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<blockquote data-quote="Essenti" data-source="post: 6337972" data-attributes="member: 100205">Requiring the caster to ready the spell every turn doesn't seem logical to me. They readied the spell by casting it (and expending a spell slot) with a clearly stated trigger, and now they must use their single concentration &quot;slot&quot; to hold the spell in a readied &quot;reaction&quot; state. The spell is effectively wasted if the trigger never happens, the caster fails a concentration check, casts another spell using concentration, or if they have no reaction when the trigger happens (yes, shield, I'm looking at you). Concentration rules already limit what the caster can do while concentrating on a spell. I see no reason in the rules or otherwise to tack on more limitations for a readied spell.And... back on topic... I was initially concerned about the non-proficient saving throw weakness when I first read through the rules... However, the more I play the game, the more I appreciate the elegance of the concentration mechanic in 5e. Concentration is a wonderful limiting mechanic to bring casters back down to the same playing field as the martial classes. This is one of my favorite mechanics in the new rules. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Essenti, post: 6337972, member: 100205"] Requiring the caster to ready the spell every turn doesn't seem logical to me. They readied the spell by casting it (and expending a spell slot) with a clearly stated trigger, and now they must use their single concentration "slot" to hold the spell in a readied "reaction" state. The spell is effectively wasted if the trigger never happens, the caster fails a concentration check, casts another spell using concentration, or if they have no reaction when the trigger happens (yes, shield, I'm looking at you). Concentration rules already limit what the caster can do while concentrating on a spell. I see no reason in the rules or otherwise to tack on more limitations for a readied spell. And... back on topic... I was initially concerned about the non-proficient saving throw weakness when I first read through the rules... However, the more I play the game, the more I appreciate the elegance of the concentration mechanic in 5e. Concentration is a wonderful limiting mechanic to bring casters back down to the same playing field as the martial classes. This is one of my favorite mechanics in the new rules. :D [/QUOTE]

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