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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Can you use the Monster's of the Multiverse Hobgoblin's Fortune from the Many feature multiple times on the same saving throw?
I noticed that the hobgoblin as it appears in MotM has a feature where it could gain a bonus to saving throws dependent on how many allies are near you (feature quoted below). The problem is that this ...
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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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Can you opt to fail a saving throw?
Can you opt to not roll a saving throw (or more generally a check against DC), thereby automatically failing it? For example, if one of your allies wants to shove you to reposition you, you normally ...
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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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What happens when a Topaz Dragon uses Essential Reduction on an Object?
The Ancient and Adult Topaz Dragon Statblocks in Fizban's Treasury have a Legendary Action called Essential Reduction which reads:
The dragon targets a creature or an object [...]. The target must ...
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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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What beasts have the lowest Con, Wis, and Cha saves?
Suppose you have a target you absolutely need to fail a particular saving throw, and you've gotten a wand of polymorph to help improve your odds. Examples:
a single dose of an expensive poison or a ...
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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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Can a creature tell when a creature succeeds or fails a death saving throw?
Using nonmagical senses, is it possible to tell:
When a creature succeeds (or fails) a death save
How many successes/failures a creature has
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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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Means of pretending to be Dominated, thralled, or Charmed
Is there any means for a character to pretend to be subject to a mind-effecting spell or ability after resisting or being immune, so as not to alert the caster?
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Can you choose fewer creatures than the value of your spellcasting modifier to automatically succeed on the saving throw of Freedom of the Waves? [duplicate]
The Freedom of the Waves spell from Tal’dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn says (emphasis mine):
You can choose a number of creatures equal to your spellcasting modifier (minimum of 1) to automatically ...
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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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Does the Remarkable Recovery feat cause you to regain hit points when you stabilize as a result of rolling your third successful death saving throw?
The Remarkable Recovery feat from Tal’dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn says:
When you are successfully stabilized while dying, you regain hit points equal to [...]
It's unclear to me whether this ...
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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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