D&D 5E (2014) Speed Zero and prone

[trentonjoe]

If a PC's speed is reduced to zero and is then knocked prone, can she stand up as a move action? I think the answer is no but wanted to check.

 

[Paraxis]

Standing up takes more effort; doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half your speed. For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet of movement to stand up. You can’t stand up if you don’t have enough movement left or if your speed is 0.

You are correct.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Nope! Speed 0 means you can't spend speed to stand up.

It makes prone + grapple a pretty awesome combo.

 

[trentonjoe]

Thanks!

 

[Unwise]

Prone and Grapple resulted in a PC in my game drowning a rather nasty villian in a puddle on a city street. It was a rather ignoble end for a rather proud villian.

 

[PnPgamer]

Has this question been tweeted for Crawford?

 

[Paraxis]

Has this question been tweeted for Crawford?

Why would it need to be tweeted to Crawford? I mean the rule is clear as day in the book. Lets try and not waste the man's time with questions easily answered.

 

[PnPgamer]

Why would it need to be tweeted to Crawford? I mean the rule is clear as day in the book. Lets try and not waste the man's time with questions easily answered.

Well i somehow get the gut feeling that something is wrong here.

 

[KarinsDad]

Well i somehow get the gut feeling that something is wrong here.

Regardless, he won't be changing the rule, so he will adjudicate it just like it's written.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Well i somehow get the gut feeling that something is wrong here.

Eh, guts have dumb feelings. Use that brain! Why would it be wrong?