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<blockquote data-quote="twjensen" data-source="post: 155933" data-attributes="member: 3124">Keep the mage down!I know that any change to the rules in this area opens up a can of worms, balance-wise, but here's the situation that bugs me:Rogue character: I ready an action to attack the wizard when he casts a spell.DM: K.Wizard NPC: Walks 20 feet casts a spell.The rogue doesn't get his attack!&nbsp; So, the rogue's just standing there looking dumb while the wizard *walks* away to cast a spell!It seems like I should be able to &quot;act with&quot; another target character or NPC, maybe with a skill check or feat or something.&nbsp; It makes logical sense for a character to be able to say &quot;Ok, I want to tail the wizard and bop him whenever he starts chanting, waving his arms, or even looks at me in a spell-casty sort of way.&quot;Right now, the mechanic is I might get a melee AoO from across the room if he moves, then casts.&nbsp; I don't actually get the AoO when he moves, but I do get it if he chooses to cast a spell after moving (move only doesn't get AoO, move and do anything does).I'd rather the rule be that I do NOT get an AoO if the wizard is not in melee when he casts, but I CAN ready an action to move with and attack the wizard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="twjensen, post: 155933, member: 3124"] [b]Keep the mage down![/b] I know that any change to the rules in this area opens up a can of worms, balance-wise, but here's the situation that bugs me: Rogue character: I ready an action to attack the wizard when he casts a spell. DM: K. Wizard NPC: [B]Walks 20 feet[/B] casts a spell. The rogue doesn't get his attack! So, the rogue's just standing there looking dumb while the wizard *walks* away to cast a spell! It seems like I should be able to "act with" another target character or NPC, maybe with a skill check or feat or something. It makes logical sense for a character to be able to say "Ok, I want to tail the wizard and bop him whenever he starts chanting, waving his arms, or even looks at me in a spell-casty sort of way." Right now, the mechanic is I might get a melee AoO from across the room if he moves, then casts. I don't actually get the AoO when he moves, but I do get it if he chooses to cast a spell after moving (move only doesn't get AoO, move and do anything does). I'd rather the rule be that I do NOT get an AoO if the wizard is not in melee when he casts, but I CAN ready an action to move with and attack the wizard. [/QUOTE]

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