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Using a readied action to double up sneak attacks. How acceptable? How palateable?
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<blockquote data-quote="Larrin" data-source="post: 5444984" data-attributes="member: 55816"><p>Since readied actions act as immediate reactions, they don't happen on your turn (right?). Thus if I sneak attack an enemy, then use an action point to ready another attack, and then it triggers while you still have CA, you get your sneak attack again. I fairly convinced this is true, and it seems like a nice way to get over the fact that usually a thief action pointing after they've sneak attacked is unimpressive. </p><p></p><p>A variation of this is a scout hitting with his two weapon attack (free attack action) and readying an attack that he'll power strike with (another free attack action that can not occur on the same turn as another free attack action, as per updated free action rules, and essentials).</p><p></p><p>My question is, how would you feel about this happening at your table? It rubs me the wrong way (it kinda gamey, especially since the 'smartest' way is to set the triggering event as "the start of the next persons turn" so you don't loose initiative placement), but I'm playing a scout and having only used power strike once in 8 sessions (from one of two OAs I've made) makes me wish I had some way to set it up.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larrin, post: 5444984, member: 55816"] Since readied actions act as immediate reactions, they don't happen on your turn (right?). Thus if I sneak attack an enemy, then use an action point to ready another attack, and then it triggers while you still have CA, you get your sneak attack again. I fairly convinced this is true, and it seems like a nice way to get over the fact that usually a thief action pointing after they've sneak attacked is unimpressive. A variation of this is a scout hitting with his two weapon attack (free attack action) and readying an attack that he'll power strike with (another free attack action that can not occur on the same turn as another free attack action, as per updated free action rules, and essentials). My question is, how would you feel about this happening at your table? It rubs me the wrong way (it kinda gamey, especially since the 'smartest' way is to set the triggering event as "the start of the next persons turn" so you don't loose initiative placement), but I'm playing a scout and having only used power strike once in 8 sessions (from one of two OAs I've made) makes me wish I had some way to set it up. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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