Timeline for What happens when you non-lethally attack with a vorpal weapon but roll a 20 on the die?
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| Nov 7, 2018 at 15:53 | comment | added | Bloodcinder | The question is about a D&D 5e rules interaction, but this answer fails to address any rules in D&D 5e. Answer would be improved by justifying your stance using rules and design principles of D&D 5e. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 at 11:44 | comment | added | Cubic | Also, essentially this entire answer boils down to "it's DM fiat to allow this", which is always a given. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 at 11:43 | comment | added | Cubic | "So, the character (and thus the player) has say in what they're doing." doesn't follow, there are plenty of non-optional effects in D&D. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 at 11:43 | comment | added | Cubic | "Everyone is assuming the Paladin struck with the blade." No, everyone is answering this RAW. There being a difference between hitting someone with the edge or the flat of a weapon isn't really in the rules, although presumably if you wanted to do something like that you could hardly expect the blade to have its normal to hit bonus and damage. "And on a roll of a 20... that is the CHARACTER rolling a 20, not a weapon" No, that's a 20 rolled by the player. The character or the weapon don't roll, they don't even know they are dice involved. | |
| Nov 7, 2018 at 10:26 | comment | added | NibblyPig | I think this is probably the correct answer. The vorpal weapon is a slashing weapon, everything hinges on slashing damage, slashing the sword etc. I think if you're trying to knock someone out then you're not doing slashing damage and therefore the vorpal effect (which only applies to slashing swords, as the description states), would not be permitted. Imagine if your vorpal sword was covered in thick foam cladding - would it still behead monsters? I don't think it would. | |
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| Nov 6, 2018 at 21:18 | history | answered | blahblah | CC BY-SA 4.0 |