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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7366470" data-attributes="member: 23751">It implies no such thing.&nbsp; It says straight out that hitting 0 triggers the dusting.&nbsp; Nowhere is there an implication or statement that the damage must be fully applied to dust the target.&nbsp; In fact, if you require that, you will almost never encounter it turning ANYONE to dust.&nbsp; In the vast majority of instances, there will be extra damage beyond 0 that never gets applied since 5e doesn't have negative hit points.&nbsp; If the spell is waiting for the full damage to be applied before checking if someone is at 0, then it will almost never trigger.&nbsp; It's very unlikely that the spell will do exactly the number of hit points required to drop the target to 0.&nbsp; Instead, it checks the instant the target hits 0 and the remaining damage never happens.&nbsp; The druid per RAW has two chances to hit 0, though I wouldn't require two saves if the spell caused the druid to hit 0 twice.Then you're familiar with Appeals to Authority.&nbsp; I've spent time correcting the grammatical errors on homework that the honors English teacher sent home with my ex's daughter.&nbsp; Being an English teach doesn't mean that you are infallible, or that you are correct here and Crawford is not.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7366470, member: 23751"] It implies no such thing. It says straight out that hitting 0 triggers the dusting. Nowhere is there an implication or statement that the damage must be fully applied to dust the target. In fact, if you require that, you will almost never encounter it turning ANYONE to dust. In the vast majority of instances, there will be extra damage beyond 0 that never gets applied since 5e doesn't have negative hit points. If the spell is waiting for the full damage to be applied before checking if someone is at 0, then it will almost never trigger. It's very unlikely that the spell will do exactly the number of hit points required to drop the target to 0. Instead, it checks the instant the target hits 0 and the remaining damage never happens. The druid per RAW has two chances to hit 0, though I wouldn't require two saves if the spell caused the druid to hit 0 twice. [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] Then you're familiar with Appeals to Authority. I've spent time correcting the grammatical errors on homework that the honors English teacher sent home with my ex's daughter. Being an English teach doesn't mean that you are infallible, or that you are correct here and Crawford is not.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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