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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 6587855" data-attributes="member: 53176">The Minotaur's Charge is not a bonus action. It is a non-action that triggers from using a move action (by moving at least 10' in a strait line) and using a Gore attack action on the same turn. The Minotaur can still Gore after having their movement reduced to 0, therefore they can still get the benefits of the Charge. However, a DM would note that in order to trigger an opportunity attack from the Fighter, the Minotaur would need to leave the Fighter's reach. Because the Fighter is using a whip, the fighter's reach is 10', while the Minotaur's reach is just 5', leaving the Fighter out of range. Likewise, if the Fighter was using a dagger, the Minotaur would be within 5' of reach, but the last 10' of movement would not have been in a strait line towards the Fighter, so the Charge bonus would not apply against the Fighter.To make it more clear, yes the Minotaur can still get off the Charge bonus, but only against a 3rd party member who happens to be along the strait-line path between the Fighter and the Wizard. Otherwise the Minotaur can still attack normally, using the Gore with non-boosted damage, or more likely with the Batteaxe because it deals more normal damage than a Gore.And incidentally, disengage doesn't work against the sentinel feat if the enemy is within 5'.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 6587855, member: 53176"] The Minotaur's [I]Charge[/I] is not a bonus action. It is a non-action that triggers from using a move action (by moving at least 10' in a strait line) and using a [I]Gore[/I] attack action on the same turn. The Minotaur can still [I]Gore[/I] after having their movement reduced to 0, therefore they can still get the benefits of the [I]Charge[/I]. [U]However[/U], a DM would note that in order to trigger an opportunity attack from the Fighter, the Minotaur would need to leave the Fighter's reach. Because the Fighter is using a whip, the fighter's reach is 10', while the Minotaur's reach is just 5', leaving the Fighter out of range. Likewise, if the Fighter was using a dagger, the Minotaur would be within 5' of reach, but the last 10' of movement would not have been in a strait line towards the Fighter, so the [I]Charge[/I] bonus would not apply against the Fighter. To make it more clear, yes the Minotaur can still get off the [I]Charge[/I] bonus, but only against a 3rd party member who happens to be along the strait-line path between the Fighter and the Wizard. Otherwise the Minotaur can still attack normally, using the[I] Gore[/I] with non-boosted damage, or more likely with the [I]Batteaxe[/I] because it deals more normal damage than a [I]Gore[/I]. And incidentally, disengage doesn't work against the sentinel feat if the enemy is within 5'. [/QUOTE]

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