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• D&D 5E – Quick Reference – Combat (2014-07-26)
• D&D 5E Quick Reference sheet

Action

1/turn

Attack

Melee or ranged attack

Grapple

Special melee attack

Shove

Special melee attack

Cast a spell

Cast time of 1 action

Dash

Double movement speed

Disengage

Prevent opportunity attacks

Dodge

Increase defenses

Escape

Escape a grapple

Help

Grant an ally advantage

Use Object

Interact, use special abilities

Use shield

Equip or unequip a shield

Hide

—

Search

—

Ready

Choose trigger and action

Use class feature

Some features use actions

Improvise

Any action not on this list

Bonus Action

max. 1/turn

You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or feature states that you can do something as a bonus action.

Offhand Attack

Use with the Attack action

Cast a spell

Cast time of 1 bonus action

Use class feature

Some features use bonus actions

Reaction

max. 1/round

A reaction is an instant response to a trigger of some kind, which can occur on your turn or on someone else’s.

Opportunity attack

Enemy leaves your reach

Readied action

Part of your Ready action

Cast a spell

Cast time of 1 reaction

Interaction

max. 1/turn (Interacting with objects around you. )

Here are a few examples of the sorts of thing you can do in tandem with your movement and action:

• don a mask
• draw/sheathe a weapon
• hand an object to another character
• fish a few coins from your belt pouch
• raise/lower the hood of your cloak
• remove a ring from your finger
• withdraw a potion from your backpack

• open/close a door
• put your ear to a door
• throw a lever/switch
• turn a key in a lock

• drink all the ale in a flagon
• extinguish a small flame
• kick a small object
• pick up a dropped object
• plant a banner in the ground
• pull a torch from a sconce
• stuff some food into your mouth
• take an object from a table
• take a book from a shelf you can reach
• tap the floor with a 10-foot pole