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How fast does a character need to move to be effectively invisible?
RAW, you cannot become invisible via moving fast
As the other answers have stated, there are no rules that imply this. When a monk reaches 18th level, they gain access to the Empty Body class feature (...
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Is the Moonbeam spell amazing, or are we doing it wrong?
In a tweet from Jeremy Crawford, he says:
When a spell's description uses "enter" in relation to an AoE, the entering has to be voluntary only if the text says so.
By itself, it seems to ...
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Does Heavy Armor reduce your speed?
PHB p.144:
Heavy Armor. Heavier armor interferes with the
wearer’s ability to move quickly, stealthily, and freely.
If the Armor table shows “Str 13” or “Str 15” in the
Strength column for ...
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How should I handle movement when one character isn't engaged in combat yet?
As soon as combat starts, everyone needs to abide by the movement rules
I would suggest telling them that as soon as combat starts, everyone needs to abide by the movement rules, regardless of whether ...
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Did Spirit Guardians just wipe out the Orc army?
Since this question was asked, Jeremy Crawford has changed his mind on how this works.
In the April Rules Answers column for Sage Advice, Crawford has this to say:
Does moonbeam [or Spirit ...
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Can I move 240' and attack in one round by using two riding horses?
Short simple answer here. No you can't, you can only mount or dismount once per turn. Player's Handbook, page 198:
Mounting and Dismounting
Once during your move, you can mount a creature that ...
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What happens when you run out of movement while jumping?
The character finishes the jump on the next turn.
At the snapshot in time at the end of the character's turn the character is in mid-air. On its next turn, it finishes the jump.
By the Rules
From the ...
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Can a player split up attacks like they can movement?
Yes, you can!
Look at Players Handbook p. 190.
Moving between Attacks
If you take an action that includes more than one weapon attack, you can break up your movement even further by moving between ...
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What happens when a swimming creature falls prone?
There are no specific rules for what happens if knocked prone while swimming, therefore, from a purely mechanical standpoint, we must assume that the general rule applies.
From PHB 292...
A ...
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How would combat work without opportunity attacks?
Coming from a D&D point of view...
The game becomes a lot more mobile, speed is more valuable, the concept of front-liner diminishes, and being at range is either difficult or not important.
I ...
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Can an 18th level hastened mobile wood-elf monk move at over 100 mph?
No
Unless I missed something, this is not how dash works.
Having two actions from Haste means he can Dash twice, so that's 600 feet of movement.
Dash says
When you take the Dash action, you gain ...
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What is "squeezing"?
Check out the Player's Handbook, page 192:
Squeezing into a Smaller Space:
A creature can squeeze through a space that is large enough for a creature one size smaller than it. Thus, a Large ...
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If you are incapacitated, can you move?
Yes.
The condition states everything you're not allowed to do:
Actions (which also prevents Bonus Actions, per PHB p. 189: "anything that deprives you of your ability to take actions also ...
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Can I knock myself prone? Do I have to spend any movement to do so?
You can drop prone for free
From the Basic Rules and Player's Handbook (page 190) on being prone:
You can drop prone without using any of your speed.
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What is the lowest level at which a human can beat the 100m world record (or: the presumed human limit) without using magic?
7 levels.
Variant Human (30ft) with Mobile Feat (+10ft) with 2 Monk levels (+10ft from Unarmored Movement, and Step of the Wind) + 3 Totem Barbarian levels (+15ft Elk Totem during Rage) + 2 Fighter ...
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Can monsters enter the area controlled by a character who is playing dead?
A creature doing nothing to control its space does not control its space.
This is explained in the rules for creature size:
A creature’s space is the area in feet that it effectively controls in ...
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Is the "half your speed" used in standing from prone your normal speed, or current speed?
Your intuition is correct. The Dash action simply increases your movement, but doesn't actually increase your Speed.
If your speed were 30 ft. and you decided to Dash, you'd still only spend 15 ft. (...
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Can an 18th level hastened mobile wood-elf monk move at over 100 mph?
A level 18 hasted wood elf monk can move at 68 mph.
The speed with haste is correct, but you make some mistakes with the Dash action. Dashing does not double a creature's speed, rather it grants a ...
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Can you use the Fly spell to move underwater at a speed of 60 feet?
Swimming is not flying
As far as I am aware, flying is never defined as a game term, which means the word takes its normal English meaning: moving through the air under one's own power. I don't think ...
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What is the distance a creature or player can travel if they have multiple types of movement speeds?
The answer to this is on page 196 of the PHB.
Using Different Speeds
If you have more than one speed, such as your walking
speed and a flying speed, you can switch back and forth
between your speeds ...
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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?
You can't move, since you have zero movement left
You can release the target at any time, effectively changing your speed:
you can release the target whenever you like (no action required)
You will ...
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Can I move 240' and attack in one round by using two riding horses?
This question is an example of how a DM should deal the concept of Rules Lawyer vs Playability in the game.
Given the way the rules are written, there's a loophole that can be exploited. Yes, it's ...
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Can I circle around an opponent and avoid opportunity attacks?
Players Basic Rules, pg 71
Moving Around Other Creatures
If you leave a hostile creature’s reach during your move,
you provoke an opportunity attack, as explained later in
the chapter.
and,
Players ...
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Can a Rogue effectively triple their speed by combining Dash and Ready, spreading it over several turns?
Yes, and they don't need to ready an action to do it
Say their movement is 30ft. They expend their movement for 30ft, use their action to Dash for an extra 30ft, then Bonus action to Dash again with ...
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How fast does a character need to move to be effectively invisible?
There is no such speed in D&D 5e. You will have to add it yourself.
There is no speed in D&D 5e that causes spontaneous invisibility.
Since you are deciding that there is such a speed, but D&...
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How does the Athlete feat affect the Centaur playable race?
As of the 2018 Errata, the Athlete feat has been changed
Athlete (p. 165). The third benefit should instead say climbing doesn't cost you extra movement.
—Errata: Player's Handbook, 2018
Because of ...
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Can I Ready an action to run away?
Yes you can.
The Ready action is what you're looking for. It's explained on p. 192 of the Player's Handbook:
First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will trigger your reaction.
For you this ...
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When I walk towards an enemy and get within 10 feet, can I make an opportunity attack with Polearm Mastery and a reach weapon?
From the section on opportunity attacks:
You can make an opportunity attack when a hostile creature that you
can see moves out of your reach. To make the opportunity attack, you
use your ...
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Can a rider move using his mount, attack from his mount, then have the mount dash away?
No, the mount acts on its own turn
Controlled mount
The PHB describes the rules for mounted combat. In them it describes that a controlled mount has an initiative that is the same as the rider's:
The ...
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