Action Economy

Guides And Explainers

Escaping a grapple often causes confusion because the rules around actions, reactions, and movement can vary by system. In many tabletop roleplaying and combat simulation framew...

Guides And Explainers

Action feats in Pathfinder are special abilities tied to the standard action, move action, swift action, or free action system. They let characters do more than fight or cast sp...

rules-clarification

In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, players and DMs frequently ask: is Bless a bonus action? The short answer is no: Bless is not a bonus action, nor does it consume one. Instead...

Game Mechanics

A grapple action is a controlled physical engagement in which one combatant secures holds on another to restrict movement, create tactical advantages, or set up subsequent actio...

Game Mechanics

In Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, a bonus action is a game term that describes a small, secondary effort you can take on your turn, using the same timing rules as ordinary acti...

rules

The dash action exists to let a creature spend all its effort moving as quickly as possible. In most editions of Dungeons & Dragons, including 5th edition, using the dash is str...

rules

Two-weapon fighting in D&D 5e lets you make an extra melee attack with an off-hand weapon as part of the Attack action, applying a bonus from your ability modifier only when usi...

Game Mechanics

Swapping weapons in D&D 5e covers how you change between equipped weapons, when you can do it, and which class features or magic items make it faster or more flexible. This guid...