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For questions about "bonus actions" in RPGs. In D&D 5e, this term is used to refer to a certain kind of quick action that can be taken alongside a regular action. A bonus action is considered a type of action, but you can take only 1 bonus action on your turn; actions and bonus actions are not interchangeable. The timing and distinction between actions and bonus actions is usually only important during combat, where timing is tracked more closely.

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Two-Weapon Fighting & Bonus Actions

The misconception here is that you don't have "a bonus action" just lying around that you "fill" with a Bonus Action. When something says that you can use a bonus action, that means you have that bonu …
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Can a Bonus Action be used outside of a combat encounter?

Yes, they can be used out of combat. Bonus Actions aren't special in this regard—all spells take an action of some kind to cast, and if you couldn't take "combat" actions outside of combat, you couldn …
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Can an Eldritch Knight use the bonus-action attack granted by War Magic before casting the s...

Nope. You only get the bonus action when you use your action to cast a cantrip. You can't use the granted bonus action before you cast the cantrip, because you haven't done the thing that grants it ye …
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