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What are the practical Opportunity Attack values for a bugbear, holding a reach weapon, with the Polearm Master feat?
At what distance can a bugbear, holding a reach weapon, with the Polearm Master feat, get their Opportunity Attack?Does the bonus attack from “Polearm Master” have reach as well?Do the Tunnel Fighter UA fighting style and the Polearm Master feat combine to grant indefinite opportunity attacks?Are opportunity attacks considered my turn?Is the Polearm Master Feat compatible with the Two-Weapon Fighting style?When I walk towards an enemy and get within 10 feet, can I make an opportunity attack with Polearm Mastery and a reach weapon?How many spear/pike wielding enemies with Polearm Master feat can attack a single incoming enemy?Does the bugbear's long-limbed ability apply to melee spell attacks like shocking grasp?Does the Polearm Master attack work with poison?Do you get an Opportunity Attack with an unarmed strike at 5ft. when holding a 2-handed reach weapon?At what distance can a bugbear, holding a reach weapon, with the Polearm Master feat, get their Opportunity Attack?
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I have crafted a Barbarian bugbear that uses a halberd weapon, and will take Polearm Master as a feat.
Bugbears have the Long-Limbed trait:
When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.
The description of the Reach weapon property says:
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
I am trying to determine the cut-off ranges for various situations. Making a standard melee attack is pretty straight-forward. He can attack anyone in 15' (5' for normal, plus 5' for bugbear, then add 5' for reach).
But how do I calculate opportunity attacks?
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach.
So my reach is generally 15'. But per the bugbear description, that extra 5' is only when I make an attack on your turn. So his effective reach is only 10'.
So an opponent can be next to the character and safely back away 5' because they have not left the 10'/15' reach. But what happens at 10' and 15'?
At 10', they are still within my normal reach, but only on my turn. At 15' they are leaving my reach, but I only get that extra 5' on my turn so it would not be available as a reaction.
P.S. There is a sister question about Polearm Mastery and entering my threat range.
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I have crafted a Barbarian bugbear that uses a halberd weapon, and will take Polearm Master as a feat.
Bugbears have the Long-Limbed trait:
When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.
The description of the Reach weapon property says:
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
I am trying to determine the cut-off ranges for various situations. Making a standard melee attack is pretty straight-forward. He can attack anyone in 15' (5' for normal, plus 5' for bugbear, then add 5' for reach).
But how do I calculate opportunity attacks?
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach.
So my reach is generally 15'. But per the bugbear description, that extra 5' is only when I make an attack on your turn. So his effective reach is only 10'.
So an opponent can be next to the character and safely back away 5' because they have not left the 10'/15' reach. But what happens at 10' and 15'?
At 10', they are still within my normal reach, but only on my turn. At 15' they are leaving my reach, but I only get that extra 5' on my turn so it would not be available as a reaction.
P.S. There is a sister question about Polearm Mastery and entering my threat range.
dnd-5e weapons opportunity-attack racial-traits
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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I have crafted a Barbarian bugbear that uses a halberd weapon, and will take Polearm Master as a feat.
Bugbears have the Long-Limbed trait:
When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.
The description of the Reach weapon property says:
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
I am trying to determine the cut-off ranges for various situations. Making a standard melee attack is pretty straight-forward. He can attack anyone in 15' (5' for normal, plus 5' for bugbear, then add 5' for reach).
But how do I calculate opportunity attacks?
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach.
So my reach is generally 15'. But per the bugbear description, that extra 5' is only when I make an attack on your turn. So his effective reach is only 10'.
So an opponent can be next to the character and safely back away 5' because they have not left the 10'/15' reach. But what happens at 10' and 15'?
At 10', they are still within my normal reach, but only on my turn. At 15' they are leaving my reach, but I only get that extra 5' on my turn so it would not be available as a reaction.
P.S. There is a sister question about Polearm Mastery and entering my threat range.
dnd-5e weapons opportunity-attack racial-traits
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asked 10 hours ago
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I have crafted a Barbarian bugbear that uses a halberd weapon, and will take Polearm Master as a feat.
