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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jontherev" data-source="post: 167983" data-attributes="member: 1451">Well, that wasn't my goal.  You are obviously a sensitive guy, which I can appreciate, since I am too.<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    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  You are taking this WAY too personally, and making incorrect assumptions about my motives.Because unless you are completely undetectable, the dragon has a chance to spot you.  If he doesn't spot you, then sure...you get to surprise it.  I never said you couldn't surprise him, just that it was very doubtful.  Oh, and by the way, here's a nice tidbit from Dimensional Door that you neglected:  "After using this spell, the character can’t take any other actions until the character's next turn."This is not how the readied action works.  You can't ready an action that is triggered by yourself...otherwise, it would simply be a continuation of your turn, and not really even be "readying" anything.  From the SRD: "The ready action lets a character prepare to take an action later, after a character's turn is over but before a character's next one has begun."  You need to set a condition that hasn't happened yet, not one that will be triggered by yourself at the "end" of your turn.  At least, that's how I interpret readying an action to work.I suppose I would let ethereal work, as long as the dragon couldn't also see ethereal, since you can cancel the spell just before you strike.  However, your PC is going to have serious problems casting scrolls of this high a level.  You are making so many rolls that something is bound to fail.  I will go into this difficulty later.  Readying an action need not be used, and again imo is not relevant in the way you wish to use it.If you'll notice<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    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />, no familiars in the PHB that I'm aware of have ranged attacks listed.  Their attacks are specifically listed in the descriptions in the MM. That's fine.  Again, I never said you can't surprise him, just that it's highly unlikely.  Ethereality is your best bet.Don't blame your typo on me.  This is your smackdown, so don't assume others will make proper assumptions that you don't spell out.  I was only giving my opinion about the weapon, which wasn't designed to nullify the validity of your smackdown...just to caution that it's probably not viable in many campaigns.  If you noticed, I acknowledged (more than once I think) that this was simply a smackdown.  Everyone reading this thread knows that.Covered this already.Sigh.  Would you please read the spell?  Here it is: "The character's next single attack roll (within the duration of the spell) gains a +20 insight bonus."  How can you misinterpret this?  It doesn't matter if a weapon gives 50 attacks, only the first attack roll gets the bonus.  You are being really stubborn here on this point.Abusing the rules and breaking the rules are 2 different things.  And smackdowns to me are simply a minmaxing challenge to do the most possible damage, not warp rules or neglect ones that stop me from doing something.  I don't care how strong a cat is, it's not going to throw a friggin' cottonball with any amount of accuracy.  They just aren't made to throw stuff.  Theoretically, a lion a plenty strong enough to do this, but I don't see it happening.  I'm sorry, this just throws suspension of disbelief right out the window in my eyes.  This is just my opinion though, so if you guys think this is fine, ok.  I'd rule that they can only attack as stated in the MM, end of story.  Or, try the flying technique I gave earlier and the DM can give circumstance penalties as appropriate.Well, you never mentioned using a scroll, so that's your mistake, not mine.  Using UMD takes a standard action, so casting quickened scrolls is worthless.  So, you're a first level wizard casting a 5th level spell.  Caster level check DC 10 gives you a 55% chance of success.  That's not something I would bet my life on personally.I have no problem admitting when I am wrong, which I was here.It appears you are very sensitive and do not like to be proven wrong.I never once thought that, and still don't.  It's funny how ASSumptions work both ways huh?  There are a lot of rules, and ALL of us look over them sometimes.  You are wrong on several points and why should I give you the benefit of the doubt when you are blatantly ignoring/misinterpreting rules?People are brutal on this board when it comes to smackdowns.  You miss one rule and it will be pointed out to you.  Benefit of the doubt is not relevant here imo.  I wasn't analyzing your thought processes, just the words that were in your post.  Don't let your imagination get the best of you.  My opinion of you as a person is nonexistant because I *try* not to judge people w/o getting to know them.  I say this because it appears you are taking this very personally, and it's not meant to be.Sure, I guess, but you are just now mentioning this.  Summoning is 1 round/level too, which can hurt when you are doing all of this buffing just before combat.  You can't just come up with a smackdown/tactic and say it's doable.  It has to follow the rules.  Also, remember that I was just responding to YOUR POSTED tactic, and using the rules to justify or not justify it's workability.  Well, sorry, but you had several errors.  To me, it was your sensitivity that perceived me as "lecturing" and "patronizing".  Honestly, your last post was much more negative and patronizing.  If you're going to ask someone not to do something, don't do it yourself.  I'm sure you've been playing the game a long time, so have I.  That doesn't mean I don't screw up sometimes, and believe me, I've been hammered many times in the past on this board for doing so.  Please don't take this so personal.  Just because I am correcting you, doesn't mean I think you are stupid.  This IS the rules forum you know?  If someone's wrong, they should be corrected.  I apologize if my tone was hurtful, as I am not the kind of person that gets off on trolling.Your smackdown is much less useful than originally posted, but still very nice.  Just realize how difficult it will be to UMD with a +5 (very high DC's and wasted scrolls/money, plus possible mishaps), OR using wizard/cleric caster levels to cast higher level spells.  And please don't go off on the 5 year old moron thing because of my last statement.  I congratulate myself on the longest post of my membership.<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    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />EDIT:  I forgot to add that the number of free actions (assuming you have a Heward's Handy Haversack or other way of pulling out scrolls as a free action) is limited to whatever the DM feels is appropriate, so pulling out/casting 6 quickened true strike scrolls in one round would probably not be allowed by many DMs.</blockquote>

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