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<blockquote data-quote="Hriston" data-source="post: 7771932" data-attributes="member: 6787503"><p>Sure it does! It says, “If you take the Attack action <strong>on your turn</strong>”. That can be understood to mean you can take the action and qualify for using the bonus action at any point during your turn, including the part of your turn which comes <em>after</em> you use the bonus action. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Except you've interpolated the word <em>then</em>! It isn't there, so the timing you imply isn't specified. This isn't computer code. My own paraphrase would be more like, "If you take the Attack action <strong>at any time</strong> during one of your turns, you can also use a bonus action <strong>at any time</strong> during the same turn to try to shove a creature..." I can make interpolations too, you know?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Differently from what? There are many bonus actions in the game that rely on satisfying the terms of a conditional clause beginning with <em>when</em> or <em>if</em>, including bonus action attacks from Charger, Crossbow Expert, Polearm Master, Martial Arts, War Magic, and Two-Weapon Fighting. These all work the same way as Shield Master. Others, such as those from Great Weapon Master and Tavern Brawler, are predicated on scoring a hit or a critical. For an example of a bonus action that has clear timing specificity, however, look at Flurry of Blows. I'm sure there are others examples.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>He seems to have changed his focus since he replied to your question about <em>disintegrate</em> and Wild Shape. He used to talk about intent, now he seems more interested in promoting the most literal RAW interpretation. I believe his tweet about Shield Master from four years ago gives some insight into the RAI, in that it refers to being able to choose the timing with "most bonus actions", Shield Master included. That seems consistent with what's said about bonus actions under "Your Turn" in the Combat section and was likely how Shield Master was intended to be understood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hriston, post: 7771932, member: 6787503"] Sure it does! It says, “If you take the Attack action [B]on your turn[/B]”. That can be understood to mean you can take the action and qualify for using the bonus action at any point during your turn, including the part of your turn which comes [I]after[/I] you use the bonus action. Except you've interpolated the word [I]then[/I]! It isn't there, so the timing you imply isn't specified. This isn't computer code. My own paraphrase would be more like, "If you take the Attack action [B]at any time[/B] during one of your turns, you can also use a bonus action [B]at any time[/B] during the same turn to try to shove a creature..." I can make interpolations too, you know? Differently from what? There are many bonus actions in the game that rely on satisfying the terms of a conditional clause beginning with [I]when[/I] or [I]if[/I], including bonus action attacks from Charger, Crossbow Expert, Polearm Master, Martial Arts, War Magic, and Two-Weapon Fighting. These all work the same way as Shield Master. Others, such as those from Great Weapon Master and Tavern Brawler, are predicated on scoring a hit or a critical. For an example of a bonus action that has clear timing specificity, however, look at Flurry of Blows. I'm sure there are others examples. He seems to have changed his focus since he replied to your question about [I]disintegrate[/I] and Wild Shape. He used to talk about intent, now he seems more interested in promoting the most literal RAW interpretation. I believe his tweet about Shield Master from four years ago gives some insight into the RAI, in that it refers to being able to choose the timing with "most bonus actions", Shield Master included. That seems consistent with what's said about bonus actions under "Your Turn" in the Combat section and was likely how Shield Master was intended to be understood. [/QUOTE]
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