Common Standard Actions
Most powers and abilities have a built in Recovery Time that determines the amount of time it takes to complete an action. For other actions, that are not covered by powers or other abilities, here are some samples of appropriate Action Types and Recovery Times for those actions. The following list is not comprehensive in any way and is provided as a general guideline for comparison purposes. The Gamemaster is the final arbitrator of how much time an action will take in their game setting.
Free Actions
- A simple sentence (this may take multiple segments to complete)
- Receiving an item
- Dropping an item or tossing it aside to an adjacent area
- Any power or ability listed as a Free Action
Standard Actions [REC 1]
- Pick-up a hand held item off the floor
- Opening a normal door
- Draw weapon or item from a readied position
- Stowing an item
- Consuming a potion
- Hand an item to another creature
- Using a Sensory Skill
- Use a skill to recall knowledge
- Falling Prone
Standard Actions [REC 5]
- Opening a stuck door with a Brawn check
- Unlock or lock a door with a key
- Pushing open or closed a heavy/large door
- Pick up a bulky item (ex. a body, a large box or chest, or move a table)
- Toss an item to somebody (catching is an Immediate Action)
- Securing or tying a rope to an unattended object
- Drag or push a heavy object five feet
Standard Actions [REC 10]
- Binding a helpless creature
- Drawing an item from a pack or a stored location