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How do you figure? Still have to touch the target, right? Oh, I must have looked it up on an off-brand site. Range is 30 ft. Still tougher for burial and hedged prison though...

I think you all are missing the forest for the trees here.

First, what is wizard writing? Second, a scientist would presumably be literate in whatever languages they speak, just like anyone else. I don’t think they should have any special language benefits. Unless they are a linguist, but I was picturing more of the physical sciences here.

The only reasonable answer is, ask your DM. If you are in a burning building, presumably the DM has already decided how much damage the flames would do if you entered a burning space. That seems like the value to go with. In the torch example, I could see basing it on the torch damage or on what...

If you agree that they can touch your body, beyond just your hand, then what is your argument for mirror image working?

I like the image of you holding your daughter by the hand, and her floating above you like a balloon, unable to touch your arm or body :)

I guess the issue is that if I try to hold even a child's wrist with one hand and they try to get away, I cannot stop them without using more of my body than just my hand. I have done that experiment plenty of time with my kids. Therefore, if a player told me they wanted to grapple a creature...

But you are just assuming that holding my wrist is a grapple. If you don't assume that then there is no reason to apply the grapple rules. It is not an unreasonable position, but it just says something about what you think a grapple means. If you replace "holding my wrist" with "touching my...

Good point

Well that's the question, does it require a Strength check to make someone let go of your wrist? Does it matter if you are using your whole body and they can only touch you with that one hand? The rules don't get into that level of detail.

I don't think so. 1d8 seems reasonable :) But the DMG might have something to say about it too.

Personally, I wouldn't let you use the clothing as fuel. But if they are standing on something flammable, sure. I agree with iserith that the create bonfire mechanic seems applicable.

While it is true that grappling doesn't restrain, I think it is debatable whether it is as simple as grabbing someone's wrist. Arguably it would be hard to keep hold of someone if you only had them by one wrist. I usually picture it as a bit more than that.

I would rule that since you are touching the grappled creature, it can indeed rely on a sense other than sight. But I don't think the rules are clear cut about it, so you'd have to see what your DM thinks.

I think that if your PHB spontaneously combusts, WotC will replace it for free :)

Do you want to count ethereal?

Don't forget gaseous form :) Hmm, so in this hierarchy, a ghost can carry things. That does seem to be how it works, but I'd never appreciated it.

I think of it as a speed thing... you could swing a sword slowly through a ghost and not affect it, but swinging quickly causes damage by disrupting the ether or something. Similarly I'd play that if a wall fell on a ghost, it would take damage.

I agree with you on that. People get excited about the "army of sims" exploit, but even if you play the spell as straightforwardly as possible, it is still astonishingly powerful. IMO the spell should be something like: only at-will abilities, all damage is halved, and the sim has a max of like...

It surely depends on the type of imprisonment. Hard to see why it wouldn't work with chains, hard to see how it would work with hedge prison or burial. I'd rule based on whether you can be in range of the target, and whether you can get the fingernail clippings etc. One edge case would be the...