Cheat Sheet

Your Turn

In any order, one of each (unless other rules allow).

• Move up to your Speed
• Action one action
• Bonus Action one bonus action (if available)
• Free interact with one object

You can split your move before/after your other actions.

Surprise

If surprised: cannot move or act on your first turn; cannot take reactions until you have acted.

Actions in Combat

• Attack one attack (extra attacks may apply)
• Dash gain extra movement equal to your speed
• Disengage movement doesn’t provoke OAs this turn
• Dodge attacks vs you have disadv.; Dex saves with adv.. Lose if incapacitated or speed 0
• Help give adv. on next ability check or attack roll against a creature within 5 ft
• Ready declare trigger + action; release as a reaction
• Ready a Spell cast with 1-action time; hold with concentration; release on trigger
• Use an Object interact with a second object
• Grapple Athletics check vs target’s Athletics or Acrobatics; grappler can drag/carry at ½ speed
• Shove Athletics vs Strength save - push 5 ft or knock prone
• Escape Grapple Athletics or Acrobatics vs grappler’s Athletics

Opportunity Attacks

Triggered when a visible enemy leaves your reach without Disengaging. Use a reaction to make a melee attack.

You have one reaction per round; it resets at the start of your turn.

Mounted Combat

• Mount/dismount ½ speed
• Forced move of mount → DC 10 Dex save or fall prone
• Controlled mount on your initiative; only Dash, Disengage, Dodge
• Independent mount acts on its own initiative; full actions
• OA against you while mounted can target you or mount

Two-Weapon Fighting

When you attack with a light melee weapon, use a bonus action to attack with a different light melee weapon in your other hand. No ability modifier to damage on the bonus attack (unless negative).

Initiative

Roll d20 + Intelligence modifier (not Dexterity). Ties broken randomly.

Attack Rolls

• Hit d20 + proficiency + ability mod ≥ target AC
• Critical Hit natural 20 - roll 1d100 on crit table
• Fumble natural 1 - roll 1d100 on fumble table
• Advantage roll 2d20, take higher
• Disadvantage roll 2d20, take lower
• adv. and disadv. cancel out.

• Melee STR mod (or DEX with finesse)
• Thrown STR mod (or DEX with finesse)
• Ranged DEX mod. Disadv. in melee
• Spell d20 + spellcasting mod + proficiency vs AC
• Range X/Y normal (X ft) = no penalty; beyond X = disadv.; beyond Y = can’t attack

Cover

• Half cover +2 AC & Dex saves
• ¾ cover +5 AC & Dex saves
• Total cover can’t be targeted

Movement

• Difficult terrain costs 1 extra ft per ft
• Drop prone free (no movement cost)
• Stand up costs ½ speed
• Crawl (while prone) - 1 extra ft per ft
• Climb / Swim 1 extra ft per ft (unless speed applies)
• Long jump STR score in ft (10 ft run-up); half standing
• High jump 3 + STR mod ft (10 ft run-up); half standing
• Jump landing in difficult terrain: DC 10 Dex (Acrobatics) or fall prone

Dropping to 0 HP

• Instant death if remaining damage ≥ your HP maximum.

• Death saves d20 at start of your turn. 3 successes = stable. 3 failures = dead. Natural 20 = regain 1 HP.

  • Remaining dmg > CON score → first save at disadv.
  • Remaining dmg ≤ CON bonus (or 0) → first save at adv.

• Stabilize DC 10 Wis (Medicine) check as action; or Healer’s kit (auto-stabilize, no check).

• Combat Exhaustion (on return from 0 HP): gain 6 levels. Lose 1 at the start of each round. Reaching 6+ = Stunned (not dead).

Spellcasting in Combat

• Bonus action spell you may only cast a cantrip as your action that turn (and vice versa)
• Longer casting spend action each turn; can’t move; must maintain concentration
• Spell targets you must be able to see the target

Concentration

Only one concentration spell at a time. When you take damage, make a Constitution save: DC = max(10, half damage taken). On a fail, the spell ends.

Sneaking & Stabbing

Attack an undetected target: attack with adv.. On hit vs Humanoid: Constitution save or knocked unconscious. Save DC modified by head protection. Rogues force the save with disadv..

Resistances & Immunities

• Resistance halve damage (applied after all other modifiers).
• Immunity no damage from that type.
• Vulnerability double damage. Multiple resistances to the same damage type still only count as one.

Underwater Combat

• Melee disadv. unless weapon deals piercing
• Ranged auto-miss beyond normal range; disadv. within normal range (except crossbows & thrown weapons)
• Fully immersed resistance to fire damage

Usage Die

After using a consumable, roll its usage die. On a 1 or 2 the die shrinks one step.

d20 → d12 → d10 → d8 → d6 → d4 → 0 (1 last shot for ammo)

Short Rest

Post-combat: spend 1 HD; use Healer’s kit

At camp: spend any number of HD

See your class description for more short rest benefits.

Long Rest

Spells: regain PB or half PB spell slots (rounded up) depending on class. You regain your lowest spell slots first.

Attune: switch attuned magic items (max 3).

The Long Rest: gain short rest benefits, then choose one:

• Regain up to ½ max HP
• Regain up to ½ max HD
• Remove 1 exhaustion level
• Remove 1 negative condition
• Restore 1 reduced ability score
• Regain 1 inspiration (if < 3)
• Regain lowest spell slot

See your class description for more long rest benefits.

Inspiration

Hold up to 3 points.

Skill checks: spend after seeing the result to reroll.

Other rolls: spend before the roll to gain adv..

Travel Roles (Kingmaker)

Predict weather: Survival (DC 15) at Breaking Camp. Expertise with terrain skill.

One leader per role; first helper grants adv., each further helper +1.

Guide - Int check at camp; sets navigation DC. Fail = half progress; fail by 5+ = no progress.

Forager - Wis check at end of day; success = 2d4 rations.

Lookout - Perception checks during travel. Fail = party is surprised.

Hexploration (Kingmaker)

Each day has a number of Hexploration Activities (HAs) based on pace.

• As group: Terrain cost to Travel (or Reconnoiter) a hex: Open (plains, grasslands) 1, Difficult (forest, desert) 2, Greater Difficult (mountain, swamp) 3, Road -1.
• Indiviually: Fortify Camp (Craft vs terrain DC) or Map the Area (Investigation or Survival; requires Reconnoiter).

HA modifiers:

• Exhaustion -1 HA per 2 exhaustion levels
• Forced March +1 HA, but travel only; Con save end of day (DC 10+5/day) or gain exhaustion
• Severe Weather -1 HA
• Pathfinding / Mountain Routefinding +1 HA (one skill only)

Camp Activities (Kingmaker)