No, a Rogue can use their Cunning Action outside of combat as well, though time outside of combat isn't always necessarily tracked as specifically in Actions and Bonus Actions as it is in combat, depending on your DM.
Can a rogue cast a spell and then use Cunning Action to disengage from combat ?
Yes, this is something a Rogue can do, though Disengage only does one thing, it allows you to move without provoking opportunity attacks. You still have to find your way out of combat yourself.
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Action economy rarely matters outside of combat (a few traps/encounters that require rolling initiative make up the rest), but combat (or initiative) is not actually required.
You don't exactly disengage from combat, like Ophid explains.
It might be helpful to post what you're actually trying to do. You asking about non combat but then you're talking about disengaging from it. Are these two separate scenarios? Anyway, cunning action applies to your bonus action. So if you can use a bonus action, you can use a cunning action. As far as casting and cunning action goes, here's a popular scenario: A rogue could cast booming blade then cunning action disengage to move away without opportunity attacks from the enemy. Then booming blade would trigger if the enemy follows on their next turn. Hope that helps.
Can a rogue cast a spell and then use Cunning Action to disengage from combat ?
1) Technically, yes it only applies in combat. The text for Cunning Action states: "Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action." Practically speaking, when you're not in combat the ability to use those as a Bonus Action rather than your Action isn't that big of a deal since it's unlikely(but not impossible) that you'll be measuring time in individual turns.
2) Cunning Action says you can use Disengage as a Bonus Action on your turn. It does not place any restrictions on what you do with the rest of your turn. If by "disengage from combat" you mean "get out of melee combat with someone without letting them make an Attack Of Opportunity against you", then yes. If you mean, "I want to NOPE out of this battle completely and go take a nap somewhere", then no. :)
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Does the cunning action only aplly to combat ?
Can a rogue cast a spell and then use Cunning Action to disengage from combat ?
No, a Rogue can use their Cunning Action outside of combat as well, though time outside of combat isn't always necessarily tracked as specifically in Actions and Bonus Actions as it is in combat, depending on your DM.
Yes, this is something a Rogue can do, though Disengage only does one thing, it allows you to move without provoking opportunity attacks. You still have to find your way out of combat yourself.
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ad ogni sua ferita
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To pain and to strife, but all that dances through me
The rise and the fall, I've lived through it all!
Action economy rarely matters outside of combat (a few traps/encounters that require rolling initiative make up the rest), but combat (or initiative) is not actually required.
You don't exactly disengage from combat, like Ophid explains.
It might be helpful to post what you're actually trying to do. You asking about non combat but then you're talking about disengaging from it. Are these two separate scenarios? Anyway, cunning action applies to your bonus action. So if you can use a bonus action, you can use a cunning action. As far as casting and cunning action goes, here's a popular scenario: A rogue could cast booming blade then cunning action disengage to move away without opportunity attacks from the enemy. Then booming blade would trigger if the enemy follows on their next turn. Hope that helps.
1) Technically, yes it only applies in combat. The text for Cunning Action states: "Starting at 2nd level, your quick thinking and agility allow you to move and act quickly. You can take a bonus action on each of your turns in combat. This action can be used only to take the Dash, Disengage, or Hide action." Practically speaking, when you're not in combat the ability to use those as a Bonus Action rather than your Action isn't that big of a deal since it's unlikely(but not impossible) that you'll be measuring time in individual turns.
2) Cunning Action says you can use Disengage as a Bonus Action on your turn. It does not place any restrictions on what you do with the rest of your turn. If by "disengage from combat" you mean "get out of melee combat with someone without letting them make an Attack Of Opportunity against you", then yes. If you mean, "I want to NOPE out of this battle completely and go take a nap somewhere", then no. :)