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For questions about the physical features of an area of land, and how those features affect combat, travel, and other aspects of the game - or about the use of various techniques for simulating terrain when using miniatures.

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In what cases are the clouds in the sky considered terrain?

There is no definition of terrain in the rules so we fall back on normal English. … The OED (both US and UK versions) defines terrain as: A stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features: they were delayed by rough terrain Now, here on Earth, clouds are not land …
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How does having multiple Speeds interact with Difficult Terrain?

“Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot” When you move through 1 foot of difficult terrain, the "distance you have moved" (for movement calculation) is 1 + 1 = 2 feet, since that's … If you move through 15 feet of difficult terrain, you have spent 30 feet of movement - you have no walking or climbing speed unused. …
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Terrain definition question

The Natural Explore ability is unrelated to terrain. Unlike the PHB, an UA ranger does not have associations with particular terrain types. The first 3 abilities function all the time anywhere. …
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How do ball bearings and difficult terrain stack?

Ballbearings generally have no effect If the difficult terrain causes you to move at half speed, therefore you avoid the effect of the ballbearings. … If, like the ranger you describe, difficult terrain doesn’t affect you, you have the normal choice to make with respect to the ballbearings. …
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When forced away, can I move towards the caster, if my net distance away ends up greater tha...

Yes, probably. The spell says: … move as far as its speed allows away from you … There will be a place(s) that is “as far as its speed allows” that involve approaching the caster to get there - that …
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Should a forest ranger's travel pace in Chult's jungle be faster?

Similarly, it's up to you you to decide if: forest includes jungle (which is what I did), jungle is its own terrain type that a ranger can choose, or jungle is not forest and not open for rangers to chose … as favoured terrain. …
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For the purposes of the ranger's Natural Explorer feature, what terrain type is Wave Echo Ca...

Mountain and Underdark The terrains are not mutually exclusive - a boreal forest on an arctic coast is forest, arctic and coast terrain and a ranger with any of these favoured terrains gets the bonus. … If you want to be really pedantic and mean a cave that is not connected to the great realm of the Underdark could arguably not be Underdark terrain but you don't want to be that big a d&^k. …
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