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<blockquote data-quote="Arial Black" data-source="post: 7775594" data-attributes="member: 6799649"><p>Do us all a favour someone! My search-fu is rubbish, and even though it's been mentioned earlier in the thread, there are over a 1000 posts!</p><p></p><p>Please can someone post/cite/quote the rule regarding simultaneous elements and who gets to choose the order in which they are resolved? It would help us all to see the exact wording.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But you already <em>did</em> take the Attack action! You took it, and the bonus action it 'caused', at the same time!</p><p></p><p>Just because something happens to you which prevents you executing the <em>attacks</em> granted by taking the Attack action, this doesn't mean you didn't take the Attack action!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Note: you don't target a creature with your Attack <em>action</em>, you target a creature with each individual <em>attack!</em></p><p></p><p>On my turn, I took the Attack action, and took the bonus action it 'caused' <em>at the same time</em>. I decide to <em>resolve</em> the shield shove first (although rules-wise I'm taking both <em>actions</em> at the same time), knocking the archmage prone.</p><p></p><p>Unbeknownst to me, the archmage's <em>contingency</em> was if he is knocked prone by an enemy, he <em>teleports</em> to his hideout. He disappears! I now have two attacks to take (because I already took the Attack action), but no target to attack. Sucks to be me! Well played, archmage, well played...!</p><p></p><p>No problem at all! Well, it's a minor problem for my Shield Master (but since the archmage ran away...), but in no way is it a problem for the DM to adjudicate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arial Black, post: 7775594, member: 6799649"] Do us all a favour someone! My search-fu is rubbish, and even though it's been mentioned earlier in the thread, there are over a 1000 posts! Please can someone post/cite/quote the rule regarding simultaneous elements and who gets to choose the order in which they are resolved? It would help us all to see the exact wording. Thanks in advance. ;) But you already [i]did[/i] take the Attack action! You took it, and the bonus action it 'caused', at the same time! Just because something happens to you which prevents you executing the [i]attacks[/i] granted by taking the Attack action, this doesn't mean you didn't take the Attack action! Note: you don't target a creature with your Attack [i]action[/i], you target a creature with each individual [i]attack![/i] On my turn, I took the Attack action, and took the bonus action it 'caused' [i]at the same time[/i]. I decide to [i]resolve[/i] the shield shove first (although rules-wise I'm taking both [i]actions[/i] at the same time), knocking the archmage prone. Unbeknownst to me, the archmage's [i]contingency[/i] was if he is knocked prone by an enemy, he [i]teleports[/i] to his hideout. He disappears! I now have two attacks to take (because I already took the Attack action), but no target to attack. Sucks to be me! Well played, archmage, well played...! No problem at all! Well, it's a minor problem for my Shield Master (but since the archmage ran away...), but in no way is it a problem for the DM to adjudicate. [/QUOTE]
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