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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7366501" data-attributes="member: 23751">And the damage did as soon as the druid in animal form hits 0.As I pointed out, this would make it extremely hard to reduce anyone to dust.&nbsp; 5e doesn't allow you to apply the full damage unless the hit points of the target are equal to or greater than the damage you did.&nbsp; By your interpretation, you couldn't reduce a real frog to dust with it, since after the first hit point of damage, the rest cannot be applied and the spell fizzles with respect to dusting things.&nbsp; The only way the spell makes sense as 5e hit points and damage are written, is if the spell turns you to dust the instant you hit 0, even if the full damage has not been applied.Yes you would, but being reasonably intelligent people, we fast forward through thsoe steps and just note when the damage actually causes the target to hit 0.Sure if you ignore what is written.&nbsp; When the druid in animal form hits 0, the damage from the spell has reduced the druid to 0.&nbsp; There's no other way to look at it that's rational.&nbsp; The spell did damage, and the damage reduced the victim to 0.&nbsp; That's enough to trigger the &quot;If this damage reduces the target to 0...&quot; portion of the spell.&nbsp; It doesn't say, &quot;If the full damage reduces the target to 0...&quot;.&nbsp; English teacher or not, you are mistaken here.Aaaaaand your bias rears its ugly head.&nbsp; It explains why you aren't seeing RAW for what it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7366501, member: 23751"] And the damage did as soon as the druid in animal form hits 0. As I pointed out, this would make it extremely hard to reduce anyone to dust. 5e doesn't allow you to apply the full damage unless the hit points of the target are equal to or greater than the damage you did. By your interpretation, you couldn't reduce a real frog to dust with it, since after the first hit point of damage, the rest cannot be applied and the spell fizzles with respect to dusting things. The only way the spell makes sense as 5e hit points and damage are written, is if the spell turns you to dust the instant you hit 0, even if the full damage has not been applied. Yes you would, but being reasonably intelligent people, we fast forward through thsoe steps and just note when the damage actually causes the target to hit 0. Sure if you ignore what is written. When the druid in animal form hits 0, the damage from the spell has reduced the druid to 0. There's no other way to look at it that's rational. The spell did damage, and the damage reduced the victim to 0. That's enough to trigger the "If this damage reduces the target to 0..." portion of the spell. It doesn't say, "If the full damage reduces the target to 0...". English teacher or not, you are mistaken here. Aaaaaand your bias rears its ugly head. It explains why you aren't seeing RAW for what it is. [/QUOTE]

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