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26 questions linked to/from Can you break up your Attack action for a bonus action?
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Can you use a bonus action from Cunning Action in the middle of an Attack action? [duplicate]
If I have a Fighter 5/Rogue 2 (so I have both Extra Attack and Cunning Action) am I able to shoot an enemy with a bow, move to cover, bonus action Hide from Cunning Action, and finally make my second ...
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How does creating two Eldritch Cannons with one action work for an Artillerist artificer? [duplicate]
The Artillerist Artificer's 15th-level Fortified Position feature (Eberron: Rising from the Last War, p. 60) states:
You can now have two cannons at the same time. You can create two with the same ...
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Can a fighter/Eldritch Knight cast spells between attacks? [duplicate]
Recently been playing an Battle Master in a campaign and was rewarded with some spellwrought tattoos, and one of them was for Silence. A pretty great spell for fighter I figured, since my Athletics is ...
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At what point is a character considered to have "taken the Attack Action"? [duplicate]
Per the rules of Bonus Action:
You choose when to take a bonus action during your turn, unless the bonus action's timing is specified, and anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions ...
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In one round can I Attack, two-weapon Bonus Attack, and Extra Attack? [duplicate]
I created a lv 6 Ranger in Dnd 5e with the Two Weapon Fighting style. At lv 5 I got Extra Attack as an action. I was wondering if I entered initiate with a dagger in each hand; would I be able to ...
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Can you cast a spell between extra attack attacks? [duplicate]
If I had the extra attack feature, could I make the 1st attack, cast a BA spell (or action surge to cast an action spell), and then make the 2nd attack?
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How many times can the effect of Hail of Thorns be activated?
In a previous question I asked how many times a ranger can attack if he has horde breaker and extra attack. Now, if he is using a bow and the Hail of Thorns spell is active, can it be activated once ...
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Can I use a bonus action before my action?
In D&D 5e can I use my bonus action before my action? For example if I wanted to cast Ensnaring Strike before my action to benefit from the bonus immediately.
Is this OK, or is a bonus action ...
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Can you interpose an Action Surge Dash between two attacks?
If a fighter has Extra Attack giving them two attacks, and they want to use one attack on one creature, and the next attack on a different creature that is farther than they can move using their ...
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Can an Eldritch Knight fighter throw a bonded weapon, then summon it to their hand, and throw it again?
Consider an Eldritch Knight fighter that has a bonded thrown weapon. Once the Knight gets Extra Attack, can they throw the weapon, use a bonus action to retrieve it, and then throw it again? Or does ...
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Can the Soulknife's psychic blades be used with extra attack as a thrown weapon?
The Soulknife (p63 TCoE) has the ability to manifest Psychic Blades
Whenever you take the Attack action, you can manifest a psychic blade from your free hand
and make the attack with that blade...
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Order of attacks when using Two Weapon Fighting and Extra Attack
Both Two Weapon Fighting and Extra Attack give additional attacks in a turn, but in what order do those attacks take place? Is it up to the player, or must it be a specific order?
My initial ...
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With Extra Attack, can I grapple an opponent and attack with offhand dagger?
I attack an enemy using a dagger with my right hand, drop it, then grapple the enemy using my right hand (Extra Attack).
Using the Two-Weapon Fighting rule:
When you take the Attack action and ...
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Can you attack with a two-handed weapon, drop it, and then use Crossbow Expert's bonus action via an Extra Attack with a hand crossbow?
The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, p. 165) says:
When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding.
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Can the Polearm Master bonus attack only be used after the main attack?
The first benefit of the Polearm Master feat says (PHB, p. 168):
When you take the Attack action and attack with only a glaive,
halberd, quarterstaff, or spear, you can use a bonus action to make a
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