BluejayJunior
Explorer
I meant a general rule, but good to know. Thanks!
D&D 5E Eldritch spear + spellsniper + distant spell
Oofta
Legend
Okay, good luck telling which speck is the monster and which one is the druid that just wild shaped. Assuming of course a clear day, nothing in the way and so on.
In any case, at a certain point it doesn't matter, the PC can be far enough away that they will not be reasonably targeted. In my games, it also means that they will be too far away to receive aid from the second wave that's flying in but that's the risk they take.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
There isn't a "general rule" for this as I am aware of. There are lots of instances which imply it, however.
For example, many class features allow you to apply double your proficiency bonus, as does Expertise. Can you apply it double twice? No, there is a specific ruling in the PHB (pg. 12) that covers that instance. Just as there was one for temporary hit points.
Bacon Bits
Hero
This was asked back in 2015 and Crawford said it would quadruple the range. The original question is gone, but the answer is still there:
doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I’ve hit targets with open sights at 400 yards, and I’m no expert marksman.
You can definitely see 1200ft away.
JiffyPopTart
Bree-Yark
What a human looks like 1000 feet from the viewer.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing
Not sure if it's the "right way" to rule it or not, but the way I would do it? I would borrow an old rule from 3rd Edition that says if a number is doubled twice, it is considered a triple instead of a quadruple.
So Eldritch Spear makes the range 300 ft.
Then, Distant Spell doubles that, to 600 ft.
Then, Spell Sniper doubles it again. But, a double-double is a triple, so it's tripled to 900 ft.
Not that there's anything wrong with having 1200' range on a cantrip. (Within reason, of course. You still need to see something to target it...and some things might not be visible from almost a quarter-mile away because of their size, or because of rain, foliage, terrain, etc.) Past a certain point, the DM will have to make a judgment call on whether or not a target is valid at that range.
So Eldritch Spear makes the range 300 ft.
Then, Distant Spell doubles that, to 600 ft.
Then, Spell Sniper doubles it again. But, a double-double is a triple, so it's tripled to 900 ft.
Not that there's anything wrong with having 1200' range on a cantrip. (Within reason, of course. You still need to see something to target it...and some things might not be visible from almost a quarter-mile away because of their size, or because of rain, foliage, terrain, etc.) Past a certain point, the DM will have to make a judgment call on whether or not a target is valid at that range.
JiffyPopTart
Bree-Yark
Luke Skywalker used to bullseye womp rats from his T-16 back home. They arent much greater than two meters.
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Oofta
Legend
Which has kind of been my point. Not only a tiny speck, but imagine trying to pick out which tiny speck is your buddy and which one is the bad guy as they're all maneuvering and fighting. Good luck.
Besides why would it really matter? If you have 600 ft range you probably can't be targeted by anything anyway. When it comes to just common sense ... how well can you see something 2 football fields away?
