Questions tagged [attack]
For questions about attacks. An attack is generally defined as an action to cause damage or some other debilitation, though specific RPGs may define the term more specifically.
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How does rolling a natural 20 on the attack roll interact with the illusory duplicates from the Mirror Image spell?
In the section regarding "Making An Attack," it says that
If the d20 roll for an attack is a 20, the attack hits regardless of any modifiers or the target's AC.
If the target is under the ...
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Can you Strike with the same weapon twice, using different hands each time?
In the Cosmere/Stormlight RPG (soon to be OGLed under the name Plotweaver), can you Strike with a one-handed weapon using your primary hand, then move the weapon to the other hand to make an offhand ...
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Is the attack from Spiritual Weapon reactivation a Bonus Action or a free action?
When Spiritual Weapon is cast, it allows the caster to attack the target once as part of the initial cast and in subsequent turns the caster can reactivate the spell and move the weapon and have it ...
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When should the DM announce an opponent's death?
My PC is a level 5 paladin with the Extra Attack ability. Does the DM have to announce opponent death between my Attack/Bonus action?
Scenario was opponent 1 reached 0 hit points after my 2nd attack ...
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If a level 6+ College of Valor bard replaces one of their attacks with the Eldritch Blast cantrip, can they move between each beam?
The description of the College of Valor bard's 6th-level feature Extra Attack says (PHB 2024, p. 67):
You can attack twice instead of once whenever you take the Attack
action on you turn.
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If a fighter is making multiple attacks with advantage, then what are the odds of at least one attack resulting in two 1s?
For a single attack with advantage, I know what the odds are of both rolls being a 1. When it comes to multiple attacks per round I am unclear. At level 20 a fighter gets 4 attacks, or 8 with Action ...
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Brutal Strike and multiple sources of Advantage
The relevant text about Brutal Strike I have a question with:
If you use Reckless Attack, you can forgo any Advantage on one Strength-based attack roll of your choice on your turn. The chosen attack ...
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Does Torch Goblin apply to melee spell attacks and unarmed attacks?
The Torch Goblin feat reads:
[...] As long as you are suffering persistent fire damage, all your melee attacks against adjacent creatures deal an additional 1 fire damage per weapon damage die. [...]....
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Bestow Curse, 4th option; Doubled on a Spell Attack?
While the target is cursed, your attacks and spells deal an extra 1d8
necrotic damage to the target.
Spells can be Attacks.
Attacks can be Spells.
But not all spells are attacks, and not all attacks ...
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Can you achieve 3 attacks using Dual Wielder Feat, Light weapons, and Nick?
I had a discussion regarding dual wielding, light weapons and nick - that stated a properly built rogue could get up to 3 attacks per round by level 4. So this is a viability check on that process / ...
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What is the point of origin of a Spectator-reflected spell?
In the same, as-yet-unfinished, battle that prompted this question, the warlock has been shooting eldritch blasts at a Spectator.
The Spectator has:
Spell Reflection. If the spectator makes a ...
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Does forced movement trigger Polearm Master's Reactive Strike?
Polearm Master used to grant an opportunity attack when a creature entered your reach:
While you are wielding a glaive, halberd, pike, quarterstaff, or spear, other creatures provoke an opportunity ...
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Do both of the Weapons need the Nick Weapon Mastery for it to work, a specific one of the two or any?
Reading the Nick Weapon Mastery, I am left wondering how exactly it works. Of course both weapons need to be light to be able to make that Extra Attack with light weapons, but which of the weapons ...
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Can I guarantee a block of an attack with Peerless Aim by attacking their weapon (in this case a hand/claw) with my shield?
Peerless Aim reads:
Peerless Aim. When you miss with an attack roll, you can hit instead. Once you use this benefit, you can’t use it again until the start of your next turn.
If an opponent is ...
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What spell attacks are NOT affected by Innate Sorcery?
In the 2024 PHB, sorcerers get Innate Sorcery. The text for it reads:
[for the next minute] You have Advantage on the attack rolls of Sorcerer spells you cast.
I'm interested in the restrictions of &...
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Does the sanctuary spell save from an accidental attack?
If an ally makes an accidental attack does Sanctuary still apply? Since it wasn't a targeted attack, I assume it shouldn't, but what's the official ruling? In my game, due to a nat1 while trying to ...
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Attack Action: Can you equip or unequip more than one weapon using the Extra Attack feature or free object interaction?
Can a character with the Extra Attack feature, when taking the Attack action, equip or unequip a weapon twice?
Can a character with the Extra Attack feature, when taking the Attack action and using ...
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Could you blind someone as part of a nonlethal attack when reducing an Enemy's health to zero? [closed]
Been wanting to try my hand at killing fewer enemies, but at the same time with how ubiquitous simple healing magic is for our faceless NPCs, I've been thinking of how to implement more permanent ways ...
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Can I abort some of the attacks in a full attack action?
For example, when I encounter an NPC with Robilar's Gambit, I may wish to attack with my first 2 attacks and then skip my last 2 attacks so that I won't get AoOed with the attacks with low hit rate.
I ...
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Which ability checks are rolled for a shove attack?
I've been looking at the shoving rules. I'm slightly confused on the 'contested' wording and which skills are rolled. The rules say:
Instead of making an attack roll, you make a Strength (Athletics) ...
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Precisely when can/must the two weapon fighting bonus action and attack occur? [duplicate]
Complicators: "When", "Take", Composite condition + Extra Attack, Simultaneous events.
Contrast: Immediately after (flurry of blows)
When you take the Attack action and attack ...
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Do Vampires have to make an attack roll in order to bite a willing target?
A Vampire's Bite action is described as:
Bite. (Bat or Vampire Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire, ...
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How many melee attacks can a character make on turn one in D&D 5e? [duplicate]
I once spent close to 8 hours doing in-depth research on all the subclasses available to find this out for a level 12 character, and managed to find a build that could make 14 attacks on turn 1 ...
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Can slam attacks be used to make attacks of opportunity and deliver at-will spell-like abilities? [closed]
Two questions.
Can a creature with a slam attack use it whenever they are able to make an attack of opportunity?
Can a creature with a slam attack deliver a at will spell-like ability with the slam ...
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Is there any reason to use the Battle Master fighter's Precision Attack maneuver before the attack roll?
The Battle Master fighter's Precision Attack maneuver states the following (PHB, p. 74):
When you make a weapon attack roll against a creature, you can expend one superiority die to add it to the ...
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