D&D 5E Examples of a Strength Saving Throw

[Staccat0]

Let's give some...

1. Catching a porticullis falling right on you instead of dodging it.

 

[mlund]

Hanging on to a rocky shoal instead of being carried off in the surge of a raging storm.

 

[pukunui]

The DMG says that Strength saves are to be used for "opposing a force that would physically move or bind you."

So maybe resisting being squashed by a crushing wall trap? Or maybe there's a trap that involves a block run on mechanical gears that moves out of the wall and pushes people into a pit. You could maybe make a Strength save to try and resist being pushed by the block, rather than having to make a Dex save to avoid falling into the pit.

 

[Scorpio616]

The free trip attempts some canine monsters get triggers strength saves.

 

[Valador]

Off the top of my head, I enjoyed running an adventure where a good chunk of it took place during a really nasty storm. The winds were so bad I had PCs make strength checks to keep from being blown around or knocked over. I also had the wind possibly affect projectile trajectory and also movement speed.

But really, like someone already mentioned, any kind of forceful movement opposition opens the doors to a lot.

 

[ExploderWizard]

When someone is standing a ways away from you and crushing your head between their thumb and index finger, a STR save will stop it.

 

[Minigiant]

Catching and stopping a rolling boulder rather than dodging it.

 

[wedgeski]

The tricky thing is differentiating between Strength checks and Strength saving throws. Some of the examples above I would classify as a check, whereas a save should be unexpected and instantaneous, IMO, e.g.: holding on to a cliff-face when the path crumbles from under you, or staying on your feet as a tsunami washes over you.

 

[PnPgamer]

Arms of hadar, level 1 spell from warlock list.

 

[sleypy]

9) Not letting go of the person you hold most dear while being all that separates them from certain death.