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 * They share the same procedure for determining success or failure. Despite this, '''the three rolls are separate from each other'''. If something in the game, like the ''Guidance'' spell, affects one of them, the other two aren’t affected unless the rules specifically say so.
 ==== Cover when using miniatures ([https://5e.tools/book.html#dmg,8,cover,0 DMG 251]) ====
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 And note: '''drinking a potion or administering a potion to another character requires an Action.''' Applying an oil might take longer, as specified in its description. Once used, a potion takes effect immediately, and it is used up. ([https://5e.tools/book.html#dmg,7,potions,0 DMG 139])
 ==== Improvised Weapons ([https://5e.tools/book.html#phb,5,improvised%20weapons,0 PHB 147]) ====
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 * The attack must use a '''finesse or a ranged weapon'''.
 * Needs '''Advantage on the attack roll''', '''or''', if '''another enemy of the target is within 5 feet of it''' [flanking is not needed!], that enemy isn't Incapacitated, and you don't have Disadvantage on the attack roll.
 === Spellcasting ===

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	A quick page to look up how certain things work in 5E.		A quick page to look up how certain things work in 5E, these are all official rules with links or page numbers.

	=== General Rules ===		=== General Rules ===

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	* If the spell is '''on your class's spell list''' you can use an action to read the scroll and cast its spell without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible.		* If the spell is '''on your class's spell list''' you can use an action to read the scroll and cast its spell without providing any material components. Otherwise, the scroll is unintelligible.
	* If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you must make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. ['''Scroll Mishap ~~(DMG 140)~~ or Wild Surge on a fail is certainly an option'''.]		* If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you must make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the spell disappears from the scroll with no other effect. ['''[https://5e.tools/variantrules.html#scroll%20mishaps_dmg Scroll Mishap] or [https://5e.tools/tables.html#wild%20magic%20surge_phb Wild Surge] on a fail is certainly an option'''.]
	* Once the spell is cast, the words on the scroll fade, and the scroll itself crumbles to dust. The level of the spell on the scroll determines the spell's saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as the scroll's rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table.		* Once the spell is cast, the words on the scroll fade, and the scroll itself crumbles to dust. The level of the spell on the scroll determines the spell's saving throw DC and attack bonus, as well as the scroll's rarity, as shown in the Spell Scroll table.

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	* Creature with '''darkvision''' can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured (see first bullet!) as far as that creature is concerned. However, the creature can't discern color in that darkness, only shades of gray.		* Creature with '''darkvision''' can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured (see first bullet!) as far as that creature is concerned. However, the creature can't discern color in that darkness, only shades of gray.
	* [https://5e.tools/book.html#dmg,8,visibility%20outdoors,0 '''Visibility Outdoors''']; two miles on a clear day.		* [https://5e.tools/book.html#dmg,8,visibility%20outdoors,0 '''Visibility Outdoors''']; two miles on a clear day.

			==== Cover when using miniatures (DMG 251) ====

			* Choose a corner of the square the attacker occupies or the point of origin of an area of effect. Then trace imaginary lines from that corner to every corner of any one square the target occupies. If one or two of those lines are blocked by an obstacle (including another creature), the target has half cover. If three or four of those lines are blocked but the attack can still physically reach the target (such as when the target is behind an arrow slit), the target has three-quarters cover.

	==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====		==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====
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	==== Targets (PHB 204) ====		==== Targets (PHB 204) ====

	* All spells require an unobstructed path from caster to target.		* All spells require an unobstructed path from caster to target [but also note that, for instance, Misty Step doesn't have a target but a range of 'Self'].

	* If the spell does not say "that you can see" then there is no requirement for the caster to see the target. They still need the unobstructed path.		* If the spell does not say "that you can see" then there is no requirement for the caster to see the target. They still need the unobstructed path.
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	* You sound like yourself when speaking via telepathy, although as DM, I allow attempts at telepathic deception. ([https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/711981264740331521 Source])		* You sound like yourself when speaking via telepathy, although as DM, I allow attempts at telepathic deception. ([https://twitter.com/JeremyECrawford/status/711981264740331521 Source])

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DB: Added Visibility Outdoors

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Added Visibility Outdoors

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	* '''Dim light''', also called shadows, usually a boundary between a source of light, such as a torch, and darkness.		* '''Dim light''', also called shadows, usually a boundary between a source of light, such as a torch, and darkness.
	* Creature with '''darkvision''' can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured (see first bullet!) as far as that creature is concerned. However, the creature can't discern color in that darkness, only shades of gray.		* Creature with '''darkvision''' can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured (see first bullet!) as far as that creature is concerned. However, the creature can't discern color in that darkness, only shades of gray.
			* [https://5e.tools/book.html#dmg,8,visibility%20outdoors,0 '''Visibility Outdoors''']; two miles on a clear day.

