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There are no rules for sundering in 5e, but try disarming. While there are no explicit rules for sundering, it seems like the disarming rules on DMG 271 would be appropriate for your particular examp …

ACs don't get that high. In the DMG (pg. 274), there's a big table that lists offensive and defensive stats by CR. In that table, the listed AC for a CR 30 monster is only 19. The Tarrasque, the hi …

Give the AC, but not the HP or saves DMG 247 gives DMs wide latitude on what to reveal to players. This is an area where there's extraordinary variation between DMs. However, in my experience as a DM …

This is correct. Noe that the Pounce feature is in the Special Traits section, and not the Actions section of the entry. This means that if the monster fulfills a certain set of criteria, then someth …

Bets and Anne are in the same space. PHB 191 states, (emphasis added) Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can’t willingly end your move in its space. However, Bets did not willingly …

Hit points are a general abstraction of your ability to continue to fight (PHB 196): Hit points represent a combination of physical and mental durability, the will to live, and luck. While in re …

The Battlemaster's "Know Your Enemy" states: Starting at 7th level, if you spend at least 1 minute observing or interacting with another creature outside combat, you can learn certain information …

Some of my favorite encounters are ones in which combat isn't the goal--some PCs are trying to save some NPCs, while the others hold off an attacking force, for example. …

Commands are free Commanding something appears frequently in the PHB, and in each case, it uses wording something like this: On your turn, you can verbally command the beast where to move (no ac …

You can pick it up. The question you quote is correct that your enemy can just pick the item back up, but they have to do it on their turn. You can pick it up on the same turn you do the disarm, thoug …

This is a supported variant in the DMG DMG 270: When it's a side's turn, the members of that side can act in any order they choose. Once everyone on the side has taken a turn, the other side goes. A …

RAW, the target can only respond on their turn. According to PHB 190, you can only speak on your own turn: You can communicate however you are able, through brief utterances and gestures, as you …

The DMG rules on disarming make more sense in combat: A creature can use a weapon attack to knock a weapon or another item from a target's grasp. … Sleight of Hand, as contested by passive perception, is more of a stealthy thing; if you're in combat with an enemy, they have probably already noticed you. …

Additionally, once they are pinned, the grappler cannot do anything else, which effectively takes them out of the combat. … It might not make much sense to try this move if there are lots of enemies, but it can completely shut down a combat with a solo spellcaster, if they ever move within melee range. …

You can make ranged attacks while levitating. PHB 203, emphasis added: A spell’s components are the physical requirements you must meet in order to cast it. Levitate's casting time is only 1 …