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<blockquote data-quote="Krud" data-source="post: 2749859" data-attributes="member: 26493">The SRD says this:Spear: A spear can be thrown. If you use a ready action to set a spear against a charge, you deal double damage on a successful hit against a charging character.It just seems silly to me to not get your readied attack if say the enemy just double moves or runs up into your threatened area instead. I agree that if the enemy isn't charging you shouldn't get double damage, its just the losing your readied attack that I think is a bit harsh. Reading the SRD quote word for word it does refer to 'set a spear against a charge' but it doesn't adequately explain exactly what this readied action is. The word charge could lead you to believe that this is the specific trigger required for the readied attack.I interpret it as 'if you ready this weapon to attack an enemy entering the area which you threaten and that enemy is charging then the attack does double damage. If the enemy is not charging, you may attack for normal damage' rather than 'If you ready the weapon to attack any enemy that charges into the area which you threaten you can attack for double damage. If an enemy enters your area, but is not charging you don't get your readied attack'The AOO is something I consider to be entirely seperate. If you think the AOO of opportunity gets double damage too then I think it becomes more like using the weapon 'this way' rather than the double damage being linked to a readied action.And as to the person noticing you readying or waiting for something, I agree that that is something not really covered in the rules. If your DM says it appears as something overt such as wedging the butt of your spear into the dirt and placing your foot behind it then you're in trouble.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Krud, post: 2749859, member: 26493"] The SRD says this: Spear: A spear can be thrown. If you use a ready action to set a spear against a charge, you deal double damage on a successful hit against a charging character. It just seems silly to me to not get your readied attack if say the enemy just double moves or runs up into your threatened area instead. I agree that if the enemy isn't charging you shouldn't get double damage, its just the losing your readied attack that I think is a bit harsh. Reading the SRD quote word for word it does refer to 'set a spear against a charge' but it doesn't adequately explain exactly what this readied action is. The word charge could lead you to believe that this is the specific trigger required for the readied attack. I interpret it as 'if you ready this weapon to attack an enemy entering the area which you threaten and that enemy is charging then the attack does double damage. If the enemy is not charging, you may attack for normal damage' rather than 'If you ready the weapon to attack any enemy that charges into the area which you threaten you can attack for double damage. If an enemy enters your area, but is not charging you don't get your readied attack' The AOO is something I consider to be entirely seperate. If you think the AOO of opportunity gets double damage too then I think it becomes more like using the weapon 'this way' rather than the double damage being linked to a readied action. And as to the person noticing you readying or waiting for something, I agree that that is something not really covered in the rules. If your DM says it appears as something overt such as wedging the butt of your spear into the dirt and placing your foot behind it then you're in trouble. [/QUOTE]

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