	==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====		==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====

DB: Included the fact you can't Extra Attack with Ready

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Included the fact you can't Extra Attack with Ready

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	* First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it. Examples include "If the cultist steps on the trapdoor, I'll pull the lever that opens it," and "If the goblin steps next to me, I move away."		* First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction. Then, you choose the action you will take in response to that trigger, or you choose to move up to your speed in response to it. Examples include "If the cultist steps on the trapdoor, I'll pull the lever that opens it," and "If the goblin steps next to me, I move away."
	* When the trigger occurs, '''you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes''' or ignore the trigger. Remember that you can take only one reaction per round.		* When the trigger occurs, '''you can either take your reaction right after the trigger finishes''' or ignore the trigger. Remember that you can take only one reaction per round.
			* The Ready action lets you ready any action you can take, including Attack, but Extra Attack is on your turn ([https://x.com/JeremyECrawford/status/604497597844221952 Source]).
	* '''When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy''', which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and '''holding onto the spell's magic requires concentration'''. If your concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are concentrating on the web spell and ready magic missile, your web spell ends, and if you take damage before you release magic missile with your reaction, your concentration might be broken.		* '''When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy''', which you release with your reaction when the trigger occurs. To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of 1 action, and '''holding onto the spell's magic requires concentration'''. If your concentration is broken, the spell dissipates without taking effect. For example, if you are concentrating on the web spell and ready magic missile, your web spell ends, and if you take damage before you release magic missile with your reaction, your concentration might be broken.
	* You have until the start of your next turn to use a readied action.		* You have until the start of your next turn to use a readied action.

DB: Added damage taken

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Added damage taken

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	==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====		==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====

			* '''Officially you track your current hit points and not damage taken'''; this matters when your max hit points changes!
	* Damage taken goes through the following game elements in order: (1) any relevant damage immunity, (2) any relevant damage resistance, (3) any temporary hit points, and (4) real hit points.		* Damage taken goes through the following game elements in order: (1) any relevant damage immunity, (2) any relevant damage resistance, (3) any temporary hit points, and (4) real hit points.
	* Multiple instances of resistance or vulnerability that affect the same damage type count as only one instance.		* Multiple instances of resistance or vulnerability that affect the same damage type count as only one instance.

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	* pick up a dropped axe		* pick up a dropped axe
	* hand an item to another character		* hand an item to another character
	'''~~But~~ note: ~~Drinking~~ a potion or administering a potion to another character requires an action.''' Applying an oil might take longer, as specified in its description. Once used, a potion takes effect immediately, and it is used up. (DMG 139)		However, you '''can only do one of these things''', if you want to interact with a second object, you need to use your action.

			And note: '''drinking a potion or administering a potion to another character requires an action.''' Applying an oil might take longer, as specified in its description. Once used, a potion takes effect immediately, and it is used up. (DMG 139)

	==== Improvised Weapons (PHB 147) ====		==== Improvised Weapons (PHB 147) ====

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Added Vision and Light

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	* They share the same procedure for determining success or failure. Despite this, '''the three rolls are separate from each other'''. If something in the game, like the ''guidance'' spell, affects one of them, the other two aren’t affected unless the rules specifically say so.		* They share the same procedure for determining success or failure. Despite this, '''the three rolls are separate from each other'''. If something in the game, like the ''guidance'' spell, affects one of them, the other two aren’t affected unless the rules specifically say so.

			==== Vision and Light (PHB 183) ====

			* In '''lightly obscured''' area, such as dim light, patchy fog, moderate foliage, '''disadvantage on Perception checks''' that rely on sight.
			* '''Heavily obscured''' area—darkness, opaque fog, dense foliage—blocks vision entirely. A creature effectively suffers from the '''blinded condition'''.
			* '''Dim light''', also called shadows, usually a boundary between a source of light, such as a torch, and darkness.
			* Creature with '''darkvision''' can see in dim light as if it were bright light and in darkness as if it were dim light, so areas of darkness are only lightly obscured (see first bullet!) as far as that creature is concerned. However, the creature can't discern color in that darkness, only shades of gray.

	==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====		==== Damage (PHB 197-198) ====