Category: DnD 5e Rule Guides

Relevant rules on Passive Perception in DnD 5e, from the Player’s Handbook: Passive Perception 5e Calculation 10 + Wisdom Modifier + Proficiency Bonus (if proficient in Perception) + additional Perception

Disengage Action 5e: If you take the Disengage action, your movement doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks for the rest of the turn. Player’s Handbook, pg. 192 Normal Opportunity Attack Rules: You

Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head–butt, or similar forceful blow (none of which count as

If you regularly use miniatures, flanking gives combatants a simple way to gain advantage on attack rolls against a common enemy. A creature can’t flank an enemy that it can’t

A restrained creature’s speed becomes 0, and it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed. Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature’s attack rolls have disadvantage.

A frightened creature has disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls while the source of its fear is within line of sight. The creature can’t willingly move closer to the

Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. If a spell must be maintained with concentration,

DnD 5e Poisoned Condition A poisoned creature has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Player’s Handbook, page 292 DnD 5e Poison Damage Poison. Venomous stings and the toxic gas

This is how you calculate a character’s spell save DC in DnD 5e: Spell save DC = 8 + spellcasting ability modifier + proficiency bonus What’s my spellcasting ability modifier?

The Grapple Action When you want to grab a creature or wrestle with it, you can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, a grapple. If you’re