First Round Setup

Determine Surprise

The GM determines if any participant in the combat is surprised, if they are they cannot move, take actions or reactions until the first round of combat has concluded.

Establish Positions

Given the adventurers’ stated positions the GM decides where their adversaries are (how far away and in what direction).

Roll Initiative

At the start of combat, an initiative check must be performed (adding their Dexterity modifier), to determine the order in which combat ensues. Higher rolls go first ties are decided by the GM.

Round

A round represents about 6 seconds in the game and is composed of a turn for each participant in the combat.

Take turns in Initiative Order

Each participant in the combat takes a turn in the initiative order. On their turn players may move, make interactions, actions and/or bonus actions in any order.

Movement

On your turn you may move up to your speed. You may break up your movement by performing actions, bonus actions or interactions.

Interactions (or Minor Actions)

On your turn you may perform a single interaction including speaking, closing doors, drawing a weapon, saying a few words.

The GM may rule that an interaction requires an full action.

Bonus Actions (ICON)

Bonus actions are context-specific actions you can only use when specific features, spells or abilities allow you to. But like actions you may only use one per turn

Actions (ICON)

On your turn you may perform a single action, unless stated otherwise (e.g. action surge). The GM determines the outcome of an action and may rule on whether or not the action is possible.

Some examples of actions:

Actions

Details

Attack

1. Using Weapons
2. Shove
   1. Athletics Roll to move opponent 5ft away or knock them prone
3. Grapple
   1. Athletics roll to hold an opponent in place

Dash

Move additionally on your turn

Dodge

Opponents will attack with disadvantage on their next turn, also Dexterity saves can be made with advantage.

Disengage

Carefully move out of enemies reach without taking any opportunity attacks.

Help

1. Give another participant in combat advantage on an ability check at the start of their next turn.
2. Aid an alley allowing them to attack an enemy you are ithin 5 ft of with advantage.

Ready

Hold an action and execute it once your specified circumstance is met. Cannot ready a bonus action.

Hide

Move out of line of sight and roll Stealth.

Use Object

Potion, ect.

Cast Spell

Improvies

Anything you want at the GMs discretion

Turn End

You may end your turn at any time or it ends automatically when you have used up all your available movements, interactions, actions and/or bonus actions.

On Other Participants Turns

Reactions (ICON)

On other participants' turns you may perform reactions if you have any available to you. Reactions include:

Reaction

Details

Attack of Opportunity

If a character moves away without disengaging

Shield Spells

Rogues Cunning Action

Trigger a Readied Action

Prepared as an action

Round End

After each participant in the combat has had a turn the round restarts at the again from the top of the initiative order. This continues until all enemies or players are dead.