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<blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 6900143" data-attributes="member: 12377"><p>Back to the OP's question:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Bonus Actions.</em></strong> I've seen so many players have trouble wrapping their heads around bonus actions -- what is and isn't a bonus action, when you can take them, how many you get (only one!), restrictions on spell casting, and OMG the confusion that is Extra Attack + TWF. It's like 5e eliminated the Minor Action and then snuck it back in as the Bonus Action, except different, because you can't give up your Action in order to take an additional Bonus Action. Hell even the terminology "bonus" is confusing, since that word already has an important meaning in the system.</p><p></p><p>So I'm continuously having to explain how bonus actions work or remind people that they're attempting multiple bonus actions ("Sorry, you can't cast <em>healing word</em> and direct your <em>flaming sphere</em> both in the same round"). It's become a huge pet peeve of mine in 5e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="77IM, post: 6900143, member: 12377"] Back to the OP's question: [B][I]Bonus Actions.[/I][/B] I've seen so many players have trouble wrapping their heads around bonus actions -- what is and isn't a bonus action, when you can take them, how many you get (only one!), restrictions on spell casting, and OMG the confusion that is Extra Attack + TWF. It's like 5e eliminated the Minor Action and then snuck it back in as the Bonus Action, except different, because you can't give up your Action in order to take an additional Bonus Action. Hell even the terminology "bonus" is confusing, since that word already has an important meaning in the system. So I'm continuously having to explain how bonus actions work or remind people that they're attempting multiple bonus actions ("Sorry, you can't cast [I]healing word[/I] and direct your [I]flaming sphere[/I] both in the same round"). It's become a huge pet peeve of mine in 5e. [/QUOTE]
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