{"id":3002,"date":"2022-09-21T23:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T22:08:45","slug":"dd-5e-rules-multiattack-extra-attack-and-attacks-of-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/heroes\/2022\/09\/dd-5e-rules-multiattack-extra-attack-and-attacks-of-opportunity.html","title":{"rendered":"D&D 5e Rules – Actions, Attacks, MultiAttack, Extra Attack, and Attacks of Opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KnowPart of an ongoing series of 5e (2014)<\/strong> Rules notes.<\/a>\u00a0 See the end of the post for notes on 5.5e (2024)<\/strong> rules.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

These notes came from early on in my 5e experience, since the delineations of what you could do in a given turn wasn’t immediately clear.<\/p>\n

So, on your turn in a round of combat<\/a> (which is basically when you need to be concerned about it), you can do the following<\/a>, where\/when your character is able to do so:<\/p>\n

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  1. A Move (this can be broken into parts around your other activities).<\/li>\n
  2. An Action.<\/em><\/li>\n
  3. (If you have one) a Bonus Action<\/em><\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. A free interaction with the world around you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Outside of your turn in the round, you may also take a Reaction.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Things you can do on your turn. (Source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    (See also my notes on the\u00a0Action Economy<\/a> about maximizing use of these elements.)<\/p>\n

    Actions<\/h1>\n

    Actions<\/em> include (PHB 192) Attack, Cast a Spell, Dash, Disengage, Dodge, Help, Hide, Ready, Search, Use an Object<\/a><\/em>. Your class or a special feature may provide other Actions<\/em>, and NPCs may have their own Action<\/em> list as well.<\/p>\n

    It’s important to distinguish between an “attack” and the Attack Action<\/em>.<\/p>\n