Useful 5e Information Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by dreamsofpdx

Half

+2 AC and Dex saving throws

Total

Can't be targeted directly by attack or spell

Effect (cumul­ative)

2

Speed halved

4

Hit Point maximum halved

6

Death

Easy

10

Hard

20

Nearly Impossible

30

Lightly Obscured (dim light)

Disadv­antage on sight Perception checks

Blindsight

Out to range, perceive without sight

Truesight

Out to range, perceive everything regardless of (magical) darkness, invisi­bility, illusions, shape-­cha­nging, or ethere­alness.

Attack (action)

Make one melee or ranged attack with a weapon, or multiple attacks with the ‘Extra Attack’ class feature.

Dash (action)

Gain your speed as extra movement for this turn.

Dodge (action)

Attack rolls from attackers you can see have disadv­antage and you have advantage on Dex saving throws until the start of your next turn, until you become incapa­citated or your speed drops to 0.

Help (action)

Give an ally advantage on next ability check or attack roll vs. an opponent within 5 ft of you, if done before the start of your next turn.

Overrun (action or bonus action) (DMG 272)

Move through hostile’s space once by winning opposing Str (Athle­tics) check. Advantage if you are larger or disadv­antage if you are smaller than the opponent.

Search (action)

Search for something, possibly with a Wis (Perce­ption) or Int (Inves­tig­ation) check.

Use Object (action)

You can interact with an object once per turn for free. A second intera­ction and special cases take an action to complete (e.g. draw a second weapon, equip a shield, drink a potion, retrieve an item from a backpack).

Melee Attack (one attack)

Normal attack on target within 5 ft. If attacking with a light melee weapon in one hand, allowed to make an attack with a light melee weapon in other hand as a bonus action, see ‘Two-W­eapon Fighting’. If either weapon has the thrown property, it may be thrown as part of this action.

Two-Weapon Fighting (bonus action with attack action)

If making an attack with a light melee weapon in one hand, allowed to make an attack with a light melee weapon in other hand as a bonus action. This off-hand attack can’t add a positive ability score modifier to the damage roll. If the weapon has the thrown property, it may be thrown as part of this action.

Grapple (instead of one attack)

With a free hand, give the grappled condition to an opponent that is within reach and up to one size larger than you by winning Str (Athle­tics) check vs. opponent’s Str (Athle­tics) or Dex (Acrob­atics) check.

Shove (instead of one attack)

Move opponent 5 ft or make prone by winning opposing Str (Athle­tics) check. Disadv­antage if trying to move the opponent to a side rather than to directly away from you.

Forced March

Marching more than 8 hours per day requires a Con saving throw at DC 10 + 1 per additional hour, at the end of each additional hour. If failed, suffer one level of exhaustion (see condit­ions).

Water (one gallon per day)

If only half a gallon is consumed, DC 15 Con saving throw at end of day. If failed or consumed less than half, suffer one level of exhaus­tion, or two levels of exhaustion if currently already exhausted (see condit­ions).

Suffoc­ating

Hold breath for 1 + Con modifier in minutes (30 seconds minimum). After that, survive for Con modifier in rounds, after which drop to 0 hit points and dying.

Long Rest

A long rest takes 8 hours with nothing too strenuous for more than 1 hour of that. Regain all hit points and half hit dice at end. If food and water are consumed, reduce exhaustion level by 1. Maximum of 1 long rest per 24 hours.