Basic Actions

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Action	Traits	Description
Aid R		DC 15 check to give a +1 circumstance bonus to assisted skill check or attack roll (crit success: +2, +3 if master, +4 if legendary).
Arrest A Fall R		Use Acrobatics to slow your fall while flying.
Avert Gaze 1		Get a +2 circumstance bonus against visual abilities.
Burrow 1	move	Move up to your burrow Speed.
Crawl 1	move	Move 5 feet while Prone.
Delay 1		Select this when your turn begins; take your turn later.
Drop Prone 1	move	Fall Prone.
Dismiss 1	concentrate	End an effect that states that you can dismiss it. Ends the entire effect unless noted otherwise.
Fly 1	move	Move up to your fly Speed. Moving upward counts as difficult terrain. You can move straight down 10 feet for every 5 feet of movement you spend. If you're airborne at the end of your turn and didn't Fly this round, you fall.
Grab An Edge 1	manipulate	Try to catch something to stop a fall.
Interact 1	manipulate	Grab an object, open a door, draw an item, or do a similar action.
Leap 1	move	Jump horizontally 10 feet (15 feet if your Speed is 30 feet or more), or vertically 3 feet and horizontally 5 feet.
Mount 1	move	Get on an allied animal bigger than you to ride it.
Point Out 1	auditory manipulate visual	Reveal unobserved creature.
Raise A Shield 1		Put up a shield to get its bonus to AC.
Release F	manipulate	Release something you're holding without triggering reactions.
Seek 1	concentrate secret	Scan an area for signs of creatures or objects using Perception.
Sense Motive 1	concentrate secret	See if a creature is lying.
Stand 1	move	You stand up from Prone.
Step 1	move	Move 5 feet without triggering reactions.
Stride 1	move	Move up to your Speed.
Strike 1	attack	Attack with a weapon or unarmed attack.
Sustain 1	concentrate	Extend the duration of one effect that has a sustained duration or benefit when you sustain it. An extended duration lasts until the end of your next turn.
Take Cover 1		Gain cover, or get greater cover if you have cover.

Speaking


As long as you can act, you can also speak. You don't need to spend any type of action to speak, but because a round represents 6 seconds of time, you can usually speak at most a single sentence or so per round. Special uses of speech, such as attempting a Deception skill check to Lie, require spending actions and follow their own rules. All speech has the auditory trait. If you communicate in some way other than speech, other rules might apply. For instance, using sign language is visual instead of auditory.

As long as you can act, you can also speak. You don't need to spend any type of action to speak, but because a round represents 6 seconds of time, you can usually speak at most a single sentence or so per round. Special uses of speech, such as attempting a Deception skill check to Lie, require spending actions and follow their own rules. All speech has the auditory trait. If you communicate in some way other than speech, other rules might apply. For instance, using sign language is visual instead of auditory.

Section: Playing the GamePathfinder Player Core pg. 416-419