Can I use the Dash action every round without becoming exhausted? Do I become exhausted if I move 60 feet every round with Dash?
[RPG] Are there any consequences for Dashing every round
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Best Answer
You can Dash every round freely, unless your DM says otherwise
Despite the Player's Handbook says nothing about that explicitly, your DM might decide that running exhausts you, using additional mechanics from the Dungeon Master's Guide. See DMG page 252, "Chases":
As the DMG suggests, when you chase (or run away from) someone, you can move 60 feet 3+CON times without problems, then you have to make a CON check or get one level of exhaustion. DMG assumes these rules for chases, but nothing prevents your DM from use them in combat as well, if they thinks it's reasonable.
However, exhaustion levels gained during the chase are not "real" ones — they all can be removed by finishing a single short rest: