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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 9755901" data-attributes="member: 59057">One thing to note is that the ready action tells us that the spell is cast as normal. Maybe the whole section about readied actions should be transferred to the magic actiom section. Because what you really do is casting the spell and just not releasing its energy. On a different note Ivd say the use of a ready action in many cases is the actual offender. Many expoits rely on ignoring the bolded word. [USER=7030563]@ECMO3[/USER] at least has a correct trigger. In the game, the fighter would cast the spell once and then waves the staff again threatening to cast another spell. So at least enemies have a chance to break concentration before approaching further. That at least sounds halfway OK and I might not intervene as a DM.If the enemies just run into the person swinging the staff instead of attacking, that is on them. Maybe triggers of readied action need to be perceivable by the enemies too. So you have to shout: "no step further" . Or "don't move" Or: "don't even try to attack me", but in the latter case I might roll another initiative check or let the caster make an appropriate saving throw to be faster than the shooter.</blockquote>