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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7771150" data-attributes="member: 23751">You have a point about reactions breaking into the middle of an attack, but those are contingent on getting an opportunity attack somehow or having a feat like sentinal.&nbsp; No bonus action happens during the middle of an attack without being triggered by a reaction or a specific rule that beats the general one.&nbsp; Shield master isn't a reaction which specifically allows it to break into the middle of an attack action, or a specific rule that allows you to interrupt the attack action.&nbsp; In fact, it specifically says if you have taken(past tense) the attack action.&nbsp; That past tense wording means that you have to have finished the attack action first.&nbsp; Otherwise you have not taken it at all.&nbsp; You are taking it.&nbsp; If you haven't even started it, then you have only declared your intent to take it.&nbsp; Neither of those two circumstances meets the specific criteria set forth in the feat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7771150, member: 23751"] You have a point about reactions breaking into the middle of an attack, but those are contingent on getting an opportunity attack somehow or having a feat like sentinal. No bonus action happens during the middle of an attack without being triggered by a reaction or a specific rule that beats the general one. Shield master isn't a reaction which specifically allows it to break into the middle of an attack action, or a specific rule that allows you to interrupt the attack action. In fact, it specifically says if you have taken(past tense) the attack action. That past tense wording means that you have to have finished the attack action first. Otherwise you have not taken it at all. You are taking it. If you haven't even started it, then you have only declared your intent to take it. Neither of those two circumstances meets the specific criteria set forth in the feat. [/QUOTE]

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