New Posts For Thread: Prepare an Action: Most broken mechanic ever?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_everOk guys, right now we've stopped the session for a while cuz we're filled with doubts...Ok, so, it seems that preparing an action is totally broken, or we're missunderstanding it. Look, my players are fighting a bunch of dancing living dolls with blaWell ok, I think my mistake here was not understanding this rule enough... I mean, I read it on the player's handbok and it seems so... overpowered :/Still, thanks guys, now I understand it much better... But this made me have another unrelated doubhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_ever?post_id=527472603#527472603Well ok, I think my mistake here was not understanding this rule enough... I mean, I read it on the player's handbok and it seems so... overpowered :/Still, thanks guys, now I understand it much better... But this made me have another unrelated doubMon, 24 Dec 2012 10:43:21 -0600When you Ready An Action, you choose the specific action the creature is readying. Unless the PC has a specific power that lets it grab and knock prone, he won't be able to do both at-will. Anyone can Ready An Action to ready a standard action to usehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_ever?post_id=527463717#527463717When you Ready An Action, you choose the specific action the creature is readying. Unless the PC has a specific power that lets it grab and knock prone, he won't be able to do both at-will. Anyone can Ready An Action to ready a standard action to useSun, 23 Dec 2012 19:41:25 -0600Read the Ready An Action FAQ near the top of the Rules Q&A page. It's clear and concise.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_ever?post_id=527463715#527463715Read the Ready An Action FAQ near the top of the Rules Q&A page. It's clear and concise.Sun, 23 Dec 2012 19:41:07 -0600Readying an action only provokes an OA if the action you are readying would provoke an OA when used.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_ever?post_id=527462945#527462945Readying an action only provokes an OA if the action you are readying would provoke an OA when used.Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:52:50 -0600If you can easily beat the players readying actions by having the monsters act intelligently, then there is no problem.For example, these dolls have seen three of their number go down to the same tactic. They should be adapting. When the next one chahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29599431/Prepare_an_Action:_Most_broken_mechanic_ever?post_id=527462853#527462853If you can easily beat the players readying actions by having the monsters act intelligently, then there is no problem.For example, these dolls have seen three of their number go down to the same tactic. They should be adapting. When the next one chaSun, 23 Dec 2012 18:47:37 -0600