I'm aware of the various uses for readied actions, but take this example:
BBEG uses fireball, bard's readied action is to cast solid note at his max range to intercept the spell, detonating the fireball early. Is this legal?
Solid Note does not break the wizard's line of effect, so it does not intercept the spell.
He doesn't have to break line of effect... Fireball has specific wording that means it could work.
CRB Fireball spell 2nd paragraph wrote: You point your finger and determine the range (distance and height) at which the fireball is to burst. A glowing, pea-sized bead streaks from the pointing digit and, unless it impacts upon a material body or solid barrier prior to attaining the prescribed range, blossoms into the fireball at that point. An early impact results in an early detonation. If you attempt to send the bead through a narrow passage, such as through an arrow slit, you must “hit” the opening with a ranged touch attack, or else the bead strikes the barrier and detonates prematurely. And based on Solid Note it can form a barrier, since using it to hold a door is one of the examples. APG Solid Note wrote: You give temporary physical form to a single musical note and can hang it, suspended, wherever you wish within range, allowing you to use it as hook, pulley, door blocker, or anything else your imagination desires. The exact appearance of the solid note depends on your melody. You can make it spiked or smooth, simple or convoluted, and with any color pattern you wish, however, it always has a size approximately equal to that of your outstretched hand. Once created, the solid note resists all attempts to move it but instantly disappears if enough force or weight is brought to bear against it. The note has an effective Strength equal to 10 + your caster level. It cannot hold more weight than the equivalent of a heavy load for its Strength without disappearing. Any creature that wins an opposed Strength check against the note (by pushing open a door which the note is holding shut for example) also causes it to disappear. The note can never deal actual harm to a creature and disappears if successfully attacked (AC 10 + your Charisma modifier) or overcome with a combat maneuver such as bull rush (CMD 2 + your base attack bonus + your Charisma modifier). Any creature obstructed by the solid note simply fails to budge it and loses that action for the round. However, there would be a chance that you missed with two objects that small. I would let you target a finite object (AC 18) with the same bonus used for it's CMD, (that being BAB+Cha) in order to place it in the right spot.
Thanks for the clarification TG!
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