Dodge. You'd get the same benefits using the action immediately.
Dash or Disengage, which won't benefit you on someone else's turn.
Disengage would definitely be pointless - but you can ready a Dash ("you gain extra movement for the current turn").
The way I understand it, Dash doesn't actually move you - it's a kind of "self buff" that increases your movement speed. If you ready Dash, after the trigger your movement will be increased but you won't be able to move because it's not your turn. Then comes your turn - which is definitely not "current" which means it got wasted.
That can't be true because one of the examples in the Ready action is "If the goblin steps next to me, I move away.". If you couldn't move then why is that an option? As Farling said - the only way you could move is by using the Dash action.
Here's the relevant line from Chapter 9: "Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it."
Dodge. You'd get the same benefits using the action immediately.
Dash or Disengage, which won't benefit you on someone else's turn.
Disengage would definitely be pointless - but you can ready a Dash ("you gain extra movement for the current turn").
The way I understand it, Dash doesn't actually move you - it's a kind of "self buff" that increases your movement speed. If you ready Dash, after the trigger your movement will be increased but you won't be able to move because it's not your turn. Then comes your turn - which is definitely not "current" which means it got wasted.
That can't be true because one of the examples in the Ready action is "If the goblin steps next to me, I move away.". If you couldn't move then why is that an option? As Farling said - the only way you could move is by using the Dash action.
Read what Ready can do. Already answered that ;-)
Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it
Dodge. You'd get the same benefits using the action immediately.
Dash or Disengage, which won't benefit you on someone else's turn.
I'd say readying a dodge is less useful than using the action immediately. Dodge gives benefits in multiple situations, but when you ready you have to pick a trigger.
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Here's the relevant line from Chapter 9: "Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it."
Read what Ready can do. Already answered that ;-)
Wow - you both quoted me in the 10 seconds it took me to delete my reply when I noticed the error.
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I'd say readying a dodge is less useful than using the action immediately. Dodge gives benefits in multiple situations, but when you ready you have to pick a trigger.