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Common resources are resources available to all creatures:

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* {{SmallIcon|Action Icon.png}} Action

* {{SmallIcon|Bonus Action Icon.png}} Bonus action

* {{SmallIcon|Reaction Icon.png}} Reaction

* {{SmallIcon|Movement Speed Icon.png}} Movement speed}}

 

A creature's common resources recharge at the start of its turn.

 

{{main|Actions}}

Most actions require the acting creature to expend one or more resources, usually at least one of the three common resources associated with actions.

 

Creatures have one charge per turn for each of three resources, by default. However, there are multiple [[List of sources of additional resources|ways of gaining additional charges]].

 

 

{{blockquote|Your primary resource in combat.}}

 

==== Bonus action ====

{{blockquote|Your secondary resource in combat.}}

Some actions, frequently referred to as ''bonus actions'', require a Bonus Action to be expended when taken.

 

Some [[features|class features]] allow a creature to take specific actions by expanding a Bonus Action even when they would normally be required to expend an Action to take them

 

Additionally, a few actions require {{em|both}} an Action and a Bonus action to be expended when they are taken.

 

==== Reaction ====

{{main|Actions#Reactions}}

{{blockquote|Reactions such as [[Opportunity Attack]], are responses you can have to events. Reactions can trigger both during and outside of your turn.}}

The Reaction resource is expended by creatures when taking reactions, which are actions that a creature is promoted to take in response to certain triggers, either on their own turn or another creature's.

 

Some reactions {{em|do not}} require a creature to expend a Reaction. These are usually class features that are triggered under specific circumstances, often as part of making an [[Attacks|attack]], such as when a [[rogue]] is prompted to make a [[Sneak Attack]] or when a [[paladin]] is prompted to use [[Divine Smite]].

 

{{blockquote|How far you can move each turn.}}

A creature's movement speed determines how far they may move per turn, on a 1:1 ratio.

 

* Slow: {{distance|m=7.5|ft=25}}

* Normal: {{distance|m=9|ft=30}}

* Fast: {{distance|m=10.5|ft=35}}

 

Most playable races have normal movement speed, but [[dwarf|dwarves]], [[halfling|halflings]] and [[gnome|gnomes]] have slow movement speed, whereas [[Elf#Wood elf|wood elves]] and [[Half-elf#Wood half-elf|wood half-elves]] have fast movement speed.

 

Some [[conditions]] temporarily increase or decrease a creature's movement speed, and all creatures can [[Dash]] to double their movement speed for that turn. There are also multiple [[List of sources of movement speed|ways of increasing movement speed]], both temporarily and permanently.

Spell slots are expended by casters to cast [[spells]] they know. Each spell slot also has a level which determines what level of spells it can be expended to cast.

 

Spell slots come in two variants:

* {{SmallIcon|4 Level 1 Spell Slots.png}} Spell slots, granted by classes with the [[Spells#Spellcasters|classes with the Spellcasting feature]].

 

{{blockquote|Uses to cast spells.}}

Ordinary spell slots exist in levels 1-6 and come from the Spellcasting feature. They replenish on taking a long rest.

 

 

=== Warlock spell slots ===

{{blockquote|Uses to cast Warlock spells.}}

Warlock spell slots come from the Pact Magic feature and replenish on taking a short rest. Unlike spell slots from the Spellcasting feature, warlock spell slots are always the highest level available, and spells cast with them are [[upcast|upcasted]] accordingly. However, warlock spell slots only exist in levels 1-6, and cannot be used to cast 6th level spells.

 

Warlock spell slors can also be used to cast normal spells if the castsd has no Spellcasting spell slots left.

 

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Action

| {{Recharge|Turn}} || Primary resource expended to take actions || Common resource

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Bonus action

| {{Recharge|Turn}} || Secondary resource expendes to take actions || Common resource

| {{Recharge|Turn}} || Expended to take some reactions || Common resource

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! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |Movement speed

| {{Recharge|Turn}} || Maximum distance a creature can move on their turn || Common resource

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |Spell slots

| {{SmallIcon|Recharge Icons.png}} Recharge: Long rest || Used to cast spells || Class feature: [[Spellcasting]]

! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" |Warlock spell slots

| {{SmallIcon|Recharge Icons.png}} Recharge: Short rest || Used to cast spells || Class feature: [[Pact Magic]]

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