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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 1651289" data-attributes="member: 1465">I would have ruled it in the following way.OPTION 1- you can ready a move with trigger "as soon as the guy with the spear throws it at me"- when he throws the spear, you take your move- the spear thrower cannot choose not to throw anymore (just as a spellcaster cannot choose not to cast a spell after someone has done a readied attack to disrupt), his throw and your move were simultaneous, but see below- however, he can still target you with that attack, he doesn't automatically miss "because you have moved"A point of readying the move could be for example to get behind cover or drop to the ground for an AC bonus.OPTION 2The only problem is when your move would put you behind total cover, in which case there is no hope for him to hit you (in a similar situation, when your opponent is casting a targetted spell at you instead of ranged-attacking, the case could be that your new position gives no line of effect for the spell). Because of this case, I think Hyp's suggestion is good, to rule that he can at the least choose at the last second not to throw, but the attack action is wasted anyway - imagine he thrusted the spear with a movement of the body, but didn't release it.This second ruling would leave the open problem that a spellcaster could claim the right to do the same (keep his spell if he cannot target the target anymore), but if you allow that, why not allowing a spellcaster not to finish casting a spell when someone has readied to disrupt him?</blockquote>

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