Questions tagged [simultaneous-effects]
For questions about effects that occur or are triggered simultaneously (or nearly simultaneously) in RPGs, and how to resolve questions about the order in which they occur.
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Does the damage from Thunderwave occur before or after the target is moved
A PC is adjacent to a target which is a Magma Mephit. The mephit does damage to adjacent creatures upon death:
Death Burst: When the mephit dies, it explodes in a burst of lava. Each creature within ...
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What's the exact RAW order of interaction between an Abjuration wizard with the Arcane Ward feature casting Absorb Elements in response to a Fireball?
What's the exact RAW order of interaction between an abjurer with the Arcane Ward feature casting absorb elements in response to a fireball?
The curiosity comes up because you have two conflicting ...
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Stacking Shapechange and Wild Shape: what happens when reduced to 0 hp?
Let's say a Druid casts Shapechange and then Wild Shapes (or vice versa), which seems stackable since they are not the same named game effect.
Both abilities say almost the same thing regarding what ...
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Interaction between Black Cabin and Ring of Mind Shielding
Spoiler warning: this question contains a spoiler for Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign, a relatively minor one in relation to the main plot but quite an impactful one from player's perspective.
I'm ...
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Can the Silvery Barbs spell be cast on a target more than once as a reaction to the same roll?
Can the silvery barbs spell spell be cast on a target more than once as a reaction to the same roll?
For example, say you have two wizards fighting one creature. The enemy passes a saving throw ...
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Concentration and attacks with special effects
A Cleric that is concentrating on a Bless spell is hit by a Mummy Lord's Rotting Fist. The Cleric takes the damage (14 bludgeoning + 21 necrotic on average). Rotting Fist has a second effect:
If the ...
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If a mythic monster is reduced to 0 HP by a Mace of Disruption, what happens?
(My question was inspired by this answer to "Is it possible to kill a mythic monster without activating its mythic trait?".)
Mythic Monsters (introduced in Mythic Odysseys of Theros) have a ...
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Simultaneous fear and saving throw
I'm considering taking the Fearsome Rune on a weapon, and have feats or other runes which impose a saving throw on a hit/crit. Does the fear effect get applied before the saving throw, or after?
That ...
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Can you determine the order of "at the end of a short rest" effects?
Example when being able to determine that order matters: periapt of wound closure, an attunement item that benefits spending hit dice.
Picture the following scenario: The party is beat-up after a few ...
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Does Mind Sliver's saving throw penalty apply to Concentration saves from its own damage?
Mind Sliver (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything p.108) says:
The target must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or take 1d6 psychic damage and subtract 1d4 from the next saving throw it makes before ...
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How does the ranger's Favored Foe optional class feature interact with the Hail of Thorns spell?
Suppose I'm a ranger using the variant rules in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, specifically the Favored Foe optional class feature. I'm concentrating on the Hail of Thorns spell, and I hit a creature ...
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How are Fireball attacks on Iron Golems resolved?
The party was in Curse of Strahd this evening and encountered two iron golems.
A helpful NPC first cast lightning bolt, damaging both of the golems.
The PC evoker then cast fireball on the golems, ...
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Does Divine Word's Killing Effect Come Before or After the Banishing Effect (For Fiends)
This question is stated right in the title.
In this case, a cleric might cast Divine Word with a fiend with 20 or less HP in the area, and the fiend can hear the cleric.
As we all know, if a fiend ...
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Are the spells Leomund's Tiny Hut and Tiny Hut considered the same spell for the purposes of combining magical effects?
The Player's Handbook contains the spell Leomund's tiny hut (on p. 255), and the Systems Reference Document contains a version of this spell called tiny hut1. The descriptions of these spells are ...
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If a paladin fails the saving throw against a Demilich's Howl and falls unconscious, are their allies frightened if they succeed on the save?
The demilich (MM, p. 48) has the following action available to it:
Howl (Recharge 5-6). The demilich emits a bloodcurdling howl. Each creature within 30 feet of the demilich that can hear the howl ...
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