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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8185672" data-attributes="member: 20564">Dang necro'd threads.&nbsp; I'll leave my earlier because I think it's generally meaningful, but removing this as a reply to a specific comment.To make it more generally accessible.1. The rules do not allow you to trigger an ability with a requirement unless that requirement is being filled.2. While the DM doesn't have to tell the player the ability is usable any more then they need to remind a player to use Shield when hit, the DM does have to answer a question about &quot;are the conditions to use my ability fulfilled?&quot;.3.&nbsp; There is a difference between &quot;you trigger your ability and it fails&quot; and &quot;you cannot trigger your ability&quot;.&nbsp; Going back to Shield, if someone us attacked with a attack roll ability, it could be triggered, use the 1st level slot, and still fail.&nbsp; But if they were attacked with a save ability, they wouldn't even have the option to activate Shield, an no spell slot would be used.&nbsp; Regardless that it gives away information about the spell, feature, or monster ability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 8185672, member: 20564"] Dang necro'd threads. I'll leave my earlier because I think it's generally meaningful, but removing this as a reply to a specific comment. To make it more generally accessible. 1. The rules [B]do not allow[/B] you to trigger an ability with a requirement unless that requirement is being filled. 2. While the DM doesn't have to tell the player the ability is usable any more then they need to remind a player to use Shield when hit, the DM does have to answer a question about "are the conditions to use my ability fulfilled?". 3. There is a difference between "you trigger your ability and it fails" and "you cannot trigger your ability". Going back to Shield, if someone us attacked with a attack roll ability, it could be triggered, use the 1st level slot, and still fail. But if they were attacked with a save ability, they wouldn't even have the option to activate Shield, an no spell slot would be used. Regardless that it gives away information about the spell, feature, or monster ability. [/QUOTE]

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