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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 6279278" data-attributes="member: 82106">In 4e there's no 'hindered movement', there are some conditions that affect movement. SLOWED reduces speed to 2, in which case you CAN still charge, though obviously only if you can still reach the desired target (or maybe a different legal target depending on interpretation). The other movement affecting conditions generally prevent ALL movement, in which case charging is obviously right out. Your scenario above is clear. Once the target of an attack is declared you can't change it.  Given that there are examples of declaring "when attacked" as a trigger for a readied action we have to presume that this is legal and works. However the DM is free to require very specific trigger wording (IE the trigger must be a specific creature and the PC would have to know said creature was a valid possible trigger at the time he readies his action). In some cases this can lead to wasted actions or inability to ready at all. For example you cannot ready to trigger on an enemy behind a closed door attacking you since you can't know he's there (well, maybe you can, but this would require some perception calculations at the very least).</blockquote>