@ChrisPerkinsDnD Just got the DM Guide & Screen. Who's wrote the "Disclaimer" at the bottom of the Credits page?
— Dave Hatfield (@chambernaut) June 17, 2015
That would be @mikemearls https://t.co/TQT59jQ2Kv
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) June 18, 2015
Biggest question, can you cast a bonus action spell and attack?
I am having a hard time determining how a bonus action is created for spells. Does simply preparing a casting time 1 bonus action spell create either the bonus action or the scenario to use a bonus action?
My friend and I are trying to figure out how a bonus action is created as there are very few situations that explicitly state that something can be used as a bonus action. Spells do not explicitly state that the are being cast as a bonus action, but are cast at the speed of a bonus action for their casting time. At least thats how its being interpretted.
Are bonus actions always present or are they only created when a situation arises where you can use one?
Brainy Mike
PHB p. 189 “You can take a bonus action only when a special ability, spell, or other feature of the game states that you can do something as a bonus action. You otherwise don’t have a bonus action to take.”
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“…and anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions also prevents you from taking a bonus action.”
So if action is prevented bonus action is not possible.
Here are some answers from Maser Jeremy
https://www.sageadvice.eu/2014/11/24/bonus-action-2/
https://www.sageadvice.eu/2014/09/06/action-and-bonus-action/
You’ve got it right . Bonus action cast if that’s the casting time , draw as part of move , action to attack . Same with paladin scenario if that smite is a bonus action . Yes you can use bonus and use a normal action to attack. You can even use a bonus action to cast , and cast again with your normal action , if the latter is a cantrip
@JeremyECrawford There is no component pouch option in the Ranger's starting equipment. Does the class not need one nor a focus for spells?
— Gregg Lauer (@glauer42) July 9, 2015
A ranger follows the spellcasting rules in ch. 10 of the Player's Handbook, including the rule on components. https://t.co/DzU31vZfqT
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 9, 2015
@glauer42 So they’ll need the components or a component pouch, because an arcane or druidic focus, nor holy symbol, is for their use?
Correct.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 9, 2015
@ChrisPerkinsDnD Dnd related question: Can a character milk a creature for poison? How often? Does the creature retain poison attacks?
— Ryan Hagan (@SalmonSquire) July 9, 2015
The "Poisons" section of the DMG talks about extracting poison from creatures. https://t.co/8hrqzU3UNL
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 9, 2015
@JeremyECrawford @mikemearls @SageAdviceDnD Does at will spellcasting ability means he can do it each round as an action or as extra action?
— Lexar (@Lexar131) June 30, 2015
If a monster has the ability to cast a spell at will, that spell is cast using its normal casting time. https://t.co/uFAwvrAKxy
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 7, 2015
I wish @ChrisPerkinsDnD would read me his own made up bedtime stories every night.
— zach novack (@zacharynovack) July 4, 2015
😱
I could wear my bedtime storytelling hat!
👊🎩🎭 https://t.co/88J3Ns8YIv
— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) July 5, 2015
@JeremyECrawford can clerics perform marriages? Would people care if they followed a deity that might not be theirs? How about paperwork?
— Taylor Wright (@redlamp) July 7, 2015
It depends on the world and the god. Some clerics have a field of service that doesn't include weddings. https://t.co/T5FJM1eY7v
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 7, 2015
@JeremyECrawford Can a permenant Teleportation Circle be built on a non-stationary item such as a ship or wagon? A fancy durable rug?
— Heretically Yours (@JesterPunch) July 7, 2015
I allow teleportation circles on most types of ground/floor. E.g., airships in my home campaign often bear them. https://t.co/eerJTFxmPN
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 7, 2015
