Timeline for Can you decide not to use a shield's AC bonus? Dex bonus?
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| Apr 13, 2018 at 19:05 | comment | added | 8bittree | @sharur Probably (they might have the Crossbow Expert feat or something similar), but granting advantage by going prone would cancel out disadvantage, so it's still an increased chance to hit for the ranged attacker (unless they were hoping to turn disadvantage into super advantage via the Lucky feat). | |
| Apr 13, 2018 at 18:46 | comment | added | sharur | @8bittree: Wouldn't the longbow attacker have disadvantage anyway, due to using a ranged weapon within 5 feet of a hostile creature? | |
| Apr 13, 2018 at 0:35 | comment | added | 8bittree | Being prone gives advantage to any attackers, melee or ranged, within 5 feet, and disadvantage to all attackers more than 5 feet away. So in the case of a pike wielder 10 feet away, and a longbow wielder 5 feet away, dropping prone would probably be counter productive (Armor of Agathys explicitly hits only melee attackers, distance isn't mentioned. Other spells or abilities may differ.). Still, in most cases, dropping prone would probably work. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 18:40 | history | edited | Speedkat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
clarity!
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| Apr 12, 2018 at 18:36 | comment | added | Speedkat | @DavidCoffron, I'll make it more clear - the intention of the reasonable houserule section was for dropping an AC bonus for one, but not both, attacks. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 18:17 | comment | added | David Coffron | @zanman even then, you don't always add your dex bonus. See barkskin | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 18:15 | comment | added | zanman60 | @DavidCoffron, in their defense, I did specify that the hypothetical PC in question was wearing light armor. | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 17:55 | comment | added | David Coffron | Dex bonus doesn't always apply to your AC (heavy armor, for example). Also, why can't I chose not to dodge the melee attack (for your reasonable ruling)? | |
| Apr 12, 2018 at 17:40 | history | answered | Speedkat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |