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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7680631" data-attributes="member: 2525"><p>Yes technically correct (which is the best kind of correct) but effectively it's a move action as people understand that phrase given their experience from prior editions and versions of the game. "On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed <strong>and </strong>take one action." What I don't understand is why this special ability says you can take an "action" but does not mention "move" but you can still move with it. It doesn't seem to grant an extra turn, just an extra action - which can be used for the attack action or the hide action. The only movement involved with taking an action is the dash action, "When you take the Dash action, you gain extra movement for the current turn. The increase equals your speed, after applying any modifiers," or you can take actions which impact your movement like disengage. But, movement is distinct from actions - so why would you get to move if you get an action?</p><p></p><p>[Edit - Ah, I see it now. I read it wrong. You get a TURN. "you gain a special <strong>turn</strong>...<strong>On this turn</strong>, you can use your action to take either the Attack or Hide action."</p><p></p><p>It is a full extra "special" turn. During that turn, if you use your action, that action can only be used to attack or hide. But, you still get all the other things involved with a turn, like movement, and a bonus action, and free things like interacting with an object or talking. The only thing with a restriction is the action, which can only be used for one of two things rather than the full array of options one might have for an action.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 7680631, member: 2525"] Yes technically correct (which is the best kind of correct) but effectively it's a move action as people understand that phrase given their experience from prior editions and versions of the game. "On your turn, you can move a distance up to your speed [B]and [/B]take one action." What I don't understand is why this special ability says you can take an "action" but does not mention "move" but you can still move with it. It doesn't seem to grant an extra turn, just an extra action - which can be used for the attack action or the hide action. The only movement involved with taking an action is the dash action, "When you take the Dash action, you gain extra movement for the current turn. The increase equals your speed, after applying any modifiers," or you can take actions which impact your movement like disengage. But, movement is distinct from actions - so why would you get to move if you get an action? [Edit - Ah, I see it now. I read it wrong. You get a TURN. "you gain a special [B]turn[/B]...[B]On this turn[/B], you can use your action to take either the Attack or Hide action." It is a full extra "special" turn. During that turn, if you use your action, that action can only be used to attack or hide. But, you still get all the other things involved with a turn, like movement, and a bonus action, and free things like interacting with an object or talking. The only thing with a restriction is the action, which can only be used for one of two things rather than the full array of options one might have for an action.] [/QUOTE]
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