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Does forced movement free someone from telekenesis' grip?
I was thinking about a team that was pushing and pulling folks into hazards. I'm wondering if an eldritch blast that pushes the enemy will synergize with a teammate using the telekenesis spell, or if ...
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In the One D&D Character Origins Playtest, does a grapple end if you shove the grappler away from you?
Say Alice grapples Bob. Bob then shoves Alice and pushes them 5 feet away.
Which of the following occurs?
A. The shove pushes the grappler out of range, breaking the grapple.
B. Alice drags Bob with ...
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Can I push myself away from me? [duplicate]
In their extensive comments on this answer, V2Blast explains that including yourself in the area of effect of a thunderwave is possible, but asks, perhaps rhetorically, why one would ever want to.
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Does the weight of the grapplee factor into the speed the grappler can drag them? [duplicate]
Does the weight of the grapplee (the one being grappled) factor into the speed the grappler can drag them? Or conversely, is a low strength grappler limited by their dragging/listing capacity when ...
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Can I move a grappled creature so that they precede me towards a destination, rather than following behind?
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In a comment on this answer, user V2Blast suggests that you could circumnavigate* a creature, then push them into a hazard. This would enable moving a grappled creature into a hazard ...
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Does forced movement break Grabbed from Grapple/Grab?
It's the age-old question. The all-powerful-wizard seems about to be eaten and didn't prepare a spell to escape. Fighterbro wants to save the fool day by punting grapplemon the grapple monster (or the ...
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Can you use the Telekinetic feat from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to break grapples?
With the new 5e book, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, there exists a new feat, Telekinetic (emphasis mine):
You learn to move things with your mind, granting you the following benefits...
As a bonus ...
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What happens when you have a creature grappled and use the Bait and Switch Maneuver to move 5 feet away from the creature?
The Bait and Switch Maneuver (Battlemaster Fighter feature):
Bait and Switch. When you're within 5 feet of a creature on your turn, you can expend one superiority die and switch places with that ...
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Can a grappling creature cause a prone creature it is grappling to be unprone? [duplicate]
If my character is grappling a creature who has been knocked prone, that creature can't stand back up unless they succeed in first breaking free of the grapple.
Do the rules for moving a grappled ...
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Do grappled/grappling creatures bypass Ballbearings/Caltrops?
Ballbearings/Caltrops requires a dex save or fall prone/take damage unless you move at half speed. Moving with a Grappled Creature your speed is halved.
Mechanically, does this count as moving half ...
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One PC Grappling multiple creatures [duplicate]
In my D&D 5e campaign I'm playing a Barbarian that I've focused on grappling and pulling enemies around the battlefield.
Can I grapple multiple enemies at once, one in each hand for example? If I ...
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How far can you drag a grappled, heavy opponent?
A mostly theoretical rules question. Assume a Medium creature ("Grappler") has grappled another Medium creature ("Heavyweight"). For unimportant reasons, Heavyweight is very heavy- heavier than ...
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Can a character or monster move a grappled enemy to another space in its reach without dragging them? [duplicate]
The rules on "Grappling", specifically the "Moving a Grappled Target" section of the PHB (page 195) reads:
When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is ...
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How much can a grappler with reach move a grappled creature inside its reach?
This is a follow up from this question about whether a grapple can be released by the grappler at any distance within its reach.
A creature with a 15' reach is grappling a creature with a 5' reach. ...
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How does moving a grappled creature work?
Only relevant rule as far as I can tell (pg. 195).
Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved, unless the creature is ...
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Can a creature with a Burrow speed drag another creature into the ground with it? [closed]
As a follow-up to this thread, I have a couple of additional questions about creature with burrow speeds, and grappling/swallowing/suffocating hapless adventurers.
To help answer this question, here ...
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Does moving a grappler away from its target break the grapple? [duplicate]
I had an unclear situation in one of my sessions. A monster grappled a PC adjacent to him. In the next turn, a PC cast Gust on the monster. After failing its strength check the monster was moved away ...
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Can I drag a grappled creature and release it after moving half of my speed, then move the remainder of my speed?
The grappling rules state:
Moving a Grappled Creature.
When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but your speed is halved, unless the creature is two or more sizes smaller ...
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Does shoving a creature break its grapple on another?
