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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2582699" data-attributes="member: 15651">1) You have to remember that you cannot ready an action outside of combat.&nbsp; Had the party already seen the banshee and rolled initiative before she floated through the wall to touch the Bard?&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; If there was no offensive action, you should not be in initiative/combat mode.2) If the banshee has floated out through the wall, rule that a spot check is needed to see her before you can execute a readied action.&nbsp; PCs cannot be looking everywhere at once.3) Readied actions must be specific.&nbsp; Readying against an &quot;offensive action&quot; is not specific.4) You were correct about the &quot;not backing away&quot; ruling.5)&nbsp; You cannot &quot;interrupt&quot; the scream, other than if you manage to kill the banshee before its action, or have specifically prepared to do something to stop a banshee scream.&nbsp; You cannot cast a silence spell to block the scream unless you specify exactly that.6) You can only ready a single move, standard or free action, not a combination of them (with the exception of a 5 foot step) so that limits what can be done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 2582699, member: 15651"] 1) You have to remember that you cannot ready an action outside of combat. Had the party already seen the banshee and rolled initiative before she floated through the wall to touch the Bard? Why? If there was no offensive action, you should not be in initiative/combat mode. 2) If the banshee has floated out through the wall, rule that a spot check is needed to see her before you can execute a readied action. PCs cannot be looking everywhere at once. 3) Readied actions must be specific. Readying against an "offensive action" is not specific. 4) You were correct about the "not backing away" ruling. 5) You cannot "interrupt" the scream, other than if you manage to kill the banshee before its action, or have specifically prepared to do something to stop a banshee scream. You cannot cast a silence spell to block the scream unless you specify exactly that. 6) You can only ready a single move, standard or free action, not a combination of them (with the exception of a 5 foot step) so that limits what can be done. [/QUOTE]

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