Timeline for What are some use cases for attack rolls that target a location?
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| Sep 3, 2023 at 15:42 | comment | added | Kirt | Related: some answers to Can an Unseen Servant be attacked?, What mechanics allow you to target an Unseen Servant? | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 14:36 | vote | accept | ProphetZarquon | ||
| Sep 3, 2023 at 14:36 | comment | added | ProphetZarquon | This is now a better answer than the question probably deserved, thanks! I think you would still make an Attack roll for a weapon attack against most locations, just to retain the possibility of any of an attack roll's various d20-based effects; swapping it to a DC in some cases is an intriguing suggestion which I know is used in some other mechanics, can you think of an example? | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 14:26 | comment | added | ProphetZarquon | @Jason_c_o I know I asked about the Net in a previous question; this is a related question & any specifics that actually cite RAW are exactly what I'm trying to get. Items which require an Action to throw\use are mechanically distinct from weapons usable as part of the Attack Action in that items like a Bomb do not use any Attack roll. I will clarify the question; even though the portion of your answer that was accurate has already Answered it. (I see it's corrected now, so I'm going to review & accept) | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 12:50 | history | edited | Jason_c_o | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 3, 2023 at 12:15 | comment | added | Jason_c_o | @ProphetZarquon An attack is an action. You use your action to make an attack roll. | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 12:15 | comment | added | Jason_c_o | @ProphetZarquon You asked about the net in a different question. It looks like you're trying for a specific answer you're not getting. | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 10:28 | comment | added | ProphetZarquon | Specifically in this question I'm looking for any uses for attacks that target a location (throwing a Bomb uses an Action not an Attack roll), & hitting a creature by targeting its space with a net is disputed (see question Re: Nets). Multiple creatures is certainly a stretch, but any citations for or against any part would be welcome. Re: this question of what attacks target a location; so far we've only got attacks against unseen creatures. Are attacks allowed to target locations, purely for unseen foes & that's all that's there for? Are there any other attacks that target XY? | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 10:12 | comment | added | ProphetZarquon | It's a question related to trying to prove or disprove that, yes. | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 8:26 | comment | added | Thomas Markov | FYI, this question is part of OP trying to prove that you can capture four creatures with one net attack. | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 8:05 | comment | added | ProphetZarquon | That's a great note about an attack roll to hit a creature in the location targeted, when "you're guessing the target's location"! I don't know where I'd find that particular bit of (OpenSRD) text in the published books, either? ... That's incorrect about throwing bombs, grenades, & other throwable AoEs though: Every single one of them specifies that an action is used to throw them at a point, not an attack roll targeting that location... (except the Net; which once again might come down to whether a net attack targeting a location can affect a 10ft area if it's a 10ft net? 🤷Disputed?) | |
| Sep 3, 2023 at 7:47 | history | edited | Jason_c_o | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 3, 2023 at 7:34 | history | edited | Jason_c_o | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 3, 2023 at 7:25 | history | answered | Jason_c_o | CC BY-SA 4.0 |