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<blockquote data-quote="WCT-1" data-source="post: 107568" data-attributes="member: 2558">Whoops.&nbsp; I was trying to distinguish between actions that happen in a &quot;standard&quot; round as opposed to a surprise round for example.&nbsp; I apologize for the poor choice of words in my initial question.&nbsp; Thanks for the input everyone.&nbsp; I plan on running some combat situations to get a better feel of it.&nbsp; If I have the jist of your comments, then I suppose the following statements are true: A standard action can consume an entire round just as a full-round action.&nbsp; One of the &quot;principle&quot; differences between the two actions is the relative limitation on movement. &nbsp;Examples:1. Attack once + 20' move2. Multiple attacks + 5' stepBut what happens when the PCs/Monsters are engaged in combat and they have only one attack (i.e., lvl 1)?&nbsp; In other words, they have no reason to move because their opponent is right in front of them.&nbsp; Do they technically take a standard action and chose a movement of 0'?&nbsp; Does this consume their entire round?&nbsp; My general impression is yes, because they voluntarily chose not to move.&nbsp; Is their a more efficient way to manage your actions in this situation?Thanks again in advance,WCT-1</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WCT-1, post: 107568, member: 2558"] Whoops. I was trying to distinguish between actions that happen in a "standard" round as opposed to a surprise round for example. I apologize for the poor choice of words in my initial question. Thanks for the input everyone. I plan on running some combat situations to get a better feel of it. If I have the jist of your comments, then I suppose the following statements are true: A standard action can consume an entire round just as a full-round action. One of the "principle" differences between the two actions is the relative limitation on movement. Examples: 1. Attack once + 20' move 2. Multiple attacks + 5' step But what happens when the PCs/Monsters are engaged in combat and they have only one attack (i.e., lvl 1)? In other words, they have no reason to move because their opponent is right in front of them. Do they technically take a standard action and chose a movement of 0'? Does this consume their entire round? My general impression is yes, because they voluntarily chose not to move. Is their a more efficient way to manage your actions in this situation? Thanks again in advance, WCT-1 [/QUOTE]

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