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<blockquote data-quote="auburn2" data-source="post: 8213996" data-attributes="member: 6855259"><p>Assuming no surprise - your initiative goes both forwards and backwards. You take a reaction at any time but only once from the beginning of your turn to the beginning of your next turn. The key thing to realize is that you get one action and one reaction per turn, but you can get more than 1 reaction per round as the reactions are counted turn to turn, not round to round.</p><p></p><p>So for example: 1 enemy, 1 you, 1 hidden enemy. You are a spell caster with shield and at least 2 slots. Enemy initiative 20, you initiative 10, hidden enemy initiative 1.</p><p></p><p>Round 1.</p><p>Enemy turn: Enemy attacks you, you can take shield as a reaction</p><p></p><p>Your turn: You make an attack and then you back up 10' (no disengage), the enemy makes an OA and you use your shield as a reaction on your turn to make it miss. You have now used two reactions this round. Now you can not use another reaction until the beginnning of your next turn.</p><p></p><p>Hidden enemy: takes hide action (he was not hidden at start of combat)</p><p></p><p>Round 2.</p><p>Enemy turn: Enemy closes the 10 ft and attacks. He misses, then he back up (no disengage). You already used your reaction so you can not make an attack of opportunity.</p><p></p><p>Your turn: You take a ready action to attack the seen enemy as soon as he enters range.</p><p></p><p>hidden enemy: he sneaks in and attacks, then he backs up. Since you redied an action you get no OA and you can not cast shield.</p><p></p><p>Round 3.</p><p>Enemy: Enemy moves into attack - as soon as he is within reach you make your attack. If he survives this he closes and maes his attack</p><p></p><p>Your turn: You attack enemy. You have now got in 2 attacks this round.</p><p></p><p>Hidden enemy (no longer hidden)-moves in, attacks and then backs away. You get an AO when he moves out. Now you have made 3 attacks this round.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="auburn2, post: 8213996, member: 6855259"] Assuming no surprise - your initiative goes both forwards and backwards. You take a reaction at any time but only once from the beginning of your turn to the beginning of your next turn. The key thing to realize is that you get one action and one reaction per turn, but you can get more than 1 reaction per round as the reactions are counted turn to turn, not round to round. So for example: 1 enemy, 1 you, 1 hidden enemy. You are a spell caster with shield and at least 2 slots. Enemy initiative 20, you initiative 10, hidden enemy initiative 1. Round 1. Enemy turn: Enemy attacks you, you can take shield as a reaction Your turn: You make an attack and then you back up 10' (no disengage), the enemy makes an OA and you use your shield as a reaction on your turn to make it miss. You have now used two reactions this round. Now you can not use another reaction until the beginnning of your next turn. Hidden enemy: takes hide action (he was not hidden at start of combat) Round 2. Enemy turn: Enemy closes the 10 ft and attacks. He misses, then he back up (no disengage). You already used your reaction so you can not make an attack of opportunity. Your turn: You take a ready action to attack the seen enemy as soon as he enters range. hidden enemy: he sneaks in and attacks, then he backs up. Since you redied an action you get no OA and you can not cast shield. Round 3. Enemy: Enemy moves into attack - as soon as he is within reach you make your attack. If he survives this he closes and maes his attack Your turn: You attack enemy. You have now got in 2 attacks this round. Hidden enemy (no longer hidden)-moves in, attacks and then backs away. You get an AO when he moves out. Now you have made 3 attacks this round. [/QUOTE]
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