Questions tagged [reach]
For questions about reach, a mechanical concept in many role-playing games that determines the distance from which a creature can make melee attacks based on its size, the nature of the attack, and the weapon used.
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Provoking AOO by moving closer than where a reach weapon can attack?
Suppose a medium PC were wielding a reach weapon. If an enemy were to move through the weapon's reach, and into the 5ft "dead zone" directly adjacent to the PC, would that provoke an attack ...
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Do creatures with a reach of 0 get attacks of opportunity when a foe moves away?
Some creatures like swarms have a reach of 0 with their attacks-- do they even get attacks of opportunity when someone leaves their reach?
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Does a Large creature moving through a threatened area trigger Reactive Strike?
Consider a fighter (green), with a reach weapon (red), confronting an ogre (orange). On the ogre's turn, it Strides five feet southeast and then five feet east, ending adjacent to the fighter. Does ...
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What effects would allowing to flank with reach have on game balance?
One of my players asked me recently if I would allow their character, who has 10ft. reach, gain advantage from flanking while still using their reach.
I am aware that RAW this would not work since you ...
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Can a creature with reach flank without being directly next to the enemy? [duplicate]
This is something one of my players asked me recently and I'm not 100% sure how to handle it. I'm leaning towards "no, this does not work" but I am not certain and don't want to be unfair to ...
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Can I get out of melee range by being Huge but still small?
When thinking about reach and the space rules in the Player's Handbook, I devised the following thought experiment. If I am huge sized, but occupy a space smaller than 5 feet, am I out of range of any ...
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Why do 6 ft. weapons not have the Reach property? [closed]
There are several weapons in D&D 5e that are at least six feet:
Quarterstaff
Spear
Battleaxe
Greataxe
Greatsword
Trident
Warhammer
Yet these weapons(although there may be some incorrect ones in ...
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Does a Polearm Master with 10' reach get an opportunity attack vs an enemy 10' away when they step to only 5' away?
Polearm Master states:
While you are wielding a glaive, halberd, pike, or quarterstaff, other creatures provoke an opportunity attack from you when they enter the reach you have with that weapon.
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Should my bugbear with long limbs be able to reach further if he is 21 feet tall?
I'm currently playing the Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden published adventure. My Bugbear has been affected by Vlagomir's spark (see area H30 on p. 226-227), and he has grown to be 21 feet tall ...
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How does Cut from the Air interact with Reach weapons?
Cut from the Air
When a ranged attack is made against you or a target adjacent to you, you can cut the weapon (or ammunition) out of the air, deflecting the attack so the target takes no damage. As ...
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Can a PC with a reach weapon attack a tiny creature moving into his square?
Tiny creatures can move in an enemy's square but they provoke an AoO.
Very Small Creature
A Fine, Diminutive, or Tiny creature can move into or through an occupied square. The creature provokes ...
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How can I get reach for touch spells without spending an action per spell?
Snaptongue Gripplis with the Long Tongue feat can deliver touch spells from 10 feet.
Aberrant Sorcerers can use the Tentacular Limbs focus spell1 to get a similar effect.
Is there any other way?
The ...
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Does the Enemies Abound spell force a creature to move toward a perceived enemy in order to attack them?
The Enemies Abound spell specifies (emphasis mine):
Whenever the affected creature chooses another creature as a target, it must choose the target at random from among the creatures it can see within ...
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Is melee attacks' reach always written?
So, a group of mine made this doubt pop up: do huge creatures have reach just because of their size?
From what I understand, a creature has reach on a melee attack only if it's written as this one (an ...
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Potential complications from allowing Arms of the Astral Self to interact with Grapple Rules via feats?
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My earlier question led to a definitive RAW answer proving that Arms of the Astral Self can't be used for grappling, even if a feat like Tavern Brawler gave you a grapple check bonus action ...
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