D&D 5E I'm the DM and a player is trying to abuse the Immovable Rod. Advice?

[doctorbadwolf]

With the ropes on your wrists it should be even easier than going up was. Just hold the end of the rod with the button, deactivate it and pull it down, as though your were climbing a ladder. Hang from that and repeat with the other rod. Continue until you reach the ground, probably in half the time it took to climb.

That would be exhausting. Like, I'd give a player levels of exhaustion.

 

[BoldItalic]

I've attached this post to an immovable rod, so you can't argue with it because whatever you do, you can't change its position.

And I'm pressing the button ... NOW !

 

[Yunru]

I've attached this post to an immovable rod, so you can't argue with it because whatever you do, you can't change its position.

And I'm pressing the button ... NOW !

*presses button*

 

[seebs]

o/" my finger is on the button o/"
o/" push the button o/"

 

[Sunseeker]

On what basis do you assert that I was not actually doing it to have fun, but was doing it with intent to create "headaches" for the GM? Why would you think that? What kinds of games have you been in, that this seems like a plausible explanation for anything?

I really have no desire to argue life experiences with you.

 

[seebs]

I really have no desire to argue life experiences with you.

That seems reasonable enough, but wouldn't the best way to not argue life experiences with someone be to not dictate to them what you've decided their motivations must have been?

 

[Sunseeker]

That seems reasonable enough, but wouldn't the best way to not argue life experiences with someone be to not dictate to them what you've decided their motivations must have been?

Well, since I didn't do that and you're the one making this personal, I think I'm good.

 

[seebs]

Well, since I didn't do that and you're the one making this personal, I think I'm good.

You actually did exactly that in the post I quoted.

"The desire to want to use any of them seems founded in nothing more than wanting to cause headaches for your DM."

Seems pretty straightforward.

 

[Maxperson]

Get a good number of rods and use them as a foundation for a floating building.

You can't. The building would weigh more than 8000 pounds.

 

[Lanliss]

You can't. The building would weigh more than 8000 pounds.

If you build a platform out of them then you need only count the weight directly resting on a given rod. have enough and the weight will be split to less than 8k per rod.