D&D 5E When do players realize Turning Undead worked? (5e)

[Rya.Reisender]

Actually you are right. Should just say "You cast Turn Undead... Zombie A, B and G start to turn around."

 

[Mercule]

I don't really like the Turn Undead ability as a standard (it should be limited to gods of the sun, death, or whatever campaign-specific portfolios), so my gut reaction is always to be a bit of a jerk about it. Thus, I've been going with the "suspenseful" option of waiting until the undead have another turn. Thinking it through, though, I'm pretty sure that ruling is just that: being a jerk. Going with the flow of the rules where Turn Undead is just another ability, it makes sense to let the PCs know right away, just like you would if the PCs hit the undead.