⚡ Actions Compendium

Combat actions, standard reactions, skill activities, and special maneuvers.

56 Total Actions

⚡ Action System & Check Format

Actions define activities characters can perform in and out of combat encounters:

Check The d20 check required to execute the action, combining relevant ability modifiers, skill ranks, and situational factors.

Action Time & AP The Action Point (AP) cost required. Standard turns provide AP to allocate between movement, attacks, and defense reactions.

Implements & Range Equipment, tools, or somatic faculties required, along with tactical range and target areas.

AP Boosts Extra Action Points spent during execution to enhance check bonuses, damage, duration, or tactical effects.

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Action Name ▲ A-Z	Category ↕	AP Cost / Time ↕	Check ↕	Description	Action
Appraise	General	1 min	d20! + Crafting skill + Int mod vs. DC	You try to estimate the monetary value (and authenticity) of an object, a performance, or a creature.\nAlternatively, yo...	View →
Autopsy	General	10 min	d20! + Healing skill + Wis mod vs. DC	You investigate a corpse and try to determine the cause of death.	View →
Avoid Getting Lost	General	Part of move	d20! + Survival skill + Wis mod vs. DC	You try to avoid getting lost. Frequency of checks varies with the terrain.\nThis action can also improve wilderness tra...	View →
Bait Opponent	General	3 AP	d20! + Warfare skill + Wis mod vs. opposing Warfare or Combat Instincts skill check	You use your positioning and stance to bait opponents into attacking you rather than other targets.	View →
Bind Wounds	General	Full round	d20! + Healing skill + Wis mod + MAM vs. DC	You try to bind a creature's wounds in order to avoid infection and staunch bleeding.\nYou can also treat caltrop wounds...	View →
Build Fire	General	1 h + 10 min	d20! + Survival skill + Wis mod vs. DC	You use this action to find fuel for a fire and then start it.	View →
Camouflage	General	1 min (multiplied by the weight limit multiplier for the target's size)	d20! + 10 + Stealth skill + Wis mod vs. opposing Perception (Spot or Search)	You try to conceal a creature or object by hiding or camouflaging it.	View →
Command Ally	General	x AP (up to Warfare skill level / 2)	—	You use commands and maneuvers to help an ally act faster or better. The AP you spend are effectively transferred to the...	View →
Command Troops	General	5 AP	d20! + Warfare skill + Cha mod vs. DC	You give a command to allies within range who have a readied action to "obey the leader's command". Those allies who are...	View →
Construct Item	General	Var	d20! + Crafting skill + Int mod vs. DC	You use this skill to craft one or more (non-magical) objects.	View →
Construct Trap	General	Var	d20! + Crafting (Trapmaking) skill + Int mod vs. DC	You use this skill to craft a mechanical trap.	View →
Create Cipher	General	1 week	d20! + Linguistics skill + Int mod	You create a cipher that can only be decoded by yourself, those that are provided with a proper key, and those that succ...	View →
Decipher Script	General	1 min/page	d20! + Linguistics skill + Int mod vs. DC	You try to decipher writing in a language, dialect, or code you don't know.	View →
Delay Action	General	1 AP	—	You take no action at your initiative but can choose to act normally (with full AP and MP) at any time you choose. Howev...	View →
Detect Hazard	General	Passive	d20! + Survival skill + Wis mod vs. DC	You have a chance to detect unusual or unsafe features. Typical examples include man-made but camouflaged constructions,...	View →