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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 9358143" data-attributes="member: 6906155">Yes, I think I agree with this. As an example in my current game, we left it at a point where the villain is commanding a dullahan to attack the party by holding it's head. In the next session, they are going to want to separate the head from the villain. There are a number of ways the players might want to try and do this. For example there are the optional disarming rules in the DMG. However, I suspect the barbarian will favour a more literal approach to &quot;disarming&quot;, so I will have to rule on that. The rogue might attempt to steal it using slight of hand, but is that really possible if the item in question is being held? And the warlock might want to try and zap it with eldritch blast. But RAW EB can't target objects, and RAW the disarm rules don't apply to spell attacks. But I usually allow &quot;rule of cool&quot;. So I am going to have to do some house ruling.But that's a different thing to simply stepping in to author the outcome. Something I would avoid because it overrides player agency.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 9358143, member: 6906155"] Yes, I think I agree with this. As an example in my current game, we left it at a point where the villain is commanding a dullahan to attack the party by holding it's head. In the next session, they are going to want to separate the head from the villain. There are a number of ways the players might want to try and do this. For example there are the optional disarming rules in the DMG. However, I suspect the barbarian will favour a more literal approach to "disarming", so I will have to rule on that. The rogue might attempt to steal it using slight of hand, but is that really possible if the item in question is being held? And the warlock might want to try and zap it with eldritch blast. But RAW EB can't target objects, and RAW the disarm rules don't apply to spell attacks. But I usually allow "rule of cool". So I am going to have to do some house ruling. But that's a different thing to simply stepping in to author the outcome. Something I would avoid because it overrides player agency. [/QUOTE]

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