It probably turns on what you're asking about exactly. A legendary action that is an attack, for example, is still an attack. But because legendary actions occur outside of the creature's turn, it does not count as the one action a character or creature can take during a turn, and they have their own calculus of how many a creature has available. Lair actions occur on their own initiative (20), and are essentially an effect that occurs at that point in a round and doesn't count to the creature's number of actions on its own turn. I'm wondering what the question underneath your question actually is.
Edit: Legendary actions occur at the end of another creature's turn, so they aren't a reaction either. Essentially, at the end of another creature's turn, a legendary creature has the option of a legendary action. Depending on the order of actions, it could "appear" to be a reaction but in fact is not.
No underlying question. If I put my players against a creature that has these things, I want to know how to run it. So I know that on 20, the lair thing happens, on whatever the thing rolled for init, it does it's thing, then at the end of the PCs turn, the legendary thing happens.
It's important to know that the lair action doesn't count as the creature's action.
With legendary actions, each legendary creature has a set number of legendary actions available to it per round. Eg. Adult Red Dragon has 3. It's up to you when to use them and who to use them against. But if you do use them, it must be at the end of someone else's turn. At the end of the round, the legendary actions refresh.
Do lair and legendary actions count as actions? I know some (all?) legendary actions can be on the characters turns as a reaction.
They do not. In fact, you can't do a lair action or a legendary action during the monster's turn, and you actually still have your one Reaction per turn after you use up all the legendary actionsm, which can be used to do opportunity attacks and the like. Reactions can be done during a player's turn, legendary actions must be between player turns. And you can't use a legendary action as your main Action, just as you cannot use a bonus action ability as your main Action.
In short, instead of getting (Move, Action, Bonus Action, Reaction) every round, you get (Move, Action, Bonus Action, Reaction, Lair Action, Legendary Actions) all separately.
Do lair and legendary actions count as actions? I know some (all?) legendary actions can be on the characters turns as a reaction.
They are special actions that legendary creatures can take outside their turns, in addition to the regular action, movement and reaction available to all creatures.
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Do lair and legendary actions count as actions? I know some (all?) legendary actions can be on the characters turns as a reaction.
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It probably turns on what you're asking about exactly. A legendary action that is an attack, for example, is still an attack. But because legendary actions occur outside of the creature's turn, it does not count as the one action a character or creature can take during a turn, and they have their own calculus of how many a creature has available. Lair actions occur on their own initiative (20), and are essentially an effect that occurs at that point in a round and doesn't count to the creature's number of actions on its own turn. I'm wondering what the question underneath your question actually is.
Edit: Legendary actions occur at the end of another creature's turn, so they aren't a reaction either. Essentially, at the end of another creature's turn, a legendary creature has the option of a legendary action. Depending on the order of actions, it could "appear" to be a reaction but in fact is not.
No underlying question. If I put my players against a creature that has these things, I want to know how to run it. So I know that on 20, the lair thing happens, on whatever the thing rolled for init, it does it's thing, then at the end of the PCs turn, the legendary thing happens.
It's important to know that the lair action doesn't count as the creature's action.
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale
With legendary actions, each legendary creature has a set number of legendary actions available to it per round. Eg. Adult Red Dragon has 3. It's up to you when to use them and who to use them against. But if you do use them, it must be at the end of someone else's turn. At the end of the round, the legendary actions refresh.
edit: this link has a good worked example.
They do not. In fact, you can't do a lair action or a legendary action during the monster's turn, and you actually still have your one Reaction per turn after you use up all the legendary actionsm, which can be used to do opportunity attacks and the like. Reactions can be done during a player's turn, legendary actions must be between player turns. And you can't use a legendary action as your main Action, just as you cannot use a bonus action ability as your main Action.
In short, instead of getting (Move, Action, Bonus Action, Reaction) every round, you get (Move, Action, Bonus Action, Reaction, Lair Action, Legendary Actions) all separately.
Can a player use a reaction or inspiration against a lair action?
Yes. A reaction can be used whenever its criteria are met, assuming you have not already taken a reaction since your last turn.
They are special actions that legendary creatures can take outside their turns, in addition to the regular action, movement and reaction available to all creatures.