Table of Contents
General Actions
| Type | Name | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Dash | PHB192 | Move your Speed |
| Normal | Disengage | PHB192 | Moving does not provoke opportunity attacks for the turn |
| Normal | Dodge | PHB192 | Attacks against you are at Disadvantage if you can see the attacker; gain Advantage on Dexterity saves |
| Normal | Help | PHB192 | Grant ally Advantage on their next attack or ability check this turn |
| Normal | Hide | PHB192 | Make a Stealth check |
| Normal | Ready | PHB193 | Declare a trigger to act as a Reaction |
| Normal | Search | PHB193 | Make a Perception or Investigation check |
| Normal | Use an Object | PHB193 | Use a second object on your turn |
| Normal | Grapple | PHB195 | Athletics vs (Athletics or Acrobatics): “grappled” condition |
| Normal | Shove | PHB195 | Athletics vs (Athletics or Acrobatics): “prone” condition or moved 5' away |
| Bonus | Two-Weapon Fighting | PHB193 | Attack with an offhand melee/thrown weapon; do not add positive stat bonus to damage (still subtract if negative) |
| Reaction | Opportunity Attack | PHB195 | Melee attack when an enemy moves out of your reach (interrupts) |
Dash
When you take the Dash action, you gain extra movement for the current turn. The increase equals your speed, after applying any modifiers. With a speed of 30 feet, for example, you can move up to 60 feet on your turn if you dash.
Any increase or decrease to your speed changes this additional movement by the same amount. If your speed of 30 feet is reduced to 15 feet, for instance, you can move up to 30 feet this turn if you dash.
Disengage
If you take the Disengage action, your movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn.
Dodge
When you take the Dodge action, you focus entirely on avoiding attacks. Until the start of your next turn, any attack roll made against you has disadvantage if you can see the attacker, and you make Dexterity saving throws with advantage. You lose this benefit if you are incapacitated (as explained in appendix A) or if your speed drops to 0.
Help
Hide
When you take the Hide action, you make a Dexterity (Stealth) check in an attempt to hide, following the rules in chapter 7 for hiding. If you succeed, you gain certain benefits, as described in the “Unseen Attackers and Targets” section later in this chapter.
Ready
Search
Use an Object
Grapple
Shove
Two-Weapon Fighting
Opportunity Attack
In a fight, everyone is constantly watching for enemies to drop their guard. You can rarely move heedlessly past your foes without putting yourself in danger; doing so provokes an opportunity attack.
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach. To make the opportunity attack, you use your reaction to make one melee attack against the provoking creature. The attack interrupts the provoking creature’s movement, occurring right before the creature leaves your reach.
You can avoid provoking an opportunity attack by taking the Disengage action. You also don’t provoke an opportunity attack when you teleport or when someone or something moves you without using your movement, action, or reaction. For example, you don’t provoke an opportunity attack if an explosion hurls you out of a foe’s reach or if gravity causes you to fall past an enemy.