Other Rules / Actions
Other Rules
What you can do on a turn — standards, full rounds, swift, immediate, ready, and delay.
Action types define the economy of a round. Combat explains when you get them; this page is the glossary for what each type means.
Read top to bottom — core actions first, then special options.
You get 2 standard actions each turn. Moving, a single attack, and drawing a weapon are examples.
30 ft movement (unless an ability says otherwise). Only once per turn.
Make one attack at your Highest Attack Bonus (HAB). Only once per turn.
Uses both standard actions at once. You may still take a free 5 ft step before or after. Examples: sprinting (double standard movement), using a skill, or a Full Attack Action.
Strike for as many hits as you have Attacks Per Melee (APM). See class charts for attack bonuses. If an enemy dies mid–Full Attack, the Full Attack ends — you may not make more Standard Actions this turn unless an ability or item says otherwise.
Any offensive maneuver against an enemy. A Standard Attack is one Attack; a Full Attack can be 1–5. In general, each d20 roll is one Attack.
As many as you need each round, within reason. Speaking and dropping something are examples.
A free action you may take only once during your turn.
A free action you take only once, outside of your turn.
Use your Standard Attack Action to leave or move through any number of enemies' AoI without invoking an AoO. Does not grant extra movement. You may not make any attack actions this turn.
Like a delayed action that can interrupt an opponent. Declare a trigger (“If they draw steel, I shoot”). If it occurs, you act first. If it never occurs, you skip your turn that round.
Skip your turn until later in the initiative order (before or after a named spot, including into the next round). Your initiative position changes permanently to the new spot until another delay/ready. You cannot change your mind before your next turn if the battlefield shifts unexpectedly.
Flexibility versus pre-emptive reaction.
Delay
You can wait and choose a better moment later in the round — but you cannot act before a trigger mid-enemy-turn. Example: attack the enemy who approached Volitilus only after that enemy’s turn ends. You could still help someone else if Volitilus is never approached.
Ready
Declare a trigger and interrupt when it happens — “If any enemy approaches Volitilus, I’ll move in their way and attack.” You act before they complete the triggering action. If the trigger never fires, you skip the turn.
Wheel of Time RPG · Actions Rules manual