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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 5146605" data-attributes="member: 65726">Knocked prone doesn't necessarily mean "knocked prone". It is a game term, it means:1. You suffer a -2 penalty to attacks2. You grant combat advantage against melee attacks.etc. (see full list in PHB)You can get rid of these penalties by spending a move action.You can essentially refluff prone to appear however you need it to appear, as long as it fits some of the criteria. So you could describe an enemy getting knocked prone as one of the following:- You swing your staff and sweep the feet from under the goblin as he falls on his back (typical).- You deliver a series of blows with your hammer that drive the ogre down to one knee to effectively defend against you (stretching the description for a larger opponent).- You slice a piece off the gelatinous cube, and sections of it ooze down to try and recollect the severed piece into its mass (you pretty much go all out abstract).- Player says: I grab two tentacles of the roper and tie them in a knot, making it's attacks more difficult, and forcing it to spend some time unentangling itself (a comedic description for knockdown assault).It's best to think of conditions as abstractions. Otherwise, you'll get stuck trying to figure out how in the world you can describe knocking down a jelly fish with a dagger.</blockquote>