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Can I shove a creature away from me in a particular direction?
This is related to this question, where it was a second question of mine.
Let's say my party wants to walk across a narrow, straight, 5 ft wide bridge, but a pesky foe blocks the way
RAW, I can use ...
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Do I understand the mechanics of how Echo Knight works?
I would like to sketch out a combat encounter and ask if I understand mechanically how an Echo Knight works, particularly in conjunction with Polearm Master. Note I’m mentioning d10 in this encounter ...
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Can a readied action that changes character's location be used for dodging attacks?
There's a PC claims, "Since I haven't moved in this turn, I ready my 5-foot-step after my full-round attack to move to the left (which is still within the enemy's reach) when the enemy attack or ...
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Can creatures attack during their jumping movement?
Can creatures, such as player characters, attack while in the air without a flying speed? For example, could a PC jump straight up in order to attack a monster, which would otherwise be out of their ...
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Underground Combat - Melee Attack with Reach
About combat possibilities with a creature remaining underground (0 feet away from the surface, as in the picture).
Can a huge monster, with the burrow speed to stay completely underground, having ...
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For the Horizon Walker ranger's Distant Strike feature, can you teleport, then move, then attack? Or must the attack immediately follow the teleport?
I have yet to find clarification on when exactly the teleportation from the Horizon Walker ranger's Distant Strike feature must occur relative to the actual attack. The description of the feature says ...
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Does the caster of Steel Wind Strike trigger effects based on the position they attack from or to?
The spell Steel Wind Strike (XGE, p. 166) says:
You flourish the weapon used in the casting and then vanish to strike like the wind. Choose up to five creatures you can see within range. Make a melee ...
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Can you attack while jumping? [duplicate]
The section on Movement gives the following rules for long jumping:
Jumping
Your Strength determines how far you can jump.
Long Jump. When you make a long jump, you cover a number of feet up to
your ...
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Can you move between the separate attacks of a spell?
Some spells (Eldritch Blast, Scorching Ray) involve making multiple attacks, in that they require multiple attack rolls. Under the movement section of the PHB, the "Moving Between Attacks" reads (PHB ...
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By the rules, how can you attack while jumping?
At the different tables I've played at, it has always been assumed that you can attack while jumping. After reading this answer I'm not so sure you can.
By the rules, what ways can a character attack ...
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Can you run, jump and flip and still attack?
A player the other night wanted to run, jump off a wall, flip over the other characters in front of him, land in front of the monster, and attack it — all in one turn. Is that actually doable?
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Can you move between the attacks of a Twinned Booming Blade?
Under "Moving Between Attacks" it says:
"If you take an action that includes more than one weapon attack, you can break up your movement even further by moving between those attacks..."
If you ...
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How straight does a creature need to move for abilities that trigger after charging towards an opponent?
There are certain creatures with a extra ability attached to their attack if they move a certain distance towards their opponent before attacking. Take the Gorgon as an example, it has the Trampling ...
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Can you really not move between grapples/shoves?
The rule on moving between attacks specifically says:
If you take an action that includes more than one weapon attack, you can break up your movement even further by moving between those attacks.
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What is the longest distance a 13th-level monk can jump while attacking on the same turn?
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During last session in a game that I GM, the party got ambushed by NPC monks leaping from the trees. They were hiding high up in very big Sawtooth Oak Trees, then jumped in a horizontal ...
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