Action
Rule
Also Bonus Action, Free Action
Actions are structured ways to act when your Game ManagerGame Manager TermGame Managers (GMs) are the people who run the game for the Players at a table. tracks RoundsRound CombatRounds are the units of time that divide play into 6-second intervals..
Core Rule—Action
- Meet its requirements.
- Spend its listed APAction Point CombatAction Points (AP) are the resource you spend to use Actions when your Game Manager tracks Rounds..
- If an action isn’t listed, your GMGame Manager TermGame Managers (GMs) are the people who run the game for the Players at a table. decides how it works.
Kinds of Actions
- AidActionAid is an Action you take as a Reaction to help with another Creature’s task.
- AttackActionAttack is the Action you use to strike Targets.
- BargeActionBarge is an Action you use to force your way past a Creature that blocks your path.
- CastActionCast is the Action you use to unleash a Spell.
- ClutchActionClutch is an Action you take as a Reaction to catch yourself as you fall.
- CommandActionCommand is an Action you use to give an order to a Creature or a Summon.
- DefendActionDefend is an Action that raises your Defense with your Shield.
- DelayActionDelay is an Action you use to act later in Initiative, after a Creature you choose.
- DispatchActionDispatch is an Action you use to finish off a Helpless Creature.
- GrappleActionGrapple is an Action you use to seize and hold a Creature.
- HideActionHide is an Action you use to slip out of sight.
- InteractActionInteract is the catch-all Action for handling things around you.
- InterceptActionIntercept is an Action you take as a Reaction to strike a Target that moves out of your Reach.
- MoveActionMove is the Action you use to change your position.
- ReadyActionReady is an Action that lets you hold another Action until a chosen Trigger.
- RideActionRide is an Action you use to mount and travel on a Willing Creature.
- SearchActionSearch is an Action you use to examine your surroundings for anything hidden or out of place.
- SneakActionSneak is an Action you use to move while staying Hidden.
Source Player Codex, Encounters