Editing Actions

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'''Actions''' are the acts taken by [[creatures|creatures]] on their turns in ''Baldur's Gate 3''. Actions are generally taken in order to deal [[damage]] or inflict harmful [[Conditions|conditions]], but they can also be taken to [[healing|heal]] or aid allies.

A special form of action – known as a '''reaction''' – can be used as a response to certain triggers, including on the turns of {{em|other}} creatures.

Taking actions usually requires the acting creature to expend one of three [[resources]]:
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* {{SmallIcon|Action Icon.png}} Action
* {{SmallIcon|Bonus Action Icon.png}} Bonus action
* {{SmallIcon|Reaction Icon.png}} Reaction
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== Overview == 
Actions are categorised by their source:
; Common actions : Common actions are actions available to all creatures.
; {{anchor|Class actions}} Class actions : Class actions are actions available through [[features]], such as those gained from [[classes]] or [[equipment]]. Many actions taken by [[Non-player characters|NPCs]] are also considered class actions.
; Racial actions : Racial actions are actions available through racial features, and are exclusively gained from [[race]].
; Weapon actions : [[Weapon actions]] are actions available through equipping [[weapons]].
; Spells : [[Spells]] are cast by casters and by other creatures through the use of [[scrolls]].
; Situational actions : Situational actions unlock as a result of another ability, feature, or condition. It remains at the side of the character's hotbar until the conditions creating it expire. One such example is [[Forced Manoeuvre]] as a result of [[Manoeuvring Attack (Melee)]].

== Resources ==
Creatures take actions in [[turn-based mode]] by expending one of two [[resources]]: {{SmallIcon|Action Icon.png}} Action or {{SmallIcon|Bonus Action Icon.png}} Bonus action.

Additionally, some actions require {{em|both}} of the two resources to be expended.

An additional resource – {{SmallIcon|Reaction Icon.png}} Reaction – is used to take conditional [[Reactions|reactions]] on another creature's turn.

All creatures have 1 charge of each of the three resources that recharges at the beginning of each turn, but additional charges can be gained from [[Sources of additional actions|various sources]].

=== Exceptions ===
; Additional actions : Actions that allow a creature to take an {{em|additional}} action per turn – such as {{SAI|Action Surge}} – {{em|do not}} consume the resource they provide.
; Free attacks : Classes that have the {{SAI|Extra Attack}} feature can take an additional free Attack action on their turn after taking an Attack action, without expending an {{SmallIcon|Action Icon.png}} Action resource.

== Reactions ==
[[File:Monk active reactions.jpg|thumb|right|Figure 1 - Active Reactions]]
Reactions are actions taken in response to a trigger, and can be taken even if triggered on another creature's turn.

Some reactions require the acting creature to expend a {{SmallIcon|Reaction Icon.png}}, whereas other reactions do not. Those that do not are generally class features which use the reaction mechanic, such as {{SAI|Divine Smite}}, {{SAI|Sneak Attack}} or {{SAI|Reckless Attack}}.{{note| Many class features which are implemented as reactions in ''Baldur's Gate 3'' are not reactions in the tabletop RPG which ''Baldur's Gate 3'' is based on. Reactions were added to the game fairly late in development, which may the cause of this change.}}

=== The Reactions tab ===
[[File:BG3 Monk reactions tab.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Reactions Tab|Figure 2 - Reactions Tab]]
Reactions are managed for each character through the ''Reactions tab'', located on the spellbook page of a character sheet. The tab can also be accessed immediately by pressing on one of the active reactions on the hotbar, or by pressing a hotkey (default: L).

Reactions can be set to be taken automatically, or the game can be set to prompt the player first.

If taking the reaction expends any resources, they are listed under the reaction's name.

=== Limitations ===
Creatures that are {{cond|Dazed}}, {{cond|Prone}}, {{cond|Stunned}}, {{cond|Incapacitated}} or {{cond|Surprised}} cannot take reactions.

Some spells – such as {{SAI|Shocking Grasp}} and {{SAI|Arms of Hadar}} – inflict specific conditions that prevent targeted creatures from taking reactions. However, these conditions do not prevent those creatures from taking reactions which {{em|do not}} consume the Reaction resource.

=== Examples of reactions ===
==== Spells ====
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* {{SAI|Hellish Rebuke}}
* {{SAI|Counterspell}}
* {{SAI|Shield}}
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==== Class actions ====
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* {{SAI|Cutting Words}}
* {{SAI|Deflect Missiles}}
* {{SAI|Destructive Wrath}}
* {{SAI|Entropic Ward}}
* {{SAI|Fungal Infestation}}
* {{SAI|Giant Killer}}
* {{SAI|Githyanki Parry}}
* {{SAI|Halo of Spores}}
* {{SAI|Luck of the Far Realms}}
* {{SAI|Misty Escape}}
* {{SAI|Opportunity Attack}}
* {{SAI|Riposte}}
* {{SAI|Slow Fall}}
* {{SAI|Supreme Githyanki Parry}}
* {{SAI|Tenacity (Weapon Action)}}
* {{SAI|Warding Flare}}
* {{SAI|Wrath of the Storm}}
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== Lists of common actions ==
=== Actions ===
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* {{SAI|Dash|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Disengage|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Help|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Improvised Melee Weapon|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Main Hand Attack|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Ranged Attack|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Throw|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Unarmed Strike|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Perform|w=40}}
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=== Bonus actions ===
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* {{SAI|Dip|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Jump|Jump|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Off-Hand Attack (Melee)|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Off-Hand Attack (Ranged)|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Shove|w=40}}
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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Bonus actions]], a category of all bonus actions.

== Footnotes ==
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