Bugbears have the Long-Limbed trait:
When you make a melee attack on your turn, your reach for it is 5 feet greater than normal.
The description of the Reach weapon property says:
This weapon adds 5 feet to your reach when you attack with it, as well as when determining your reach for opportunity attacks with it.
I am trying to determine the cut-off ranges for various situations. Making a standard melee attack is pretty straight-forward. He can attack anyone in 15' (5' for normal, plus 5' for bugbear, then add 5' for reach).
But how do I calculate opportunity attacks?
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you can see moves out of your reach.
So my reach is generally 15'. But per the bugbear description, that extra 5' is only when I make an attack on your turn. So his effective reach is only 10'.
So an opponent can be next to the character and safely back away 5' because they have not left the 10'/15' reach. But what happens at 10' and 15'?
At 10', they are still within my normal reach, but only on my turn. At 15' they are leaving my reach, but I only get that extra 5' on my turn so it would not be available as a reaction.
P.S. There is a sister question about Polearm Mastery and entering my threat range.
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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You have quoted all relevant text. What is unclear?
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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10 hours ago
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You have quoted all relevant text. What is unclear?
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– Szega
10 hours ago
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You have quoted all relevant text. What is unclear?
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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Generally, you make your opportunity attack when a creature 10' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
You have quoted most of the relevant text. When it is not your turn, your reach is 10'. The Long-Limbed feature is no longer a factor. So just like any other character, you make the opportunity attack with your polearm when a creature that is 10' away from tries to move further away.
The only exception would be...
If you are making an opportunity attack on your turn, you make the attack when a creature 15' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
The circumstances for this will be rare. If, for example, you are a College of Valor Bard who uses a polearm and you cast Dissonant Whispers on your turn, targeting a creature in melee range with you. The creature fails its save and uses its reaction to run from you. Because it is still your turn, the opportunity attack against the creature is triggered when it tries to leave your 15' reach.
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Use the reach you have at the moment
You do not have a "base" or "normal" reach as far as the mechanics are concerned. At any point in time, you have a given reach with a given weapon, though. With your halberd, your reach on your turn is 15" and otherwise 10". Opportunity attacks are triggered when an enemy leaves your current reach.
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15 ft on your turn, 10 ft on other's turn
Long Limbed is active on your turn, making your threat range effectively 15 ft. You can make opportunity attack against enemy leaving 15 ft on your turn, or 10 ft on other's turn.
Though rare, enemy can provoke opportunity attack on your turn, for example by casting dissonant whisper while they are next to you.
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Generally, you make your opportunity attack when a creature 10' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
You have quoted most of the relevant text. When it is not your turn, your reach is 10'. The Long-Limbed feature is no longer a factor. So just like any other character, you make the opportunity attack with your polearm when a creature that is 10' away from tries to move further away.
The only exception would be...
If you are making an opportunity attack on your turn, you make the attack when a creature 15' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
The circumstances for this will be rare. If, for example, you are a College of Valor Bard who uses a polearm and you cast Dissonant Whispers on your turn, targeting a creature in melee range with you. The creature fails its save and uses its reaction to run from you. Because it is still your turn, the opportunity attack against the creature is triggered when it tries to leave your 15' reach.
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Generally, you make your opportunity attack when a creature 10' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
You have quoted most of the relevant text. When it is not your turn, your reach is 10'. The Long-Limbed feature is no longer a factor. So just like any other character, you make the opportunity attack with your polearm when a creature that is 10' away from tries to move further away.
The only exception would be...
If you are making an opportunity attack on your turn, you make the attack when a creature 15' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
The circumstances for this will be rare. If, for example, you are a College of Valor Bard who uses a polearm and you cast Dissonant Whispers on your turn, targeting a creature in melee range with you. The creature fails its save and uses its reaction to run from you. Because it is still your turn, the opportunity attack against the creature is triggered when it tries to leave your 15' reach.
