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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5607653" data-attributes="member: 92305">Ah-saw, when I can snatch the pebble from the master's hand...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I really don't think you have it right, and the rules compendium seems to back me up.&nbsp;The question is: Is the act of readying, itself, a action? The book says that it is a standard action.&nbsp;Thus, if you ready an action, the first part of your round is the act of readying. The last half of your round is the action that you readied.&nbsp;It seems that you're combining the act of readying, which should be a standard action by itself, with the action that is being readied.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does &quot;readying&quot; cost some time?&nbsp;If it doesn't, then what you say is correct: A character can Move, and then Ready an attack for later in the round. The first action is the Move. The second action is the attack later in the round. &quot;Readying&quot; itself costs no time.&nbsp;But, the rulebook says, &quot;Readying is a standard action.&quot; If the act of readying is an action by itself, then what you say is not correct because you're allowing a character three actions in the round: Move is the first action; Readying is the second action; and the attack later in the round is the third action.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because it's in a paragraph that discusses the 5' step and the wording in the Rules Compendium seems to support it.&nbsp;Plus, if the act of &quot;readying&quot; is itself an action separate from whatever action will be triggered later, it makes sense that the movement to the door is a 5' step (the example showing us that a character only gets one 5' step during a round).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EDIT:&nbsp; You decide to ready your spear for a suspected upcoming charge.&nbsp; Think about it this way:&nbsp; Actually taking your spear, slamming it into the ground, putting your foot on the butt, and bracing it with your arms to receive a charge is an action.&nbsp; This is the standard action required when readying an action.&nbsp;Then, once the readied action is triggered, the attack with the spear on the oncoming charging foe is an action.&nbsp;That's two actions:&nbsp; The first is setting the spear to receive the charge (or readying the attack action).&nbsp; The second is the actual attack once the charging foe comes at you (the readied action).&nbsp;There's no time in the round to move before the spear is set for the charge (or &quot;readied&quot;).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5607653, member: 92305"] Ah-saw, when I can snatch the pebble from the master's hand... I really don't think you have it right, and the rules compendium seems to back me up. [COLOR=blue]The question is: Is the act of readying, itself, a action? The book says that it is a standard action.[/COLOR] Thus, if you ready an action, the first part of your round is the act of readying. The last half of your round is the action that you readied. It seems that you're combining the act of readying, which should be a standard action by itself, with the action that is being readied. Does "readying" cost some time? If it doesn't, then what you say is correct: A character can Move, and then Ready an attack for later in the round. The first action is the Move. The second action is the attack later in the round. "Readying" itself costs no time. But, the rulebook says, "Readying is a standard action." If the act of readying is an action by itself, then what you say is not correct because you're allowing a character three actions in the round: Move is the first action; Readying is the second action; and the attack later in the round is the third action. Because it's in a paragraph that discusses the 5' step and the wording in the Rules Compendium seems to support it. Plus, if the act of "readying" is itself an action separate from whatever action will be triggered later, it makes sense that the movement to the door is a 5' step (the example showing us that a character only gets one 5' step during a round). [COLOR=blue]EDIT: You decide to ready your spear for a suspected upcoming charge. Think about it this way: Actually taking your spear, slamming it into the ground, putting your foot on the butt, and bracing it with your arms to receive a charge is an action. This is the standard action required when readying an action.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]Then, once the readied action is triggered, the attack with the spear on the oncoming charging foe is an action.[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]That's two actions: The first is setting the spear to receive the charge (or readying the attack action). The second is the actual attack once the charging foe comes at you (the readied action).[/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue]There's no time in the round to move before the spear is set for the charge (or "readied").[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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