[RPG] When does a character’s reaction reset, per turn or per round

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When does a character's reaction reset, per turn or per round?

This happened last game and I'm just looking for clarification. My group has been playing (a 5e homebrew campaign) with an unspoken understanding that we each get one reaction per round. Last game, our fighter was next to last in initiative, and takes their turn without using a reaction. The top of the round starts and he wants to use his opportunity attack; no problems. Then, in the same round, he goes to use his reaction to use a homebrew item. He says his reaction resets per turn, not per round.

Can anyone clarify? Because both sides were pointing to the PHB.

Best Answer

Reactions reset at the start of your next turn.

Per the Player's Handbook, Chapter 9: Combat, on p190:

When you take a reaction, you can’t take another one until the start of your next turn.

So in your situation, if the fighter tried to use their reaction to interact with the homebrew item before the start of their next turn, they could not, since they have already expended their reaction taking an attack of opportunity.