Swift vs Immediate Actions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Swift vs Immediate Actions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
TheRev
01-05-08, 08:24 PM My interpretation of a swift action vs an immediate action is that a swift action can only be used in your turn, however an immediate action can be used during another figure's turn to interrupt their action. I cannot find this explicitly stated anywhere. Is this the way others play it?
Dalzig
01-05-08, 08:46 PM That's exactly how it works. Swift and immediate actions show up in various sourcebooks, so it's a bit confusing. The Rules Compendium spells it out exactly like you said, though.
hovnarr
01-06-08, 10:26 AM Exactly correct. An immediate action "borrows" the swift action you had coming in your next turn, so if you used an immediate action on an opponent's turn, you get no swift action on your next turn.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
TheRev 01-05-08, 08:24 PM	My interpretation of a swift action vs an immediate action is that a swift action can only be used in your turn, however an immediate action can be used during another figure's turn to interrupt their action. I cannot find this explicitly stated anywhere. Is this the way others play it?
Dalzig 01-05-08, 08:46 PM	That's exactly how it works. Swift and immediate actions show up in various sourcebooks, so it's a bit confusing. The Rules Compendium spells it out exactly like you said, though.
hovnarr 01-06-08, 10:26 AM	Exactly correct. An immediate action "borrows" the swift action you had coming in your next turn, so if you used an immediate action on an opponent's turn, you get no swift action on your next turn.