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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8905734" data-attributes="member: 57383">A creature can divide its Multiattack between targets however it likes.That rule restricts an opportunity attack (which is a Reaction not an Action) to a single melee attack. So a Cyclops could use its Reaction to make a Bite, Claw, or Greatclub attack, but cannot use Multiattack or toss a Rock.For clarification, in 5E a creature can make one Action, one Bonus Action, and one Reaction per round.  Some abilities can be performed with several of these options. For example, an Opportunity Attack is a standard Reaction option (so all 5E creatures can use it to make one melee attack against an opponent that triggers the option, although it can only do so once per round). The creature uses one of its single melee attack abilities to perform the opportunity attack, but it can also use its Action that round to perform the same single melee attack ability as it opportunity-attacked with, provided said ability is in its Actions options.Hmm… that's not that clarifying when I reread it, but hopefully you get the idea!You might notice that the Counterstrike ability I whipped up for the <a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/8867446" target="_blank">Dragon Warriors</a> rather bends and mangles the above rules, but you've got to show these rules who's boss sometimes!</blockquote>