Crafting Your Turn

1. Movement

   1. Your speed determines your total movement for the turn. You can split this movement between your actions.

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   • Simplifying Movement and Range

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2. Action

   1. This includes combat moves like casting a spell, swinging a sword, using a loyalty point, or any activity requiring a skill check. Unless specified otherwise, any action requiring a dice roll counts as your main action.
      1. Hide: stealth check
      2. Run: athletics check
      3. Intimidate: intimidation check
      4. Persuade: persuasion check
   2. You can hold action until a specific trigger occurs
   3. Within medium range, you can anticipate an enemy's moves, using your action to impose disadvantage on their attacks against you during their turn

3. Movement

   1. You can use any remaining movement from your speed

4. Bonus Action

   1. Actions specifically labeled as "bonus actions"
   2. Switching weapons
   3. Drinking potions

• You have free actions available anytime during your turn.
  • These include any reasonable activities that fit within 6 seconds and don't require dice rolls.
• You get one "Reaction" per initiative round
  • Your reaction is simply reactionary and doesn't need pre-approval from the DM.

Rule Text: Turn Continuity

"While the realms we explore and the battles we wage are not bound by the ticking of a clock, the flow of adventure benefits from continuity. In multiplayer engagements, a generous window of 3 hours per turn ensures that each player can contribute thoughtfully without haste. This window respects the varying schedules of adventurers while preserving the momentum of the narrative. Should a player not respond within this timeframe, the Dungeon Master may assume a defensive or neutral action on behalf of the character to maintain story progression."

Example:

• "What do you intend for your turn?"
  • "I'd like to get out of bow range and maybe use the forest for cover?"
• "You can move from long range to very long range. They can still shoot, but with disadvantage. Your options are:

1. Move out of range and attempt communication through shouting or magic
2. Stay in range but roll for "stealth" or "survival" to find cover. Half cover gives them disadvantage on attacks, while ¼ cover gives you +5 AC

• "I'll stay in range and look for cover."
• "That won't use movement, but requires your action for either "stealth" or "survival". Do you have any bonus actions or movement planned? You can use a free action anytime if it fits within 6 seconds.
  • "I'll try to find cover and call out 'Stop! I'm friendly!'"
• "That would require another action for [persuasion], but you're using your action for [stealth or survival]. You could persuade next turn, or use a bonus action now to gain advantage on next turn's persuasion. For example, casting "sending" to speak directly to a bowman instead of shouting."
  • "Oh, I like that! Let's do that."
• Okay, so that's

1. Action: [check stealth or survival]