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Do attacks that do a fixed amount of damage (rather than rolling a damage die) do extra damage on a critical hit?
The general rule is that any damage is a roll
As you have noted, a critical hit permits an extra roll of damage dice, but does not change any modifications to the roll. That might make it seem like '...
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Do the UA thri-kreen's 4 arms enable any higher-damage weapon combinations?
The things that comes to mind is the fact you can wield 2 two-handed and ammunition/loading weapons. For example you can fire twice with a pair of heavy crossbows with sharpshooter for 2x +10 damage ...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
Creatures benefit from bonuses
If you surround a target that is paralyzed (by your friendly Cleric's Hold Person maybe?), then all your Animated Objects attack with advantage and score automatic ...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
The other answers have covered a lot of other things, but a few additional options to consider.
Area Control
10 small objects under your control occupy 10 spaces of the battlefield. Creatures you don'...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
Typing.
Fireball deals fire damage.
Animate Objects does not.
That alone put Animate Objects as a far better choice when it comes to damaging creatures that have some sort of resistance/immunity to ...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
Instantaneous vs Duration
The primary benefit of animate objects is that it lasts for more than one round. The result of this is the conservation of spell slots. Instead of having to cast fireball ...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
While it kind of still falls under the same situational category as resistances, there is also the situation where you're trying to reduce collateral damage. While fireballs do not directly damage ...
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When is Animate Objects more effective than Fireball?
Breaking casters' concentration.
Disclaimer. This answer will not consider any mathematical1 formulation or probabilistic simulation.
Without considering the pure, numerical expected damage and ...
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What does the +1 to damage rolls of Inspire Courage apply on, exactly?
A +1 bonus to damage is a +1 to damage (per target)
Every target you target with an attack or spell (arguably that you roll damage against*) will take one additional damage.
Damage is determined in a ...
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What does the +1 to damage rolls of Inspire Courage apply on, exactly?
Every Damage Roll Gets the Bonus
Each damage roll has a singular type of damage—grouped together as an instance of damage. As such, effects dealing multiple types of damage have multiple damage rolls, ...
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What does the +1 to damage rolls of Inspire Courage apply on, exactly?
The cantrip text reads +1 to damage rolls, to me this means any damage roll.
My interpretation is that you add +1 every time you roll for damage against a specific target or group of targets in ...
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Do you take falling damage after a high jump of over 10 feet?
Jumping is not falling, so you do not take damage
First, jumping is a form of active movement in the game, as explained under the movement rules (p. 190 PHB)
Your movement can include jumping, ...
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Does Freedom of Movement prevent damage from Spike Growth?
No
As stated in spike growth:
When a creature moves into or within the area, it takes 2d4 piercing damage for every 5 feet it travels.
The trigger for taking the damage is the creature moving into ...
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Does Freedom of Movement prevent damage from Spike Growth?
No
Spike growth creates two effects: difficult terrain, and damage. It's not the difficult terrain that is dealing damage; it is the spike growth that is dealing damage. Freedom of movement does not ...
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