Combat in Fatiuous Artifice

Combat Actions

1 Move Action

• Move up to your speed on your turn
• Movement can be interrupted to perform any other action and then finished afterward.

1 Action

• Attack: Make a melee or ranged attack.
Attack Types and Clarifications
• Ranged Attacks
• Single Range: You cannot attack a target beyond the range.
• Short/Long Range: The smaller number is the Short (normal) range. The larger number is the Long range. Any attack within the Long range is made with disadvantage. You cannot attack beyond the Long range.
• Close Combat: If making a ranged attack within 5 feet of a hostile creature who can see you and isn't incapacitated, you have disadvantage on that attack.
• Melee Attacks
• The default melee attack range is 5 feet (a 5-foot reach).
• Unarmed Strike: An attack made without a weapon. You are always proficient with your unarmed strikes.
• To hit: 1d20 + Strength Modifier + Proficiency Bonus
• Damage: 1 + Strength Modifier Bludgeoning damage.
• Grapple Attack: Grab or wrestle a creature to apply the Grappled condition (see the Conditions section later in this article for details).
• Grappling replaces 1 attack action.
• Requirements: The target must be no more than one size large than you. It must be within your reach (default 5 feet). You must have at least one free hand.
• Grapple Attack Check: (Your) Strength (Athletics) check contested by (Target's) Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (Target chooses).
• Escaping a Grapple: Using 1 action, grappled creature must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check contested by (Grappler's) Strength (Athletics) check.
• Moving a Grappled Creature: When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved (unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller than you).
• Shove Attack: Knock a creature prone or punch it away from you.
• Shoving replaces 1 attack action.
• Requirements: The target must be no more than one size larger than you. It must be within your reach (default 5 feet).
• Shove Attack Check: (Your) Strength (Athletics) check contested by (Target's) Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (Target chooses).
• Shove Attack Success: You either knock the target prone or push it 5 feet away from you.
Making an Attack
• If the total of the attack roll + modifiers = or exceeds the targets Armor Class (AC), the attack hits.
• Ability Modifier: Melee weapons use Strength, Ranged weapons use Dexterity, and Spells that require an attack roll use an ability dictated by the spellcasting ability of the spellcaster. (Weapons with the finesse or thrown property break this rule).
• Proficiency Bonus: Your proficiency bonus is added to an attack roll if you are using a weapon you have proficiency with or you are attacking with a spell.
• Hidden Mechanics:
• Attacking a hidden target: If you attempt to attack a hidden target, you have disadvantage on the attack roll. You automatically miss if the target isn't in the location, but you will not be told if you guessed the target's location correctly, only that the attack missed.
• Attacking while hidden: If a creature can't see you, you have advantage on your attack roll. If you are hidden (unseen and unheard) when you make an attack, you give away your location (losing the hidden condition) regardless of if the attack hits.
• Cast a Spell: Cast one spell provided it has a casting time of 1 action.
• Dash: Double your movement speed.
Dash Clarifications
• Gain and use extra movement equal to your speed (including modifiers).
• Disengage: Prevent opportunity attacks.
Disengage Clarifications
• Your movement does not provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn
• Dodge: Make attack rolls against you roll with disadvantage provided you can see the attacker, and make Dexterity Saving throws with advantage.
Dodge Clarifications
• Is in effect until the start of your next turn.
• You lose this benefit if you are incapacitated or your speed drops to 0
• Help: Grant a creature advantage on an ability check for a task or an attack.
Help Clarifications
• Ability Check:
• Advantage is only provided for that specific task and the target task cannot be changed after your turn as ended.
• The check must be made before the start of your next turn to make use of this effect.
• You must be able to explain how you are able to provide advantage
• Aid cannot be provided for saving throws.
• Attack:
• The attacking creature must be within 5 feet of you.
• Advantage is only applied to the first attack roll made by target creature
• Hide: Make a Dexterity (stealth) check in an attempt to hide.
Hide Clarifications
• The DM will decide if it is possible to hide in your location.
• That check's total is contested by the Wisdom (Perception) check of any creature that actively searches for your presence along with creatures passive Wisdom (Perception) score. until you are discovered or leave hiding.
• Passive Perception = 10 + Wisdom Mod + Bonuses + Penalties + 5 (if advantage) - 5 (if disadvantage)
• You cannot hide from a creature that can see you clearly.
• Making noise gives away your position.
• An invisible creature can always try to hide, but hiding is not guaranteed
• In combat, if you come out of hiding and approach a creature, it usually sees you unless the DM determines the creature is distracted.
• Provided you are in range and still hidden, you gain advantage on an attack roll before you are seen.
• Ready: Choose an action or movement to perform using your reaction when a specified trigger occurs before the start of your next turn.
Ready Clarifications
• How to take a ready action:
• 1st: Choose a perceivable circumstance to trigger your reaction.
• 2nd: Choose an action to take in response to that trigger, or move up to your speed in response to it.
• When/If the trigger occurs, you can take your reaction right after the trigger finishes or ignore the trigger.
• This uses up your reaction for that round.
• Readying a spell:
• The spell is cast as normal, but you hold its energy, which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs.
• The spell must have a casting time of 1 action.
• Holding onto the spell's magic requires concentration. If your concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect.
• Readying a spell uses up a spell slot the moment it is cast (during your action) and your spell slot is used regardless of whether the spell takes effect or not.
• Search: You use your action to find something, often involving a skill check (determined by the DM).
Search Clarifications
• Most often skill checks associated with the Search action will be Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) checks.
• The Search action allows you to find creatures with the hidden condition.
• Use an Object: Interact with an object more than once , use multiple objects, or interact with an object that requires more of your attention/time.
• Equip or unequip a shield

1 Bonus Action

• Offhand Attack: Use a bonus action to attack with a light melee weapon you are holding in your offhand.
• Requirement: You must have taken theattack action with a light melee weapon in your main hand.
Offhand Attack Clarifications
• You don't add your ability modifier to the damage of the bonus attack (unless it is negative).
• If either weapon has the thrown property, you can throw the weapon instead of making a melee attack with it.
• Cast a Spell: Cast one spell provided it has a casting time of 1 bonus action.

1 Reaction

If a reaction has no specified timing, or the timing is unclear, the reaction occurs after its trigger finishes

• Change your facing: Change your facing in reaction to another creature's movement
• Opportunity Attack: Attack a hostile creature that moves out of your reach with a melee attack.
• Cast a Spell: Cast one spell provided it has a casting time of 1 reaction.
• Readied Action: Use your readied action provided the declared trigger has occurred.

Free Actions

• Communication
• Drop concentration
• Drop prone
• Release a creature from a grapple
• Perform weapon flourishes
• Drop an item from your hands
• Take a hand off a two-handed weapon
• Interact with an object