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Would an object launched by the Catapult spell do full damage against a Scarecrow?
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A Wizard uses the spell Catapult (EEPC, p. 15-16; XGtE, p. 150) against a Scarecrow (MM, pg. 268).
Catapult flings an object that is not worn or carried toward a scarecrow and hits.
The scarecrow has damage resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons.
Does Catapult do full damage, or reduced damage in this scenario?
dnd-5e spells monsters damage-resistance
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A Wizard uses the spell Catapult (EEPC, p. 15-16; XGtE, p. 150) against a Scarecrow (MM, pg. 268).
Catapult flings an object that is not worn or carried toward a scarecrow and hits.
The scarecrow has damage resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons.
Does Catapult do full damage, or reduced damage in this scenario?
dnd-5e spells monsters damage-resistance
edited 8 hours ago
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29.7k5107180
asked 9 hours ago
GuyGuy
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A Wizard uses the spell Catapult (EEPC, p. 15-16; XGtE, p. 150) against a Scarecrow (MM, pg. 268).
Catapult flings an object that is not worn or carried toward a scarecrow and hits.
The scarecrow has damage resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons.
Does Catapult do full damage, or reduced damage in this scenario?
dnd-5e spells monsters damage-resistance
edited 8 hours ago
V2Blast
29.7k5107180
asked 9 hours ago
GuyGuy
2,68311229
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A Wizard uses the spell Catapult (EEPC, p. 15-16; XGtE, p. 150) against a Scarecrow (MM, pg. 268).
Catapult flings an object that is not worn or carried toward a scarecrow and hits.
The scarecrow has damage resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons.
Does Catapult do full damage, or reduced damage in this scenario?
dnd-5e spells monsters damage-resistance
dnd-5e spells monsters damage-resistance
edited 8 hours ago
V2Blast
29.7k5107180
asked 9 hours ago
GuyGuy
2,68311229
edited 8 hours ago
V2Blast
29.7k5107180
asked 9 hours ago
GuyGuy
2,68311229
edited 8 hours ago
V2Blast
29.7k5107180
edited 8 hours ago
V2Blast
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V2Blast
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29.7k5107180
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GuyGuy
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asked 9 hours ago
GuyGuy
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The catapult does full damage
The catapult deals bludgeoning damage. Scarecrow, in its most recent version, has a resistance towards Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks (emphasis mine; see the monster's stat block on DnDBeyond). Catapult, however, is not an attack as the damage comes from a failed saving throw and not an attack roll, so the resistance does not apply.
You can find the change to the wording of the resistance in the Global section of the errata document here.
answered 8 hours ago
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So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
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– Guy
7 hours ago
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@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
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7 hours ago
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The catapult does full damage
The catapult deals bludgeoning damage. Scarecrow, in its most recent version, has a resistance towards Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks (emphasis mine; see the monster's stat block on DnDBeyond). Catapult, however, is not an attack as the damage comes from a failed saving throw and not an attack roll, so the resistance does not apply.
You can find the change to the wording of the resistance in the Global section of the errata document here.
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
39k13147219
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$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
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– Guy
7 hours ago
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@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
$endgroup$
– kviiri
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The catapult does full damage
The catapult deals bludgeoning damage. Scarecrow, in its most recent version, has a resistance towards Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks (emphasis mine; see the monster's stat block on DnDBeyond). Catapult, however, is not an attack as the damage comes from a failed saving throw and not an attack roll, so the resistance does not apply.
You can find the change to the wording of the resistance in the Global section of the errata document here.
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
39k13147219
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
$endgroup$
– Guy
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
$endgroup$
– kviiri
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The catapult does full damage
The catapult deals bludgeoning damage. Scarecrow, in its most recent version, has a resistance towards Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks (emphasis mine; see the monster's stat block on DnDBeyond). Catapult, however, is not an attack as the damage comes from a failed saving throw and not an attack roll, so the resistance does not apply.
You can find the change to the wording of the resistance in the Global section of the errata document here.
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
39k13147219
$endgroup$
The catapult does full damage
The catapult deals bludgeoning damage. Scarecrow, in its most recent version, has a resistance towards Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage from Nonmagical Attacks (emphasis mine; see the monster's stat block on DnDBeyond). Catapult, however, is not an attack as the damage comes from a failed saving throw and not an attack roll, so the resistance does not apply.
You can find the change to the wording of the resistance in the Global section of the errata document here.
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
39k13147219
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
39k13147219
answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
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answered 8 hours ago
kviirikviiri
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39k13147219
$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
$endgroup$
– Guy
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
$endgroup$
– kviiri
7 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
$endgroup$
– Guy
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
$endgroup$
– kviiri
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
$endgroup$
– Guy
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
So if you used Bigby's hand to push them off a cliff they would take full damage from the fall? This seems to imply that any time you save vs. damage you would not get to apply your resistance.Is this a loophole that is only detrimental to monsters?
$endgroup$
– Guy
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
$endgroup$
– kviiri
7 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Guy Only when the resistance says it's specifically against attacks. If it's a general damage type resistance without such stipulation, the resistance applies against any source of that type of damage.
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– kviiri
7 hours ago
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