Stormrazor2000
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My apologies if this has been covered before but I've checked the rule books and tried the search function to no avail.
I'm looking for rules for how to handle the situation when a monster can occupy the same space as a character. Examples being things like swarms, water elementals and the like. Can those monsters be targeted normally with no danger to the PC in that same space?
Here is an example that came up in a recent game. A fighter enters a room and is engulfed by a swarm of insects. The nasty little buggers are crawling all over him (occupying his space). The ranger wants to attack the swarm with an arrow. The question arises - can she attack the swarm normally as if the swarm was in it's own space? Or does the swarm get some sort of cover? Is the attack at disadvantage as she tries not to hit the fighter? Or perhaps is the attack made as normal but some of the damage done to the swarm also get applied to the fighter?
I'm looking for rules for how to handle the situation when a monster can occupy the same space as a character. Examples being things like swarms, water elementals and the like. Can those monsters be targeted normally with no danger to the PC in that same space?
Here is an example that came up in a recent game. A fighter enters a room and is engulfed by a swarm of insects. The nasty little buggers are crawling all over him (occupying his space). The ranger wants to attack the swarm with an arrow. The question arises - can she attack the swarm normally as if the swarm was in it's own space? Or does the swarm get some sort of cover? Is the attack at disadvantage as she tries not to hit the fighter? Or perhaps is the attack made as normal but some of the damage done to the swarm also get applied to the fighter?
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