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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 3877055" data-attributes="member: 63">I know I feel like I'm stuck in a recursive time loop.Okay, I think I've pinned down the problem. We're debating #2 in the logical argument: when is the spell complete?Ignoring game mechanics for a bit, what is going on narratively here?A. "Fireball, I invoke thee!" the wizard shouts, completing the ritual necessary to cast his spell. A pea-sized bead of fire streaks from his hand toward his intended target.or B. "Fireball, I invoke thee!" the wizard shouts, and a pea-sized bead of fire streaks from his hand. He continues to concentrate on the spell, directing its course until the moment it strikes. I think I and Nifft are interpreting fireball as working like option A. You seem to be saying it's option B. I think Nifft is saying that he readies an action of "When I see a fireball bead, I will move away from my current spot." In his mind, the wizard has finished casting the spell when that fireball bead appears, and thus its target has already been chosen. In that view of fireball, it makes sense that you can dodge it.If instead we use your view, Hyp, if you ready an action to move when you see the fireball bead, you can do that, but it won't help, because the spell is still under control of the caster until the moment it strikes. Is that right by your view?</blockquote>