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For questions about objects in role-playing games, as opposed to living entities, and about how they can be interacted with.
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Siege Weapons Ranged Attack and Melee Range
The ballista has disadvantage
Bolt. Ranged Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, range 120/480
ft., one target. Hit: 16 (3d10) piercing damage.
The ballista makes a ranged attack and is subject to all the same …
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What does a strength check of 24 actually mean?
Ah! A hard one but not a very hard one
From the DMG p.238:
When you do so, think of how difficult a task is and then pick the associated DC
from the Typical DCs table.
Typical DCs
\$
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9
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What is the definition of "mineral goods" for the material component of the Galder's Speedy ...
The word isn't defined in-game so it takes its normal meaning
The definition of mineral is "a solid, naturally occurring inorganic substance."
Or, in British English, a fizzy soft drink but that doesn …
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What happens when a Shadow Blade on which Darkness has been cast disappears?
The object is broken into several different objects: Well, those objects weren't the target of the spell so the darkness ends. …
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What sorts of objects can you target with the Enlarge/Reduce spell?
The size of the object is not relevant provided that it is a single object - a battleaxe or armor are single objects (probably), a castle or tavern aren't (probably) and a wagon might or might not be. … Basically whether a thing is a single object (and a valid target) or a collection of objects (and isn't) is DMs call. …
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Can the term "item" also apply to creatures?
It’s problematic to refer to people as items
In everyday usage, “items” does not encompass creatures. If you were asked to remove all the items from the warehouse, you wouldn’t carry out the store per …
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How does the secondary effect of the Heat Metal spell work?
Here is the sequence:
Take damage on the spellcaster's turn
Roll your saving throw:
If you pass, there are no further effects this round. Otherwise the saving throw does nothing.
If you fail, you …
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When do objects take damage from being inside the Whirlpool option of the Control Water spell?
Each round is when everybody has had their turn
As you say, objects don’t have turns so it must have been put in the whirlpool and this must have happened on somebody’s turn (since it’s always somebody …
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Does the Immovable Object spell prevent damage to the targeted object?
The object acquires no properties beyond what the spell gives it
It is the same object and can be burned, ripped, torn, cut or otherwise mutilated. As such it provides no protection to people behind i …
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What happens when a Topaz Dragon uses Essential Reduction on an Object?
Specific beats general
There is a general rule that objects are immune to effects that require a Constitution save. … There is a specific rule that Essential Reduction (with its Constitution saving throw) can damage objects. …
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Does a Vial of Acid, Oil, Alchemist Fire, or other improvised weapon adventuring gear still ...
The rules say:
Acid. As an action, you can splash the contents of this vial (...)
Alchemist's Fire. (...) As an action, you can throw this flask up to 20 feet (...)
Oil. (...) As an action, you can …
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Would the breath of a red dragon set anything on fire?
There are no hidden rules
The “it only does what it says it does” applies to everything, not just spells. So, RAW, red dragon breath does not start fires.
However, also RAW, you can change that if you …
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What items can a Thief use as a bonus action with his Fast Hands?
You use the Use an Object action to, as you say use an object.
To make an attack you must use the Attack action or some other feature that allows you to make an attack.
You can use "acid, alchemist' …