Would throwing pocket sand at an opponent's eyes count as a free object interaction or an action?












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In "Other Activity On Your Turn" (PHB 190) the rule states... "You can also interact with one object [...] for free, during either your move or your action."



While in combat, if I throw "pocket sand" at my opponent before I attack him or run from him, is considered a free object interaction or a normal action?






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    See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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In "Other Activity On Your Turn" (PHB 190) the rule states... "You can also interact with one object [...] for free, during either your move or your action."



While in combat, if I throw "pocket sand" at my opponent before I attack him or run from him, is considered a free object interaction or a normal action?






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    See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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In "Other Activity On Your Turn" (PHB 190) the rule states... "You can also interact with one object [...] for free, during either your move or your action."



While in combat, if I throw "pocket sand" at my opponent before I attack him or run from him, is considered a free object interaction or a normal action?






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In "Other Activity On Your Turn" (PHB 190) the rule states... "You can also interact with one object [...] for free, during either your move or your action."



While in combat, if I throw "pocket sand" at my opponent before I attack him or run from him, is considered a free object interaction or a normal action?






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    See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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    See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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See rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/71888/… for details no non-damaging attacks, or contests. Also good info at rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/44316/…
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You don’t get “free opponent interactions”, so you can’t do it for free. It would take an action.



A free object interaction would let you interact with just the sand for free — for example, to take it out of your pocket and hide it in your fist. Once you involve an opponent though you need to use an action of some kind.



The type of action would probably be an improvised action. See Improvising an Action and Contests in Combat in the PHB, on pages 193 and page 195 respectively, for information on handling actions that don’t fit into the existing list of action types. As those say, exactly how it works will be up to your DM. (Personally, I call this Dex vs. Dex and it won’t last long, so make it count!)






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    Anything you do to another character is not an object interaction, it's a character interaction. Pulling something out of your pocket is an object interaction; throwing it in another character's eyes is an attack.






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      You don’t get “free opponent interactions”, so you can’t do it for free. It would take an action.



      A free object interaction would let you interact with just the sand for free — for example, to take it out of your pocket and hide it in your fist. Once you involve an opponent though you need to use an action of some kind.



      The type of action would probably be an improvised action. See Improvising an Action and Contests in Combat in the PHB, on pages 193 and page 195 respectively, for information on handling actions that don’t fit into the existing list of action types. As those say, exactly how it works will be up to your DM. (Personally, I call this Dex vs. Dex and it won’t last long, so make it count!)






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        You don’t get “free opponent interactions”, so you can’t do it for free. It would take an action.



        A free object interaction would let you interact with just the sand for free — for example, to take it out of your pocket and hide it in your fist. Once you involve an opponent though you need to use an action of some kind.



        The type of action would probably be an improvised action. See Improvising an Action and Contests in Combat in the PHB, on pages 193 and page 195 respectively, for information on handling actions that don’t fit into the existing list of action types. As those say, exactly how it works will be up to your DM. (Personally, I call this Dex vs. Dex and it won’t last long, so make it count!)






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          You don’t get “free opponent interactions”, so you can’t do it for free. It would take an action.



          A free object interaction would let you interact with just the sand for free — for example, to take it out of your pocket and hide it in your fist. Once you involve an opponent though you need to use an action of some kind.



          The type of action would probably be an improvised action. See Improvising an Action and Contests in Combat in the PHB, on pages 193 and page 195 respectively, for information on handling actions that don’t fit into the existing list of action types. As those say, exactly how it works will be up to your DM. (Personally, I call this Dex vs. Dex and it won’t last long, so make it count!)






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          You don’t get “free opponent interactions”, so you can’t do it for free. It would take an action.



          A free object interaction would let you interact with just the sand for free — for example, to take it out of your pocket and hide it in your fist. Once you involve an opponent though you need to use an action of some kind.



          The type of action would probably be an improvised action. See Improvising an Action and Contests in Combat in the PHB, on pages 193 and page 195 respectively, for information on handling actions that don’t fit into the existing list of action types. As those say, exactly how it works will be up to your DM. (Personally, I call this Dex vs. Dex and it won’t last long, so make it count!)







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              Anything you do to another character is not an object interaction, it's a character interaction. Pulling something out of your pocket is an object interaction; throwing it in another character's eyes is an attack.






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                Anything you do to another character is not an object interaction, it's a character interaction. Pulling something out of your pocket is an object interaction; throwing it in another character's eyes is an attack.






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                  Anything you do to another character is not an object interaction, it's a character interaction. Pulling something out of your pocket is an object interaction; throwing it in another character's eyes is an attack.






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