A short rest is a period of downtime, at least 1 hour long, during which a character does nothing more strenuous than eating, drinking, reading, and tending to wounds. A
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Incapacitated An incapacitated creature can’t take actions or reactions. Player’s Handbook, page 290 The following conditions also apply the incapacitated condition: Paralyzed Petrified Stunned Unconscious Player’s Handbook, page 291-292 Incapacitated
Relevant rules on Passive Perception in DnD 5e, from the Player’s Handbook: Passive Perception 5e Calculation 10 + Wisdom Modifier + Proficiency Bonus (if proficient in Perception) + additional Perception
You can inspire others through stirring words or music. To do so, you use a bonus action on your turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet
Paladin spells in 5e are primarily focused on blessing, protecting, and healing allies, self-buffing for more damage, and shutting down fiends, demons, and undead. The best Paladin spells 5e has
Disengage Action 5e: If you take the Disengage action, your movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn. Player’s Handbook, pg. 192 Normal Opportunity Attack Rules: You
Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head–butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as
If you regularly use miniatures, flanking gives combatants a simple way to gain advantage on attack rolls against a common enemy. A creature can’t flank an enemy that it can’t
A restrained creature’s speed becomes 0, and it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed. Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.
A frightened creature has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight. The creature can’t willingly move closer to the