Charge as a standard action? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Charge as a standard action? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
colyn kell
09-10-05, 11:48 AM I keep reading in these threads that alot of characters charge in a suprise round.
I was under the impression that charging was a full round action, and that you could only perform a standard action on a suprise round.
colyn kell
09-10-05, 12:00 PM hello? anyone??
Radijs
09-10-05, 12:06 PM Charge is a rather unique exception.
Page 154-155 of the players handbook tells you that you can still charge when you only have a move or standard action available to you.
Although you can then only move up to your normal speed (as opposed to your double speed when you charge as a full round action) and you can only use this option when you are denied a full-round action (such as in a surprise round.)

So you can charge in a surprise round.
But you cannot decide on a standard action-charge when you have a full round available to you.
(example: You cannot charge an opponent moving your normal movement rate, attack and then use a move action to get away again)
colyn kell
09-10-05, 12:29 PM Thanks alot man, we looked that up for so freaking long and it was in the phb.....
I dont know how many times ive read that and still missed it...
I feel like a total idiot.
derfenrirwolv
09-10-05, 12:37 PM You can also do it if you are slowed, or if you are a zombie limited to one action per round.

DOn't feel bad, there's 5 kajillion rules in there, groups play for years without finding them all
Egres
09-10-05, 01:57 PM hello? anyone??
Hey, this is not a chat.

A post 12 minutes after the first is against the Code of Conduct. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=community/coc)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
colyn kell 09-10-05, 11:48 AM	I keep reading in these threads that alot of characters charge in a suprise round. I was under the impression that charging was a full round action, and that you could only perform a standard action on a suprise round.
colyn kell 09-10-05, 12:00 PM	hello? anyone??
Radijs 09-10-05, 12:06 PM	Charge is a rather unique exception. Page 154-155 of the players handbook tells you that you can still charge when you only have a move or standard action available to you. Although you can then only move up to your normal speed (as opposed to your double speed when you charge as a full round action) and you can only use this option when you are denied a full-round action (such as in a surprise round.) So you can charge in a surprise round. But you cannot decide on a standard action-charge when you have a full round available to you. (example: You cannot charge an opponent moving your normal movement rate, attack and then use a move action to get away again)
colyn kell 09-10-05, 12:29 PM	Thanks alot man, we looked that up for so freaking long and it was in the phb..... I dont know how many times ive read that and still missed it... I feel like a total idiot.
derfenrirwolv 09-10-05, 12:37 PM	You can also do it if you are slowed, or if you are a zombie limited to one action per round. DOn't feel bad, there's 5 kajillion rules in there, groups play for years without finding them all
Egres 09-10-05, 01:57 PM	hello? anyone?? Hey, this is not a chat. A post 12 minutes after the first is against the Code of Conduct. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=community/coc)