Post/Author/DateTime	Post
garner_adam 05-14-07, 03:12 PM	Let's say you have a long spear. Your turn comes and you ready your spear against a charge. As your initiative counts away an Orc charges you. Is this the scenario that would occur? 1) Readied attack made against a charge. 2) Attack of Opportunity due to Orc leaving the threatened square.
tarkin 05-14-07, 03:18 PM	Yes. You get the readied action when he comes into the first square you have reach. You get the AoO when he leaves that same square.
Inigo Carmine 05-14-07, 03:23 PM	Yes. You get the readied action when he comes into the first square you have reach. You get the AoO when he leaves that same square. Correct. Note that you only get double damage for readying against a charge on the readied action, not on the AoO.
garner_adam 05-14-07, 03:25 PM	Thanks for the help. My gaming group has been playing with a house rule for a long time in which entering a threatened square provoked. We're in the midst of returning to "Rules as Written".
Draculator 05-16-07, 06:46 AM	How about this: If I am a Monk (unarmed strike threatens squares) and a Fighter (prof. w/ Longspear) who also has the Hold The Line feat but does not even ready his reach weapon against a charge, would I get two AoOs? I see it as this: First AoO with Longspear due to Hold The Line (but no double damage since it is not readied against a charge). Second AoO with Unarmed Strike (i.e., a foot, since the Longspear uses up both hands and I cannot use a free action to loose one hand from the Longspear because it is not my turn) because opponent leaves square that is threatened with the Longspear. What if in addition to all of that I had also readied the Longspear against a charge? Would I get 3 attacks, one with double damage with Longspear, and the 2 AoOs described above? Or would the first AoO and the readied action conflict and I would have to decide what to choose (i.e., spent the action for double damage, or save it for when it is my turn and rather not miss the AoO)? -Drac