DiscRover55
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Can I apply the moving and attacking mechanic as a Wizard casting an instant spell? In addition, can Wizards move into a position on top of an ally, cast an instant spell and then move out?
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D&D 5E Question about moving and attacking
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There are spells that have the duration "instantaneous", but I do not know one where the casting time is. What spell are you thinking of?
DiscRover55
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Instant spells like Firebolt or Burning Hands or Ice Knife etc.
They're not instant spells: they have a casting time of one action. These actions work like any other one:
On your turn, you can move and take and action (PHB p. 189), and you can break up your move if you want (PHB p. 190). If you move out, you risk an opportunity attack.
Hope this helps.
On your turn, you can move and take and action (PHB p. 189), and you can break up your move if you want (PHB p. 190). If you move out, you risk an opportunity attack.
Hope this helps.
DiscRover55
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Yes, I know they have a casting time of 1 action. I mean instantaneous duration when I mean instant spells.
What I now want to know is if I can apply the move and attack to if I were to move into the position on top of an ally, cast and then move back out
Still not sure what you are asking. But...
Any class can move up to its speed, and take an action, on the same turn. They are free to break up their movement however they want.
A 5th level fighter with Polearm master could
move 5'
attack action, attack once
move 10'
Bonus action, polearm master attack
move 5'
finish attack action, second attack
move 10'
A wizard could
move 10'
Bonus action cast spell (assuming bonus action casting time)
move 5'
Cast a Spell action (cantrip)
Move 15'
What you can't do, is stop in an occupied square to attack or cast spell.
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Sunseeker
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This is correct, and think of it this way: Two players in the same square is sort of like two objects attempting to exist in the same space at the same time, either the universe explodes or one of them is forced out to another location. You can't end your movement in another person's square and thus can't pause your movement to take an action.
miniaturehoarder
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Most medium characters are not a solid 5'x5' and I don't feel the rules text isn't so cut and dried.
It says you can't end you move, which I think could be argued is not the same as breaking it up.
Also if one goes with the notion you can't do this, then it's really easy for folks to get utterly screwed out of their actions as allies already are difficult terrain.
Initiative, punitive ready system and ally placement already make it hard to get thing done in 5E, saying players can't even attack in the same square as an ally will just exacerbate the problem.
Now saying, "Ok Morthos, you can climb on the barbarian's shoulders if Gunkdar spends his reaction to assist you, it will cost half your movement and you both will suffer disadvantage on attack rolls and Dex saves as long as you are up there, with attacks on both of you having advantage." Would be QUITE reasonable IMHO.
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