D&D 5E Disengage

[keterys]

It takes your action, and (since there's no "Tumble" skill or similar) it's one of the few appropriate ways to slip through / past blockers.

It's kinda okay for it to be effective at the one thing it's intended to do.

 

[GameDoc]

I've seen some use as the old Spring Attack feat:

- start 15' away from bad guy
- move in
- attack
- move 15' away without provoking
- rinse, repeat
- profit

Just curious - how are they getting an attack and disengage action in the same round?

 

[Thaumaturge]

Just curious - how are they getting an attack and disengage action in the same round?

I'm not [MENTION=17152]Syntallah[/MENTION], but I would guess: Cunning Action, Haste, or Action Surge.

Thaumaturge.

 

[Syntallah]

Yep, those pesky rogues with their fancy Cunning Action {Disengage}.

 

[SithlordRPGA]

I could be just me as I am waiting for all the books to come out before we start playing 5th, however this seems really really good. Almost feat good.
Like I said I have not played 5th yet just taking the time to read through the rules.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

I could be just me as I am waiting for all the books to come out before we start playing 5th, however this seems really really good. Almost feat good.
Like I said I have not played 5th yet just taking the time to read through the rules.

Most things in 5e are really, really good. That's why they are more or less balanced against each other.*

* Speaking of casual balance, not nitty gritty super-mathemagical optimogrification balance.

 

[Syntallah]

I could be just me as I am waiting for all the books to come out before we start playing 5th, however this seems really really good. Almost feat good.
Like I said I have not played 5th yet just taking the time to read through the rules.

The only thing Disengage does is prevent movement related OAs. Since the only time you provoke OA is when you leave reach, it doesn't happen nearly the same amount of time as in earlier editions. And speaking of which, any rogue worth his salt had max ranks in the Tumble skill, and was thus nearly immune to movement related OAs with a mere skill...

So, it really isn't all that powerful.

 

[SithlordRPGA]

OK still a little hung up on old 3.5 OA for stepping up to someone with reach. Since that is now gone I can see your point.

However the action does pretty much the Polearm master feat useless.

 

[Syntallah]

OK still a little hung up on old 3.5 OA for stepping up to someone with reach. Since that is now gone I can see your point.

However the action does pretty much the Polearm master feat useless.

No, Disengage counters a portion of Polearm Master. A Readied Action counters Disengage. One or two of those and that pesky rogue will move on to other, easier targets...

 

[Li Shenron]

We had this discussion yesterday. Our DM put emphasis on the term disengage. It's meant the leave a fight, not to move around with impunity. We'll just go with that... *shrug*

It's meant for both, I think Mearls or Thompson mentioned this a long time ago. But it's ok if your DM restricts it to only retreating.