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Can you ready more than one type of action in a given round?
For example; On your turn can you move then ready a standard action of attack if a target gets in range and ready a free action of rage if you are able to attack?
You can only ready an action that has a single target. You could ready an action that allows you to rage when you attack a target that gets in range, but you couldn't ready an action to attack the ogre if they come in the door, and at the same time ready an action to attack the goblin if they come in the window.
However you COULD ready an action to attack the first enemy that comes in range, whether goblin or ogre...
Can you ready more than one type of action in a given round?
For example; On your turn can you move then ready a standard action of attack if a target gets in range and ready a free action of rage if you are able to attack?
I do not believe that in this case the rage would be impacted. The rules state you can ready a free action, but I don't think the act of raging while attacking comes into play in this regard. If you ready an attack you should be able to rage and attack.
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Can you ready more than one type of action in a given round?
For example; On your turn can you move then ready a standard action of attack if a target gets in range and ready a free action of rage if you are able to attack?
The act of readying is itself a standard action, so you can only ready once per round. This is stated explicitly in the Combat chapter under "Ready".
You can only ready an action that has a single target.
This is not in the rules.
You could ready an action that allows you to rage when you attack a target that gets in range
You can't ready an action to do X after you've done Y. The Ready rules state that you must take your readied action "before your next action". If you take another action, you lose your readied one. Your readied action needs to be the very next action you take.
Jiggy, are you saying that a barbarian can't ready a raged attack because rage is an action and attack is an action and you can't do both?
Just wondering, would any GM out there have a problem with a barbarian reading an attack and using rage?
I wouldn't.
On the "one target" yeah, that was poorly worded. Obviously a readied area attack spell would hit more than one target, I stated that badly for sure.
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Can you ready more than one type of action in a given round?
For example; On your turn can you move then ready a standard action of attack if a target gets in range and ready a free action of rage if you are able to attack?
Page 203 of the corebook states,
Readying an Action: You can ready a standard action,
a move action, a swift action, or a free action. To do so,
specify the action you will take and the conditions under
which you will take it. Then, anytime before your next
action, you may take the readied action in response to
that condition. The action occurs just before the action
that triggers it. If the triggered action is part of another
character’s activities, you interrupt the other character.
Assuming he is still capable of doing so, he continues
his actions once you complete your readied action. Your
initiative result changes. For the rest of the encounter, your
initiative result is the count on which you took the readied
action, and you act immediately ahead of the character
whose action triggered your readied action.
You can take a 5-foot step as part of your readied action,
but only if you don’t otherwise move any distance during
the round.
I interpret RAW as action meaning single. You could not, IMHO, take a free action during you're readied action to attack. To get the effects of rage you would have to rage as a free action on your turn THEN ready a standard action to attack.
The wording of the rule goes into great detail to not use any plural in regards to action. In every example of the word, singular usage of action is used.
I think this would be a good candidate for an official FAQ, as it effects swift actions during a readied attack, of which there are tons more.
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Jiggy, are you saying that a barbarian can't ready a raged attack because rage is an action and attack is an action and you can't do both?
Just wondering, would any GM out there have a problem with a barbarian reading an attack and using rage?
I wouldn't.
My question to you would be "Why not just rage now, right before readying your action to attack?"
I can't think of any answer that doesn't feel like cheating (wanting to keep your AC up for part of the round, wanting the option to back out and never rage in the first place rather than making a decision, etc).
If you're not trying to get away with anything, then it's a moot point because you can just enter your rage right before readying your attack.
In a more general sense, all kinds of weird shenanigans could happen if you could do something else before your readied action goes off.
Even so, this is why we have GMs - if your idea isn't technically legal but it's cool and not hurting anything, the GM can overrule the rules. But this is the Rules Forum, and people come here looking for how the rules actually work (either because they play PFS where GMs have to go by the book, or they just want to understand better, or whatever). As such, I give answers according to what the rules actually say.
Doesn't mean I think a GM should never make an exception.
Even so, this is why we have GMs - if your idea isn't technically legal but it's cool and not hurting anything, the GM can overrule the rules. But this is the Rules Forum, and people come here looking for how the rules actually work (either because they play PFS where GMs have to go by the book, or they just want to understand better, or whatever). As such, I give answers according to what the rules actually say.Doesn't mean I think a GM should never make an exception.
Jiggy, I think your approach to the rage example is solid, and that would resolve the specific example, but I was really addressing the more general case. I went back and read the rule again and it appears, by RAW, that you cannot ready a raged attack because raging and attacking are both actions. But I had never really thought of a free action as an action that would interfere with a readied action. Just an oversight on my part. I mean shouting is a "free action" so technically you could not ready an action to shout and attack, but how silly is that?
Hmm... I guess I'll continue to rule more or less the same way, but it is good that I have a clearer understanding.
My philosophy is that I'd rather houserule on purpose than by ignorance. ;)
touche, mon ami