D&D 5E hypothetical - a giant capturing downed pc's while rest of party fights on? rule for this

[Plaguescarred]

wow-seems like a split response. I'm glad I brought it up

Yeah you asked specifically about the rules but ultimatly as a DM you can make the ruling you want as there's different ways you could do it

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

wow-seems like a split response. I'm glad I brought it up

Not an even split though, only a single person is arguing that there should be a normal opposed grapple contest. You can pretty much always find at least one contrarian eager to argue against any position, no matter how obvious it seems to everyone else.

 

[Plaguescarred]

A contest assumes active participation by the contestants.

That's not always necessarily the case though. When you hide, there’s a chance someone will notice you even if they aren't searching during the Stealth vs Perception contest.

 

[Plaguescarred]

Not an even split though, only a single person is arguing that there should be a normal opposed grapple contest. You can pretty much always find at least one contrarian eager to argue against any position, no matter how obvious it seems to everyone else.

I'm not arguring he has to do this i even said the opposite and that he didn't have to if he wanted. But he did ask for the rules on this matter too, and any rulings aside, the rules themselves don't specifically have unconcious creature automatically fail a grapple check though as written, nor are contests. That is what i'm saying.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

I'm not arguring he has to do this i even said the opposite and that he didn't have to if he wanted. But he did ask for the rules on this matter too, and any rulings aside, the rules themselves don't specifically have unconcious creature automatically fail a grapple check though as written, nor are contests. That is what i'm saying.

They also don't specifically say a dog can't be a paladin, but we aren't playing by Air Bud rules here.

I see no reason to assume there's a chance of failure, unless its Butterfingers the hill giant or something. I'd rule that an unconscious person is essentially an unattended object unless someone is within 5 feet to interfere with the giant picking them up.

 

[iserith]

They also don't specifically say a dog can't be a paladin, but we aren't playing by Air Bud rules here.

*wavy dream sequence thing*



*wavy dream sequence thing again*

Hmm, good point.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

I dub him Hooza Goo'Boy, and hope he always rides his majestic steed with his head to the side, tongue flopping in the wind

 

[wicked cool]

thank you all. I will reference this when I use it

 

[Plaguescarred]

They also don't specifically say a dog can't be a paladin, but we aren't playing by Air Bud rules here.

I see no reason to assume there's a chance of failure, unless its Butterfingers the hill giant or something. I'd rule that an unconscious person is essentially an unattended object unless someone is within 5 feet to interfere with the giant picking them up.

Its more like dog might be paladin as it doesn't mention any race, but not bladesinger as it does mention what race is part of it, which exclude dog.

In this case, it specifically says what effect it has on you when you suffer from that condition, and it specifically affect certain saving throws and attack rolls, but not ability checks. Since the game element tells you what it does, anything it doesn't do is therefore not part of it.

For exemple when people ask if you can attack or cast spell while grappled, you can since it doesn't specifically say you can't. What you say equal to saying they couldn't because the condition doesn't say so.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

Its more like dog might be paladin as it doesn't mention any race, but not bladesinger as it does mention what race is part of it, which exclude dog.

In this case, it specifically says what effect it has on you when you suffer from that condition, and it specifically affect certain saving throws and attack rolls, but not ability checks. Since the game element tells you what it does, anything it doesn't do is therefore not part of it.

For exemple when people ask if you can attack or cast spell while grappled, you can since it doesn't specifically say you can't. What you say equal to saying they couldn't because the condition doesn't say so.

So you'd give an unconscious person a standard roll in an arm wrestling contest? I mean, there's no penalty noted, right?