I'm working on making a utility tank that is just no fun to be around. He won't be doing loads of damage but, he'll make it difficult and not very worthwhile to hit anyone but him.
What I'm wondering is, if its worth taking the protection fighting style, and the sentinel feat. Imposing disadvantage on attacks against my allies I'm close to, while also gaining opportunity attacks. This may sound like a dumb question, but do I have to ready both of these individually? And if so, when I get my multiple attacks, will I be able to use them on these skills?
From what I understand, I have to use my full action to ready one of these, but not both. is this correct?
Best Answer
You don't have to use an action to ready either of those. Both of them use your reaction.
Protection Fighting Style:
And Sentinel feat:
In case you don't know what a reaction is, it's this:
So, in summary, you don't have to use your action to ready either of these. However, since both of them require you to use your reaction, you can't use both of them together. When an enemy attacks one of your allies, you can choose to use either of them, but not both.