[RPG] The charger feat as it pertains to combat actions

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I am currently playing a Swashbuckler Rogue 5th level. The DM is allowing to pick feats as a variant instead of stats when we level up.

I'm thinking about choosing the Charger feat. My question is: When I use that feat to make an attack with my bonus action, does that count as taking the attack action?

Example: I wish to dash 10 feet and use my bonus action to make one melee attack. Could I then make my attack for the turn or would that count as my attack action?

Best Answer

You could not perform that series of actions.

The reason for this is you only have the option to use only one bonus action and one action on a turn (barring certain exceptions like Action Surge or Haste).

  • If you take the Dash action as your action for the turn, then you could make the bonus action attack with the Charger feat but you will have already used your action to Dash so you cannot take the Attack action.
  • If you use Cunning Action to Dash, you will have already used your bonus action so you cannot make the Charger attack, but you could then use the Attack action.

The bonus action attack from Charger does not count as an Attack action

See this question for clarity on the difference between an attack and the Attack action