example, let's say I charged at you last turn.&nbsp; You hit me back, and ready a 30' move if I attack you with my sword.&nbsp; If I do something other than attack (drink a potion, cast a spell, attempt to Sunder your sword or trip you) you effectively lost the partial action.At least, this is how I read it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 387745, member: 3051"] According to the rules, as I read it, yes, you could do that. However, there are downsides that would make it a bad idea. You'd draw an AoO for leaving a threatened space unless moving was the ONLY thing you did during your turn; however, since this partial action is actually part of the previous turn and you clearly did something other than move away from the guy (since you're still adjacent to him), you'll get AoOd at the same attack bonus a partial attack would get. Plus, you've just spent your turn, and now he can move up to you and hit you again. This'd also have required you in the previous turn to run up to him and Ready instead of attacking. Even if he was the one who charged at you, you're taking a move that you would have done anyway, and delaying it a turn (hurting your initiative relative to everyone else) in the hope that he chooses the action you readied. For example, let's say I charged at you last turn. You hit me back, and ready a 30' move if I attack you with my sword. If I do something other than attack (drink a potion, cast a spell, attempt to Sunder your sword or trip you) you effectively lost the partial action. At least, this is how I read it. [/QUOTE]

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