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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CalrinAlshaw" data-source="post: 1156149" data-attributes="member: 14282">Based on the Third Edition rules, having a readies action in combat basically means you give up your current initiative and it continually starts to count down through the characters, you character can decide when they WANT to act. So, if you are standing there with a sword, and nothings happening, you need simply say "I hold my actions until I choose to act next." If your action is in response to something someone is doing, like a wizard casting a spell, your action would then be to charge the wizard, etc.As for wizards casting spells as readied actions...well, I wouldn't allow this UNLESS they had a spell quickened with the feat. The ONLY exception to this would be the touch-spell rule where you can keep it until you touch something, of course, casting a spell while it is held causes you to lose it.Anyhow, if you allow him to take a move action then hold the standard action, I'd say the shadow/s would get a first action, since the wizard is RESPONDING to something, and last I remember, fireballs couldn't be delayed until when needed, theres a MUCH higher level spell for that kind of precision.Ohh yes, do remember that the shadow is considered BLIND while within walls, so if PC's move around while it's floating around, it won't know they moved. However, they can stick their eyes outside to check the situation then pop in, and there are spot-check rules for that kind of thing from incorporeal creatures.Calrin Alshaw</blockquote>

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