![]() ![]() Movement between attacks are allowed according to PHB. I can see this ruling be ignored in a group where the DM and the players already clarified the situation between them, and stated that if there is no valid target for the attack action after the shove, then you automatically burn your action doing nothing. The ruling is more restrictive, but prevent the possibility for a "bug" to happen. With the actual ruling it forces you to commit to an attack action before obtaining the ability to use shove as a bonus action. This would invalidate the ability to shove as a bonus action, and would need the DM to revert the actions taken and start the turn all over again. The problem is that one could decide that if there is no attack possible, then it would use it's action to cast a spell or dodge instead. You're committed to Attack, but there isn't anything to attack. It does mean you cannot do another Action in its stead. Your character doesn't do anything else, but you took the action. If there's no one to attack after you shove does not take away you took the Attack action. Right now your ability to see the number remains depending on who is DM that day by the Rules. If Sage Advice had said you see the number yet the DM refuses that's a House Rule, but at least you know it is. Sage Advice does not say you get to see the number or you can't see the number which was the actual question. The DM can roll all he wants behind the screen. You have to ask the DM, and if he says no he's not breaking any rule. If your DM roll behind a screen, you could let him know that you are considering using cutting words and ask him to reveal the roll, or roll openly for that specific roll.That's the problem. As for damage, you need to use cutting words before the roll. On a roll of 10, it’s an harder call to make, unless you want to be sure that the roll will fail. To complete my thought, I wish they had worded the rule like this (and it's how I'll probably play it as DM): When you cast a spell that is not a cantrip as a bonus action, your original action may not be used to cast a spell that is not a cantrip.It says that you can declare using cutting words after the roll, but before knowing if it’s a success or a fail (in the case on an ability check or attack roll), which means that if the creature roll a 18, it could be usefull to use cutting words. I think this is the best illustration of how the rule is poorly written. ![]() ![]() These are essentially the same, but one is allowed and the other is not. But those are the rules.Īlso, a sorcerer can cast a cantrip as an action and quicken a non-cantrip, but can't cast the non-spell as an action and quicken the cantrip. It always feels odd to me due to the way that they worded it, that a high-level eldritch fighter can use their highest 2 spell slots and make a melee attack (as a bonus action), but they can't cast a bonus action cantrip and use just 1 of their 2 actions to cast a non-cantrip. use your bonus action to cast any spell you may only cast cantrips with your 2 actions.use both of your actions to cast non-cantrips the bonus action can't be used to cast a spell.If you want to cast as much as possible with the highest level spells, this is the best you can do: Let's say you have an action surge (2nd action). (NautArch and GreySage are both completely right - and I upvoted them - but I wanted to offer some additional explanation without answering in comments.) Part of your confusion probably arises from the nonsense that this implies. This is a quirk that results from how they restricted casting with bonus actions.
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