Questions tagged [saving-throw]
For questions about saving throws, often used in RPGs such as D&D to refer to a set of defensive traits based on a character's own ability to avoid the brunt of damage, resist control, endure through some force, and struggle against death.
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Do you reroll things like bless and bardic inspiration with indomitable?
Me and my group remember a rule that says you only reroll the d20 in every situation where you reroll something but I can not find that rule.
Indomitable says,
Beginning at 9th level, you can reroll ...
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How to make the weather matter?
I'd like to implement some way to reward characters who take efforts to protect themselves from bad weather. I am not talking about blizzards, sub-freezing arctic temperatures, or blistering heat, for ...
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Is there an error in the new Carrion Crawler stat block?
I just received my copy of the new MM the other day. The new Carrion Crawler stat block has this ability
Paralyzing Tentacles. Dexterity Saving Throw: DC 12, one creature the carrion crawler can see ...
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Do you always have to make two saves for the new sleep spell?
The new version of sleep says:
Each creature of your choice in a 5-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Incapacitated condition until ...
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Can Silvery Barbs be used against a saving throw that succeeded due to Legendary Resistance?
Given that silvery barbs has a casting time of:
1 reaction, which you take when a creature you can see within 60 feet of yourself succeeds on an attack roll, an ability check, or a saving throw
I ...
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Do the D&D 5e 2024 rules let you choose to fail a saving throw?
The new Path of the World Tree Barbarian subclass has a feature called "Branches of the Tree" which states that, as a reaction, you can teleport a creature within 30' of you to a space ...
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Is removing the frightened condition the same as making a successful saving throw when it comes to immunity from the effect?
The party is fighting a narzugon. In addition to the three attacks per round that it makes, its statblock states that it also uses its Terrifying Command ability:
Each creature within 60 feet of the ...
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Does Beguiling Twist's repeat saving throw trigger Beguiling Twist?
Fey Wanderers get an ability called Beguiling Twist which reads:
(...) whenever you or a creature you can see within 120 feet of you succeeds on a saving throw against being charmed or frightened, ...
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Can I banish myself to the feywild as a fairy who's native to the feywild from the material plane? [duplicate]
This somewhat ties in to a question
I asked before, but not entirely. In that question I was asking how to get back if I am banished, and I learned about fey crossings from the answer.
Now that I know ...
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Is there a way to destabilize a character without making them fail a death save?
If this is possible, it allows an exploit: destabilize, wait for death save.
Success -> wait another turn
Failure/Critical Failure -> Cleric casts Spare the Dying, then destabilize again
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Does stabilizing reset your death saving throw counter?
Do any of the official rulebooks state whether death saving throws reset when you stabilize, or if you have to take a rest to reset the failure counter? My DM told me that it only resets when you rest,...
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Does the Vital Sacrifice feat cause Fireball or Magic Missile to deal additional damage? If so, to whom?
The Vital Sacrifice feat from Tal’dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn says you can expend a blood boon to gain the following benefit:
When you hit with an attack or spell, you deal an additional 2d6 ...
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Can Greater Gift of Consumption redirect a coup de grace?
The hexes Gift of Consumption and Greater Gift of Consumption are thematically fascinating, allowing you to share and redirect enemy spells and poisons to nearby enemies (or allies!). Greater Gift of ...
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Does Halfling's Brave trait grant advantage on Bodak's Death Gaze?
The Halfling's Brave trait states:
You have advantage on saving throws against being frightened.
But in the statblock the Death Gaze trait does not impose the condition frightened, it refers only to ...
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Do items in an extradimensional space count as being carried and/or in possession of a character with regard to effects and saving throws?
I was looking at this question, and it occurred to me that there is actually another question involved: If items in an extradimensional space are counted as being possessed by a character with regard ...
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Would a group of creatures floating in Reverse Gravity have any chance at saving against a fireball?
I have a character with reverse gravity and fireball at their disposal. Would floating creatures affected by reverse gravity get a chance to make a dex save against fireball if they have no flying ...
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What's the DC of a Devourer's "trap essence" attack?
What's the DC of a Devourer's "trap essence" attack?
I checked several sources on the internet, but they just say the DC is "charisma-based" without saying what the number is. They ...
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Are the save-boosting feats really worth it?
I see in some mix/max guides saying that "since your warrior will have a poor Will save, take Iron Will at this level to boost it up a little".
But I feel the Will save will be in the trash ...
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Should Tiamat's cold breath target the ability score indicated in its save?
The party is looking at facing Tiamat as the 20th-level epic boss fight that will end the campaign. The evoker has only four spell slots that can directly affect her, due to her limited magic ...
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Do you have to save? [duplicate]
When players are asked to make a saving throw, can they just chose to not make the roll (and fail) or are they required to try?
Obviously when it comes to death saves they have to, but in a ...
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How many times can a creature be affected by the Avenging Angel Aura of Menace?
The party paladin (Oath of Vengeance) is currently 18th level and we are planning on playing to 20th. Eventually he will get the Avenging Angel class feature, which states, in part:
At 20th level, ...
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When should Death Saves be rolled under the rules for Speed Factor Initiative?
In my new campaign I am using the Speed Factor variant for Initiative (DMG pp. 270-271). We like this a lot but it is confusing concerning unconscious PCs.
This question says that taking Actions while ...
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Does a move action used as a failed attempt to escape an effect (through a failed check) provoke an attack of opportunity?
This is a magical effect that I am able to get in our Pathfinder 1e game.
Any hostile creature must succeed on a Reflex save any time it becomes
or starts its turn adjacent to you. A creature that ...
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When are other cantrips targeting other saves better than Electric Arc?
This answer says other cantrips might be better instead of Electric Arc if you know the enemy has high Ref saves.
But how much lower should the other saves be?
For comparison, let's assume level 51, ...
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Does the save throw DC calculation from the Superior Technique fighting style override the Battle Master fighter's saving throw DC?
As the title says, I am trying to determine if the saving throw DC calculation from Superior Technique overrides the calculation from Battle Master, thus eliminating the STR or DEX choice.
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