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Generally, you make your opportunity attack when a creature 10' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
You have quoted most of the relevant text. When it is not your turn, your reach is 10'. The Long-Limbed feature is no longer a factor. So just like any other character, you make the opportunity attack with your polearm when a creature that is 10' away from tries to move further away.
The only exception would be...
If you are making an opportunity attack on your turn, you make the attack when a creature 15' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
The circumstances for this will be rare. If, for example, you are a College of Valor Bard who uses a polearm and you cast Dissonant Whispers on your turn, targeting a creature in melee range with you. The creature fails its save and uses its reaction to run from you. Because it is still your turn, the opportunity attack against the creature is triggered when it tries to leave your 15' reach.
answered 10 hours ago
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Generally, you make your opportunity attack when a creature 10' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
You have quoted most of the relevant text. When it is not your turn, your reach is 10'. The Long-Limbed feature is no longer a factor. So just like any other character, you make the opportunity attack with your polearm when a creature that is 10' away from tries to move further away.
The only exception would be...
If you are making an opportunity attack on your turn, you make the attack when a creature 15' away from you tries to move farther away from you.
The circumstances for this will be rare. If, for example, you are a College of Valor Bard who uses a polearm and you cast Dissonant Whispers on your turn, targeting a creature in melee range with you. The creature fails its save and uses its reaction to run from you. Because it is still your turn, the opportunity attack against the creature is triggered when it tries to leave your 15' reach.
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Use the reach you have at the moment
You do not have a "base" or "normal" reach as far as the mechanics are concerned. At any point in time, you have a given reach with a given weapon, though. With your halberd, your reach on your turn is 15" and otherwise 10". Opportunity attacks are triggered when an enemy leaves your current reach.
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Use the reach you have at the moment
You do not have a "base" or "normal" reach as far as the mechanics are concerned. At any point in time, you have a given reach with a given weapon, though. With your halberd, your reach on your turn is 15" and otherwise 10". Opportunity attacks are triggered when an enemy leaves your current reach.
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Use the reach you have at the moment
You do not have a "base" or "normal" reach as far as the mechanics are concerned. At any point in time, you have a given reach with a given weapon, though. With your halberd, your reach on your turn is 15" and otherwise 10". Opportunity attacks are triggered when an enemy leaves your current reach.
answered 10 hours ago
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Use the reach you have at the moment
You do not have a "base" or "normal" reach as far as the mechanics are concerned. At any point in time, you have a given reach with a given weapon, though. With your halberd, your reach on your turn is 15" and otherwise 10". Opportunity attacks are triggered when an enemy leaves your current reach.
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15 ft on your turn, 10 ft on other's turn
Long Limbed is active on your turn, making your threat range effectively 15 ft. You can make opportunity attack against enemy leaving 15 ft on your turn, or 10 ft on other's turn.
Though rare, enemy can provoke opportunity attack on your turn, for example by casting dissonant whisper while they are next to you.
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15 ft on your turn, 10 ft on other's turn
Long Limbed is active on your turn, making your threat range effectively 15 ft. You can make opportunity attack against enemy leaving 15 ft on your turn, or 10 ft on other's turn.
Though rare, enemy can provoke opportunity attack on your turn, for example by casting dissonant whisper while they are next to you.
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15 ft on your turn, 10 ft on other's turn
Long Limbed is active on your turn, making your threat range effectively 15 ft. You can make opportunity attack against enemy leaving 15 ft on your turn, or 10 ft on other's turn.
Though rare, enemy can provoke opportunity attack on your turn, for example by casting dissonant whisper while they are next to you.
answered 10 hours ago
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15 ft on your turn, 10 ft on other's turn
Long Limbed is active on your turn, making your threat range effectively 15 ft. You can make opportunity attack against enemy leaving 15 ft on your turn, or 10 ft on other's turn.
Though rare, enemy can provoke opportunity attack on your turn, for example by casting dissonant whisper while they are next to you.
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@Szega At 10' away, they are still within my reach so I don't get an OA. But when they go to 15' away, they are within my normal reach but I can't attack that far except on my turn so I can no longer reach. Do I never get an OA?
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