Lyxen
Great Old One
That is not 3.0. Your picture is from 3.5.
3.0 did not have drawing lines...
You're right, I did not remember that, I found my old .pdf of 3e:
That is not 3.0. Your picture is from 3.5.
3.0 did not have drawing lines...
You're right, I did not remember that, I found my old .pdf of 3e:
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No, the rule is not simple and unambiguous, and the intent of the spell is not for all attacks against non adjacent prone creatures to be made with the SW at disadvantage.And no, they don't, because once more, I'm telling you about the rules, which are clear and precise in this case. You can have whatever trump whatever in your campaign, obviously, and the devs certainly tell you this as well, but as for the rule, it's clear, simple, and unambiguous.
No, the rule is not simple and unambiguous, and the intent of the spell is not for all attacks against non adjacent prone creatures to be made with the SW at disadvantage.
The intent of the [advantage...
The SW's attacks are not hindered, hampered or disadvantaged in any way attacking a prone creature, and it should not have disadvantage to it's attacks.
Use what works for you man, but I would rule the exact opposite to you, and Im confident the Devs (the dudes that wrote the rule you're citing here) would be on my side on this one.
The intent of the [advantage to hit prone creatures in melee]
The player.Rules for prone:
An Attack roll against the creature has advantage if the attacker is within 5 feet of the creature. Otherwise, the Attack roll has disadvantage.
My arguement - the "attacker" is the caster who is more than 5 feet away, so disadvantage. The player says it is advantage because it is a melee attack.
Who is correct?
The player.
The DM should always try to err on the side of players. This is especially true when they are doing something that does not radically change the outcome of the game.Wrong, on three counts:
- The DM is right: the attacker is the caster
- The DM is always right: the fact that it's a melee attack has no import on a prone target.
- Even when he might be wrong, the DM is right, because he is the DM.