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<blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 297576" data-attributes="member: 5890">I think the conclusion that has been reached is that the wording of ready is flawed. It currently reads:&quot;Specify the partial action a character will take and the conditions under which it will be taken. When those conditions are met, the character may take the readied partial action. The partial action comes before the action that triggers it. For the rest of the fight, the character's initiative result is the count on which the character took the readied action, and the character acts immediately ahead of the character whose action triggered the readied action.&quot;In order for the actions which are presented as examples of readied actions to be possible, it SHOULD read:&quot;Specify the partial action a character will take and the conditions under which it will be taken. When those conditions are met, the character may take the readied partial action. The partial action comes during the condition that triggers it. It is resolved at a time which is most beneficial for the readying character. For instance if a character wishes to interrupt a spell, the action comes DURING the spellcasting, and BEFORE resolution of the spells effects. If a character wishes to shoot the first person to open a door, his partial action occurs DURING the MEA with which the door is opened, and AFTER the door is opened. If a character wishes to attack the first enemy who approaches within his 10 foot reach, his action is taken DURING the enemies movement and is resolved DURING the movement action (after the enemy enters the 10 foot reach, but before he moves any more). For the rest of the fight, the character's initiative result is assumed to be slightly before that of the triggering condition, and sharing the same initiative step.&quot;I think that about covers it, don't you? Specifically the &quot;most beneficial for the character&quot; line means that in the question above, you may cast invisibility after the targets first attack, and the ogre may attack after the target becomes visible, but before he makes the attack.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Saeviomagy, post: 297576, member: 5890"] I think the conclusion that has been reached is that the wording of ready is flawed. It currently reads: "Specify the partial action a character will take and the conditions under which it will be taken. When those conditions are met, the character may take the readied partial action. The partial action comes before the action that triggers it. For the rest of the fight, the character's initiative result is the count on which the character took the readied action, and the character acts immediately ahead of the character whose action triggered the readied action." In order for the actions which are presented as examples of readied actions to be possible, it SHOULD read: "Specify the partial action a character will take and the conditions under which it will be taken. When those conditions are met, the character may take the readied partial action. The partial action comes during the condition that triggers it. It is resolved at a time which is most beneficial for the readying character. For instance if a character wishes to interrupt a spell, the action comes DURING the spellcasting, and BEFORE resolution of the spells effects. If a character wishes to shoot the first person to open a door, his partial action occurs DURING the MEA with which the door is opened, and AFTER the door is opened. If a character wishes to attack the first enemy who approaches within his 10 foot reach, his action is taken DURING the enemies movement and is resolved DURING the movement action (after the enemy enters the 10 foot reach, but before he moves any more). For the rest of the fight, the character's initiative result is assumed to be slightly before that of the triggering condition, and sharing the same initiative step." I think that about covers it, don't you? Specifically the "most beneficial for the character" line means that in the question above, you may cast invisibility after the targets first attack, and the ogre may attack after the target becomes visible, but before he makes the attack. [/QUOTE]

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