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<blockquote data-quote="Ellsworth" data-source="post: 6608999" data-attributes="member: 6794978"><p>Hello, EN World! First time poster here. Apologies if this has been discussed, but I didn't find any answers when I searched the forums.</p><p> </p><p>My question may be better presented through a particular situation, so here goes...</p><p></p><p> The party walks into a room full of bandits and kills them. </p><p> There's a door in the room, and on the other side is another room full of bandits who hear the combat. </p><p>The party opens the door. </p><p></p><p> The party is prepared for anything, but so are the bandits, so neither get surprise (yes?). However, it seems plausible that the bandits, while listening to the combat in the next room, might prepare themselves to perform a particular action if the door opens. For example: One of the bandits might prepare to fire his shortbow at whatever comes through the door the moment it opens. This sounds like it could be a 'ready' action, but technically a 'ready' action is taken on one's turn after initiative has been rolled and combat is underway.</p><p> </p><p>My question is threefold:</p><p> </p><p>(1) Despite the rules for a 'ready' action, would it be appropriate to allow the bandit to take such an action before combat begins? Realistically speaking, if someone was breaking down my front door, I could stand ready with my shortbow and fire at them the moment they opened the door before they could take action against me.</p><p> </p><p>(2) If allowing the bandit to take a 'ready' action isn't suitable for this situation, would it be appropriate to give him advantage on his attack roll? I'm not sure that makes sense. What about giving him advantage on his initiative roll? That may be a better idea.</p><p></p><p>(3) If any of the alternatives I've presented here are appropriate, and the party and bandit roles were reversed, would it be sensible to treat the party accordingly?</p><p></p><p> Any thoughts on this?</p><p> </p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ellsworth, post: 6608999, member: 6794978"] Hello, EN World! First time poster here. Apologies if this has been discussed, but I didn't find any answers when I searched the forums. My question may be better presented through a particular situation, so here goes... The party walks into a room full of bandits and kills them. There's a door in the room, and on the other side is another room full of bandits who hear the combat. The party opens the door. The party is prepared for anything, but so are the bandits, so neither get surprise (yes?). However, it seems plausible that the bandits, while listening to the combat in the next room, might prepare themselves to perform a particular action if the door opens. For example: One of the bandits might prepare to fire his shortbow at whatever comes through the door the moment it opens. This sounds like it could be a 'ready' action, but technically a 'ready' action is taken on one's turn after initiative has been rolled and combat is underway. My question is threefold: (1) Despite the rules for a 'ready' action, would it be appropriate to allow the bandit to take such an action before combat begins? Realistically speaking, if someone was breaking down my front door, I could stand ready with my shortbow and fire at them the moment they opened the door before they could take action against me. (2) If allowing the bandit to take a 'ready' action isn't suitable for this situation, would it be appropriate to give him advantage on his attack roll? I'm not sure that makes sense. What about giving him advantage on his initiative roll? That may be a better idea. (3) If any of the alternatives I've presented here are appropriate, and the party and bandit roles were reversed, would it be sensible to treat the party accordingly? Any thoughts on this? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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