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#1 EricKollman Jul 24, 2015 22:45:23	Hi All,   If a creature has been knocked unconscious (by, say, a sleep spell), and it's another creature's turn, how would you roll the maneuver of running up and kicking the sleeping creature?  Would you rule the kick as an action, or a free "interact with object"?  The PHB says that kicking a small stone is a free action, but not sure about kicking a sleeping creature (to wake him up)?  I am wondering because if it's a free action, the creature could first do some type of ranged attack against an enemy, and then run over and kick his comrade to wake him up?   Secondly, would kicking wake him up, or do you say he has to shake or slap him, as the PHB says?  If shaking or slapping, would you rule those as free "interact with objects", or would they constitute separate actions?
#2 AndrewJO Jul 24, 2015 22:47:48	Waking him up, whether it be kicking slapping or shaking, takes your action.
#3 Glimjack Jul 25, 2015 0:29:28	Yeah, personally I'd rule that kicking someone to wake them would require a more consistent effort than a free-action kick. A) It's a magical effect not just normal sleep B) You don't want to totally nerf the spell.
#4 pukunui Jul 25, 2015 1:38:38	Regarding the sleep spell, the text reads: "... each creature affected by this spell falls unconscious until the spell ends, the sleeper takes damage, or someone uses an action to shake or slap the sleeper awake." My emphasis.   If, however, the creature is merely sleeping normally, a swift kick as a free action might be enough to wake them up.
#5 AndrewJO Jul 25, 2015 6:06:34	In that case, the sound of combat should be enough to wake him up.
#6 EricKollman Jul 25, 2015 7:34:44	I think I'll go with it takes an action because, as pointed out, it's magical slumber.