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Your action for the turn is to disengage, which resolves instantly. The effect of that action is that your movement no longer provokes OAs, because you're being careful and dodging and weaving as you move. You could narrate this with as much flair as you like, but the underlying mechanic is...

It absolutely works. Natural Explorer's trigger is you travelling alone. While that trigger is true, the triggered effect happens. As soon as the trigger is false, the triggered effect no longer happens. Similarly, the trigger for Ranger's Companion is you being incapacitated or absent. As...

It absolutely works. Natural Explorer's trigger is you travelling alone. While that trigger is true, the triggered effect happens. As soon as the trigger is false, the triggered effect no longer happens. Similarly, the trigger for Ranger's Companion is you being incapacitated or absent. As...

Alternatively, what if we consider a simpler solution where there are no concurrent/nested actions because actions resolve instantly, and "if you ... you can" is a form of conditional or if-then statement that uses the standard rules of mathematical logic. Simply put, "if you X, you can Y"...

Alternatively, what if we consider a simpler solution where there are no concurrent/nested actions because actions resolve instantly, and "if you ... you can" is a form of conditional or if-then statement that uses the standard rules of mathematical logic. Simply put, "if you X, you can Y"...

So, what are some examples of bonus actions that do have timing requirements by your definition of a bonus action timing requirement? And, what makes them different to Shield Master? Let's consider the wording of the feat: "If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus...

So, what are some examples of bonus actions that do have timing requirements by your definition of a bonus action timing requirement? And, what makes them different to Shield Master? Let's consider the wording of the feat: "If you take the Attack action on your turn, you can use a bonus...

Of course the DM has final say on a rules question at their table. That doesn't mean their ruling is a correct interpretation of the words in a rule, it's hopefully just what works best for their table. The Sage Advice Compendium contains curated official responses to common rules questions...

Of course the DM has final say on a rules question at their table. That doesn't mean their ruling is a correct interpretation of the words in a rule, it's hopefully just what works best for their table. The Sage Advice Compendium contains curated official responses to common rules questions...

I'm not talking about Twitter, I'm talking about the Sage Advice Compendium: https://media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/SA-Compendium.pdf Up until the most recent version, the Compendium has never said anything about Shield Master. The most recent version added a new section on the Shield...

I'm not talking about Twitter, I'm talking about the Sage Advice Compendium: https://media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/SA-Compendium.pdf Up until the most recent version, the Compendium has never said anything about Shield Master. The most recent version added a new section on the Shield...

I'll repeat my question for the 4th time: Do you just flat-out ignore the entire Sage Advice compendium, or just the question about Shield Master?

I'll repeat my question for the 4th time: Do you just flat-out ignore the entire Sage Advice compendium, or just the question about Shield Master?

So when the lead rules designer says that "if X, then Y" has special meaning within the rules of the game, and that Shield Master is an example of such a trigger, he's just wrong? Or is it because the PHB wording of Shield Master doesn't specifically contain the word "then" that he's wrong? Or...

So when the lead rules designer says that "if X, then Y" has special meaning within the rules of the game, and that Shield Master is an example of such a trigger, he's just wrong? Or is it because the PHB wording of Shield Master doesn't specifically contain the word "then" that he's wrong? Or...

He didn't say (nor do the rules say) that you have to wait until the end of your turn, the trigger is taking the Attack action and you have until the end of your turn to use the bonus action you were just granted as a result of taking the Attack action. I'll repeat my question from earlier...

He didn't say (nor do the rules say) that you have to wait until the end of your turn, the trigger is taking the Attack action and you have until the end of your turn to use the bonus action you were just granted as a result of taking the Attack action. I'll repeat my question from earlier...

Can you point me at the rule for adjudicating what happens when the end of the turn is reached and the Attack action hasn't been taken? I've read through the PHB several times and haven't seen any language that allows you to go back in time and change a bonus action to an action, for example.

Can you point me at the rule for adjudicating what happens when the end of the turn is reached and the Attack action hasn't been taken? I've read through the PHB several times and haven't seen any language that allows you to go back in time and change a bonus action to an action, for example.

But that's not what happened here. It would be one thing if JEC said in 2017 or 2018 "hey everyone, turns out that my old ruling in 2015 meant the Shield Master feat was massively overpowered, so I'm going to nerf it into the ground by enforcing a new timing requirement. The next errata will...