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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9049974" data-attributes="member: 6801845">My answer to this statement would likely be &quot;It's a warship built of oak planks several inches thick, hitting it with your long sword isn't going to do much of anything.&quot;&nbsp; This is a case of the PC is asking to do something impossible, so I'm verifying the scene and abilities of the PC.&nbsp; It's practically asking to jump over the moon but maybe, just maybe, they have some trick up their sleeve in which case they should have specified it.&nbsp; Just like if the wizard says they target an enemy with a spell they have to specify which spell.&nbsp; But this is that 1 in a 1,000 scenario that I don't recall ever coming up in a real game, at least not in 5E.&nbsp; Maybe in 3.5 with adamantine weapons which were stupidly broken it could have happened.What I'm asking for is examples that would come up in game, things that are at least possible for the PC to achieve.I don't necessarily telegraph, but I do ask for skill checks if I think the PC may have reason to notice something.Unless there are extenuating circumstances, I don't see how the method of smashing would ever be relevant.I assume the common mode, that they walk since chickens can't fly far enough.&nbsp; &quot;I cross the road&quot; is fine by me, &quot;I cross the road by walking&quot; would be clunky.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9049974, member: 6801845"] My answer to this statement would likely be "It's a warship built of oak planks several inches thick, hitting it with your long sword isn't going to do much of anything." This is a case of the PC is asking to do something impossible, so I'm verifying the scene and abilities of the PC. It's practically asking to jump over the moon but maybe, just maybe, they have some trick up their sleeve in which case they should have specified it. Just like if the wizard says they target an enemy with a spell they have to specify which spell. But this is that 1 in a 1,000 scenario that I don't recall ever coming up in a real game, at least not in 5E. Maybe in 3.5 with adamantine weapons which were stupidly broken it could have happened. What I'm asking for is examples that would come up in game, things that are at least possible for the PC to achieve. I don't necessarily telegraph, but I do ask for skill checks if I think the PC may have reason to notice something. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, I don't see how the method of smashing would ever be relevant. I assume the common mode, that they walk since chickens can't fly far enough. "I cross the road" is fine by me, "I cross the road by walking" would be clunky. [/QUOTE]

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