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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 7965406" data-attributes="member: 93670">he creature statblock cutout section I included was from 3.5 & i'd be shocked if 4e didn't do some explicit differentiation for various creature abilities I wouldn't have considered it magic either, but 5e does not define a breath weapon as anything.  There is no question that it's not a "creature".  Is it an object like a campfire affected by reverse gravity or a torch/vial of acid/etc?... maybe?  Is it a  spell?... maybe?... is it a.. oops there are no more types defined in 5e.  So in the many cases where is it X is important you don't have a strong case for ruling out  spell or object due to the lack of anything else.  Not only is it an undefined nothing it and so much more is an unfinished null state rather than an explicit nothing .Instead of asking "why are other people thinking it's magic" turn the question around  on yourself and you clearly make  a case for what specifically that it is using things explicitly defined in 5e.  As far as I can tell you have choices of "creature" "object" and "spell." since the old grouping terms are no longer a thing[USER=7019027]@Asisreo[/USER]  crawford talks about breath weapons & such <a href="https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/chris-avellone-and-philip-daigle-planescape-torment-enhanced-edition" target="_blank">here</a> around 22 minutes in & pretty much all he does is rule out the old extraordinary & probably weapon* categories by saying it doesn't require lungs or any anatomy beyond a "mouth-like orifice" resulting in even less clarity on your post 138 question including lightning breath specifically.* I think 4e had that as one.</blockquote>

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