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22 questions linked to/from Is there a rule for how to handle creative use of spells?
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Can you prevent players using cantrips to tell whether a creature is disguised as an object?
As it is established in the question below that there is some distinction between a cantrip that targets a creature and targeting an object:
What happens when a caster targets an object that looks ...
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How much illumination does Create Bonfire provide?
Create Bonfire (XGtE p152):
You create a bonfire on ground that you can see within range. Until the spell ends, the bonfire fills a 5-foot cube. Any creature in the bonfire’s space when you cast ...
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What happens to lightning spells underwater?
As the old adage goes, "water and electricity don't mix" because in real life water contains impurities that make it super conductible. So what would happen if, for instance, a sorceress ...
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Protective Bond + Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere combo, how to rule?
Can anyone explain to me how the combo is going to work?
Peace Cleric uses its Protective Bond.
Cleric protects himself with sphere.
Cleric uses its reaction to protect an ally and get all damage. ...
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What is the source of the "spells do only what they say they do" rules interpretation principle?
Every time somebody asks a question like "can I use X spell for doing Y" the answer is usually "no" because spell descriptions are very short in 5e, and usually they don't ...
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How much fire damage does igniting Grease deal?
The whole idea of casting Grease is not only to knock your opponents prone but — for certain fire trigger happy wizards — to ignite it on fire (fireball as one option) causing potentially extra damage ...
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Damaging inanimate objects in battles to indirectly gain advantage in battles [duplicate]
I was thinking of using Spell damage to knockdown a dead Tree trunk in order for it to land on two/three skeletons and therefore pinning them effectively in place.
Assuming having 1 Torch lit only ...
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Does the spell Erupting Earth disrupt the surface it's cast on?
The spell erupting earth says, in part:
A fountain of churned earth and stone erupts in a 20-foot cube centered on that point.
Does this mean about 20 cubic feet of material from the ground is ...
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Can you warm yourself up with Fire Bolt?
During my last encounter my 3lvl wizard fell into a trap with freezing water below. He managed to save himself using Levitate, but during my party's post-game discussion there was a question of ...
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What happens if a part of the ocean is zapped by the Witch Bolt spell?
From what I read, the witch bolt spell (PHB, p. 289) will only hit the target. But will it hit anything else - for example, a creature swimming within 10-15 feet of the strike location?
The reason for ...
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Can a lightning bolt electrocute someone in water?
Say Bad Guy X is swimming (either half or fully sub-merged) in a pool or fountain or river or sea. Player Y (on dry land) casts Lightning Bolt into the water.
What happens to Bad Guy X?
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Can the Shape Water Cantrip be used to manipulate blood?
As you can manipulate water within a 5 ft cube and most medium sized creatures can fit in that size space, can I manipulate their blood? I'd figured you could move the blood just the same as water and ...
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What are the limitations to using the Shape Water cantrip for cheating and forgery?
The shape water cantrip has the following description:
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 30 feet
Components: S
Duration: Instantaneous or 1 hour (see below)
You choose an area of water that you can see ...
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How does animated water work? [duplicate]
The spell Shape Water lets a caster animate some water. While the effect is limited to 'simple shapes', lasts an hour, and acts according to your direction, nearly nothing else about the effect is ...
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Can you create water inside someone's mouth?
We just finished the latest session and one of my characters gain access to the spell Create & Destroy Water. The Create and Destroy Water spell says:
You create up to 10 gallons of clean water ...
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