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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9102051" data-attributes="member: 6684958">I got an Agency Complaint from last nights game!So the group (group Z) is wandering around looking for the dragon to slay.&nbsp; They find a cave with a gnome workshop.&nbsp; And they attack!So the character is a golioth barbarian warlock.&nbsp; A gnome NPC casts a spell that makes an iron anvil appear ten feet above the character head.So the player wanted to take a bonus action to move out of the way and avoid/dodge the falling anvil.I just had the anvil fall on his character and do damage.====So now after the game....he sends the e-mail about how he did not like my &quot;taking away his agency&quot; by having the Anvil &quot;fall and hit and damage his character no matter what&quot;.I responded with the quick &quot;it's a spell effect....your character can not &quot;just dodge&quot; a spell effect just because you want them too.&quot;He says &quot;It's just an anvil so he can automatically roll to dodge it.&quot;I pointed out &quot;It's a spell effect.&nbsp; Just because it &quot;looks&quot; like an anvil means nothing(and gnomes think it's funny).&nbsp; In effect it is no different then say the spell ice knife.&nbsp; And your character can not &quot;just dodge&quot; a cast ice knife spell.So...is there agency lost here?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9102051, member: 6684958"] I got an Agency Complaint from last nights game! So the group (group Z) is wandering around looking for the dragon to slay. They find a cave with a gnome workshop. And they attack! So the character is a golioth barbarian warlock. A gnome NPC casts a spell that makes an iron anvil appear ten feet above the character head. So the player wanted to take a bonus action to move out of the way and avoid/dodge the falling anvil. I just had the anvil fall on his character and do damage. ==== So now after the game....he sends the e-mail about how he did not like my "taking away his agency" by having the Anvil "fall and hit and damage his character no matter what". I responded with the quick "it's a spell effect....your character can not "just dodge" a spell effect just because you want them too." He says "It's just an anvil so he can automatically roll to dodge it." I pointed out "It's a spell effect. Just because it "looks" like an anvil means nothing(and gnomes think it's funny). In effect it is no different then say the spell ice knife. And your character can not "just dodge" a cast ice knife spell. So...is there agency lost here? [/QUOTE]

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