A situation came up in my session where a fighter used his Shield Master Shove feature to shove a Giant Crocodile that was currently restraining another PC using it's bite+grapple ability.
I did a ...
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Can I grapple someone and drag them while riding on my horse? [duplicate]
Can I ride up to an enemy on my horse, grapple him and then drag him using the horses half movement speed?
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If one character is grappling another, will they be pulled by a third character casting Thorn Whip?
My Fighter NPC and a Barbarian PC were prone, and the Fighter had the Barbarian grappled. A PC Druid then used thorn whip (PHB, p. 282) to pull the Fighter.
Do both the Fighter and Barbarian get ...
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If I am grappled by an enemy with 10' + reach, how does our movement work?
Inspired by: If you are grappled by a creature with 10'+ reach, can you make a ranged attack without disadvantage?
Also related, but targets a standard 5' reach: When you grapple an enemy, where ...
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Turning while holding a grappled enemy, Action or movement?
So the question here is based on this scenario: I've successfully grappled an enemy. Now surrounding me is bramble. If I turn and pull the enemy through the brambles around me, does it cost movement ...
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Can you maintain a grapple while on a moving mount?
You are mounted and you are currently grappling an opponent. Can you maintain the grapple on the opponent, and thus dragging him with you, when your mount is moving?
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Can you grapple-drag someone out of a grapple?
You are grappled by an enemy. You cannot move (Grappled Condition), though he could move you.
Moving a Grappled Creature. When you move, you can drag or carry the grappled creature with you, but ...
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Can I release a grapple then grapple another target with Bigbys hand? [duplicate]
First turn i gapple a target with Bigbys hand. On my next turn can I move the hand 30 feet, release the target, and grapple another target?
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Can I drag someone off a cliff while I have him grappled? [duplicate]
After I grapple a foe can I drag him off a cliff or do I have to push/shove him at the end?
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Can Bigby's Hand move creatures that are Grappled into the air?
Bigby's hand can grapple via Grasping Hand. This allows:
The hand attempts to grapple a Huge or smaller creature within 5 feet of it. You use the hand's Strength score to resolve the grapple. If ...
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Drowning in Dirt / Grapple + Burrow Speed
The Giant Badger has a burrow speed of 10'. Since your movement speed while dragging an enemy is halved, this means you can put your enemy 5' underground without using an action.
This addresses what ...
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Can Forceful Drag move Multiple Creatures?
Forceful Drag: You move your speed. For each square you move, you slide a creature grabbed by you 1 square to a square adjacent to you. The creature remains grabbed, and you do not provoke an ...
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Can you shove your way out of a grapple?
The [grappled] condition also ends if an effect removes the
grappled creature from the reach of the grappler...
What's stopping the grapplee from shoving the grappler?
I've read that you can shove ...
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Does forced movement, as in Thunderwave, necessarily break a grapple? [duplicate]
Consider the situation with three characters: Gary the Grappler, Casey the Caster, and Victor the Victim.
Gary has Victor grappled. Suddenly, Casey shows up to help Victor escape. He isn't strong ...
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Does forced movement on a creature suffering the Grappled condition break the grapple?
If someone is suffering the Grappled condition and is then moved by another means what happens to the person providing the Grappled effect?
In a situation the fighter had grappled with the scary bird ...
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How can I move an enemy?
In close combat I often want to flip or trip enemies across my body. For instance last night I wanted to flip an enemy that was in front of me into a fire that was burning behind me. This seems in the ...
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Can a creature grappling someone drop them off a cliff?
The situation is like this. PCs having a fight on a battlefield with several very deep chasms. One of the PCs attempt to grapple an enemy, then moves with him into one of the chasms (bringing himself ...
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Thunderbolt strike vs grapple
What happens when a creature has grapple as part of their attack (e.g. Constrict from a yuan-ti) attempts to use that on a cleric with the thunderbolt strike ability and has a successful hit?
Does ...
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Can a monster with a flying speed lift a Grappled PC and then drop them?
Can a monster with a flying speed grapple a PC, use half its movement to fly directly up, and then drop the player in the same turn?
Would this be allowed? Or if any 5th edition core book ruling ...
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What happens if you Push a target, who has another target Grabbed?
What is the effect if a target (A) is grabbing another target(B), and another person(C) applies 3 squares of Forced Movement?
Is the grab-victim (B) carried ...
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