Questions tagged [immediate-actions]
In the D&D and Pathfinder family of games, an immediate action is an action that takes place nearly-instantaneously, usually as a reaction to a trigger.
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Does PC have to be aware of being targeted to use immediate action as a response?
Question as simple as title yet very hard to answer. I'm specifically referring to things like:
Abrupt Jaunt variant wizard class feature,
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Wings of Cover spell,
or any other similar effect.
Can ...
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Dropping weapons to cast immediate spell with somatic components
While holding a quarterstaff, can you cast an immediate action spell with somatic components (such as Saving Finale) while ending your turn holding the staff in two hands?
I have a player that claims ...
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Can a player use both a readied action and an immediate action?
Character A readies an action to counter a spell if Enemy Wizard casts a spell
Character A is then attacked by Enemy Rogue, and uses an immediate action (like Windy ...
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How does Mad Foam Rager (immediate action) work?
Reading up on Mad Foam Rager, I am not clear how it works. I am wondering if there's clarity somewhere, such as use cases, or errata or I'm just confused about immediate actions or the word "effect". ...
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Can I benefit from more than one celerity effect in the same round?
Assuming I'm immune to daze (quick recovery does not work it seems, so any other way then like Mark of the Dauntless)
I resist it after doing my standard action acquired via celerity
that I ...
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Can Nerveskitter be cast during a surprise round, let's say directly when you realize that you are being ambushed?
Let's say my group is ambushed and no one is aware, the ennemies then
have a surprise round against us.
As soon as I am aware of the attack (they could jump/charge in front of us, shoot an arrow AND ...
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Can you interrupt the standard action a wizard acquired via celerity with a celerity of your own?
The answers in the Question: A question about Celerity spells confused me...
Some people claim that immediate actions are resolved in the order they are called wich I agree, except in the case of ...
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Interactions between Reposition and Trip Maneuvers when making both with a Flowing Monk's Reposition
This question about the Flowing Monk's Redirection already lightens the mechanic when one combat maneuver is used. However the order of the actions and their interactions remains ambiguous to me when, ...
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Does counterspelling as an immediate action allows you to cast another spell the same turn?
I have this doubt. For what I have been reading it seems so, indeed you can counterspell and cast the same turn. So, whoever can counter as an immediate action like the abjurer (counterspell) or the ...
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Is an attack of opportunity an immediate action?
If you make an attack of opportunity, can you take an immediate action in the same round? It would make sense because immediate actions were invented after the PH (and therefore AoOs), but is this RAW?...
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Timing of Slayer Studying Target after/during Sneak Attack
I find this statement from the slayer's Studied Target ability confusing:
If a slayer deals sneak attack damage to a target, he can study that
target as an immediate action, allowing him to apply ...
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How to use Mirror Dodge or other immediate actions?
Let us say my Archmage wins the Initiative and acts first. He uses Wild Arcana to cast Fox Cunning. But he has not perceived the rogue coming from behind. The rogue hits my Wizard. Now he could use ...
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Is fully-errata'd Hybrid Divine Challenge a No Action or an Immediate Action?
According to the Essentials update 2 (November 2010), both the original Divine Challenge and the Hybrid Divine Challenge damage instance appear to have been errata-ed to be a no action event (yes, ...
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Can an Immediate action be taken after an attack hits but before damage is rolled? [duplicate]
So I intend to take Wave shield. It takes an immediate action to activate.
I already know questions will come up with my DM when I try to use this ability...
The way I understand the mechanics ...
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Can I use Hero's Defiance (or an immediate action) before I've had a chance to take my turn?
Suppose I have a paladin in a fight with a tiger. We roll initiative, and the paladin is going to go last. In the first round, the tiger charges and deals 54 damage to my paladin, and takes them down.
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Are you flat-footed after taking an action but before your first turn?
This might seem like an odd question. Ordinarily, you can't take any actions before your first turn. However, I can think of at least two ways that you can take an immediate action while flat-footed: ...
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Chameleon + Cloud of Darkness
My question is about the interaction between the Rogue Utility Chameleon (below and PHB 120) and the Drow racial Cloud of Darkness.
Chameleon (Rogue Utility 6)
You blend into your surroundings.
At-...
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Opportunity attacks and immediate interupts per round [duplicate]
I read this in an online article, which sounded incorrect to me.
The Fighter takes his free attack and gets all the additional bonuses that come with Combat Superiority. Needless to say, my ...
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Immediate action right after damage
Damp Power (psionic):
Manifesting Time: 1 immediate action
An amber aura quickly spreads over your body, moderating the effects of the environment. When you manifest this power, you are protected ...
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Can a creature use an Immediate Interrupt (Trigger: Enemy Movement) against his own forced Move Action?
If a creature has an Immediate Interrupt action with a Trigger: Enemy Movement - can the creature use an ability that forcefully pulls the target - then immediately after pulling the target, invoke ...
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What is the best way to maintain the threat of a Defender after your immediate action is spent?
The PHB1 fighter and most other pre-essentials defenders use immediate actions to enforce their marks.
Unfortunately for this strategy Defenders are limited to only enforcing a single mark violation ...
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Does an opportunity attack that stuns prevent the movement?
If I make an opportunity attack with some combination of riders that will cause a hit to stun (or if the victim has already taken some action, daze) can the target of my attack continue their movement?...
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Can Pursuit of the Hunter be triggered in the middle of the enemy's movement?
From Pursuit of the Hunter:
Trigger: An enemy within 2 squares of you moves on its turn
Does the triggering enemy have to start its movement within two squares, or can the power be triggered mid-...
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Can shifting trigger immediate actions?
The primary benefit of using shift instead of move, is this:
No Opportunity Attacks: Your movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks.
Despite the above, can shifting still trigger immediate ...
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