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<blockquote data-quote="mrpopstar" data-source="post: 8353153" data-attributes="member: 25352"><p>Hey, all! Been a long time!</p><p></p><p>So, I searched the forums and scanned a few threads. Started a conversation with my group and now I'm overthinking it.</p><p></p><p>It seems that when you take the Ready action, all you can reasonably use your reaction to do is move up to your speed, make one attack, cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, or use an object.</p><p></p><p>I understand the rules to imply that taking the Ready action allows me to use any of the other standard actions listed under "Actions in Combat" when I take my triggered reaction, but in reality that's not exactly true given the limited benefits.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You don't benefit by taking the Ready action to Dash.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You don't benefit by taking the Ready action to Disengage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could technically benefit by taking the Ready action to Dodge, but why would you wait before you act?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could technically benefit by taking the the Ready action to Help, but why would you wait before you act?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could technically benefit by taking the Ready action to Hide, but why would you wait before you act?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You could <em>maybe</em> benefit by taking the Ready action to Search given the corner case scenario.</li> </ul><p>I felt as though the precedent of previous editions was informing an assumptive understanding, but now that I look closer I see that Ready hasn't exactly changed, it's just that two thirds of the options aren't really options. Am I misunderstanding something?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrpopstar, post: 8353153, member: 25352"] Hey, all! Been a long time! So, I searched the forums and scanned a few threads. Started a conversation with my group and now I'm overthinking it. It seems that when you take the Ready action, all you can reasonably use your reaction to do is move up to your speed, make one attack, cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, or use an object. I understand the rules to imply that taking the Ready action allows me to use any of the other standard actions listed under "Actions in Combat" when I take my triggered reaction, but in reality that's not exactly true given the limited benefits. [LIST] [*]You don't benefit by taking the Ready action to Dash. [*]You don't benefit by taking the Ready action to Disengage. [*]You could technically benefit by taking the Ready action to Dodge, but why would you wait before you act? [*]You could technically benefit by taking the the Ready action to Help, but why would you wait before you act? [*]You could technically benefit by taking the Ready action to Hide, but why would you wait before you act? [*]You could [I]maybe[/I] benefit by taking the Ready action to Search given the corner case scenario. [/LIST] I felt as though the precedent of previous editions was informing an assumptive understanding, but now that I look closer I see that Ready hasn't exactly changed, it's just that two thirds of the options aren't really options. Am I misunderstanding something? [/QUOTE]
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