Combat

Actions in Combat

When you take your action on your turn, you can take one of the actions presented here, an action you...

Cover

Walls, trees, creatures, and other obstacles can provide cover during combat, making a target more difficult...

Damage and Healing

Injury and the risk of death are constant companions of those who explore fantasy gaming worlds. The...

Making an Attack

Whether you’re striking with a melee weapon, firing a weapon at range, or making an attack roll as p...

Mounted Combat

A knight charging into battle on a warhorse, a wizard casting spells from the back of a griffon, or a...

Movement and Position

In combat, characters and monsters are in constant motion, often using movement and position to gain...

The Order of Combat

A typical combat encounter is a clash between two sides, a flurry of weapon swings, feints, parries,...

Underwater Combat

When adventurers pursue sahuagin back to their undersea homes, fight off sharks in an ancient shipwreck,...