Simple RAW 3

[Hyde]

Q391 I cast Maximilian's Earthen Grasp, the creature makes it save. Next round, do I have to spend an action trying to grab that same creature or does it just happen?

QA31 Strictly by RAW, and assuming the first save, you would be forced to target a different creature, as the spell has no provisions for trying again against the same target, automatically or otherwise.

"As an action, you can cause the hand to crush the restrained target"

"As an action, you can cause the hand to reach for a different creature"

That is, however, dumb, and I would suggest the RAI of "You can spend your action to try again against the same target".

[Platypusbill]

Q392 Does the Dual Wielder grant the option of drawing/stowing or stowing/drawing the same weapon as a free object interaction, or can this only be used to make one of those interactions, but to two weapons?

Dual Wielder

You master fighting with two weapons, gaining the following benefits:

You gain a +1 bonus to AC while you are wielding a separate melee weapon in each hand.
You can use two-weapon fighting even when the one handed melee weapons you are wielding aren’t light.
You can draw or stow two one-handed weapons when you would normally be able to draw or stow only one.

IMO the wording is such that the interactions need to be with two separate weapons; however, on the other hand, it also leaves open the possibility of drawing one weapon and stowing another, at which point it would be kind of arbitrary to not let the PC spend those two interactions on the same weapon.

EDIT: Just came up with another question

Q393 Does the Monk's Tongue of the Sun and Moon feature prevent you from covertly communicating with someone in a language that others don't understand? E.g. if a Monk speaks in Elvish to someone, do bystanders who only understand Common pick up what the Monk is saying?

Tongue of the Sun and Moon

Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, any creature that can understand a language can understand what you say.

[Dalebert]

A 392 Two different weapons. Some might even argue it has to be at the same time based on the idea that you only get one free action per turn but I think most DMs would be flexible about that timing since it's not a big deal.

A 393 By RAW, you can't turn it off. So far DMs have been allowing me to control it. It is kind of bizarre otherwise.

[Sno]

Q 394

If you happen to be a level 5 fighter/3 ranger(Gloom stalker), and use action surge the first round of combat, do you get 6 attacks, or 5 attacks? I am refering to Dread Ambusher which grants an extra attack when you use the attack action. Action surge lets's you use two attacktion.

[Hyde]

Q 394

If you happen to be a level 5 fighter/3 ranger(Gloom stalker), and use action surge the first round of combat, do you get 6 attacks, or 5 attacks? I am refering to Dread Ambusher which grants an extra attack when you use the attack action. Action surge lets's you use two attacktion.

A 394
Dread Ambusher contains no rider that it can only happen once in a turn (compare Sneak Attack). Therefore, you would make 6 attacks given the scenario.

[Rub]

Q 395

Can an Abjuration Wizard use his Projected Ward on a Phantom Steed?

[Hyde]

Q 395

Can an Abjuration Wizard use his Projected Ward on a Phantom Steed?

A 395

Yes, Phantom Steed specifically calls out that it creates a "creature", which is the only targeting factor in Projected ward.

[Arenabait]

Q396 What if I have a Homunculus from the spell "Create Homunculus", and the party cleric casts an "Aid" spell on me before a short rest. During that short rest, I increase my Homunculus' HP maximum. What goes on here?

[Pharaon]

Q397 Can a level 13 warlock who took Finger of Death as 7th level Mystic Arcanum cast Plane Shift from a scroll?

[Dmdork]

Q398 In regard to Arcane Recovery, a 3rd level wizard can recover how many slots?

[Dalebert]

A 397 Yes. It's on the warlock spell list.

A 398 2 levels worth, so either a 2nd level spell or two 1st level spells.

[Hyde]

Q396 What if I have a Homunculus from the spell "Create Homunculus", and the party cleric casts an "Aid" spell on me before a short rest. During that short rest, I increase my Homunculus' HP maximum. What goes on here?

A396 A: You have 5 more hit points with which your Homunculus' HP could be increased.

B: Assuming you mean that "what happens if my Homunculus' HP are increased such that the expiration of Aid would drop my HP maxiumum to 0?" then the following: The "Create Homunculus" spell states that only the process of transferring hp cannot reduce you to 0, So Aid's expiration could, however unlikely, reduce your hit point maximum to 0.

There isn't a general rule for what happens if your hp maximum becomes 0, but every effect that does so says that you die if that effect reduces your HP Maximum to 0. What happens is up to your DM, but a likely scenario is that you die. You perform no death saves, you do not cross Go nor collect 200GP. Your death causes your homunculus to die, which restores your normal hit point total. You do not return to life, as this transfer does not heal you. You could be resurrected as normal, but your homunculus remains dead (of course).
[red for "Not RAW"]

[Dmdork]

Q399 combat is starting and initiative is being rolled. The wizard is two rooms back and can't see/hear what's happening. Is he still a part of the initiative? Does the wizard having the alert Feat change this?

[LtPowers]

A399

There's no rule for this. DM's interpretation. If the wizard wishes to take actions during the fight, then he should roll initiative; otherwise, if there's no chance the fight could come to him or vice versa, there's not much point.

If the wizard might join the fight at some point, then the DM can either have him roll initiative right away or wait until the fight is actually joined. But if he hasn't rolled initiative, it may be hard to tell exactly when that occurs.


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[Godshoe]

Q400: invocation from Xanathar says

GIFT OF THE EVER-LIVING ONES
Prerequisite: Pact of the Chain feature
Whenever you regain hit points while your familiar is
within 100 feet of you, treat any dice rolled to determine
the hit points you regain as having rolled their maximum
value for you.

Does this mean that I can maximize all the dice or should I choose only one?

[No brains]

Q 401

Is it possible for one character to help another on an initiative check?

[Hyde]

Q400: invocation from Xanathar says

Does this mean that I can maximize all the dice or should I choose only one?

A400 Maximize all dice you choose to roll

[Hyde]

Q 401

Is it possible for one character to help another on an initiative check?

A401 Technically yes, as initiative is a skill check. In practice, no, as this would require some strange circumstance where you were taking actions, and initiative had not yet been rolled, such that you could do so.

Personally, I would allow it in a dungeon scenario where characters are choosing what to spend their time doing. Person A is investigating a sarcophagus, Person B is attempting to disable a trap, and Person C is keeping a lookout- Essentially taking the "Help" action for a single ally's initiative. Why not. [Red=Not RAW]

[Dmdork]

Q402 can you target someone with a spell through a wall of fire?

[Dmdork]

Q403 Web spell collapses if it's not 'layered across a floor'. What does that mean?

[Arkhios]

Q402 can you target someone with a spell through a wall of fire?

A402. No, as per description "The wall is opaque" which means you can't see through it. If you can't see your target, you can't target it with a spell.

Q403 Web spell collapses if it's not 'layered across a floor'. What does that mean?

A403. For example, you can't spread it across a chasm in the floor to form a "bridge of web", because there's not floor that could support the web.

[Dmdork]

A402 what if you had blindsight?

[Dmdork]

Q404 does an unseen servant take up a 5ft space, meaning nothing can move into that space, and perhaps allies would move through it as difficult terrain?

[Dmdork]

Q405 Is unseen servant subject to a web spell?

[Dmdork]

Q406 can unseen servant move any more than 15feet in a round?

[Dmdork]

Q407 There's a spell in the Book of Lost Spells called Augment Flames. Material components call for an ordinary fire to be present. Would a torch be considered an ordinary fire?

[Hyde]

A402b
Sure
A404
As a "shapeless force", the spell does not specify that it is a creature. That it specifies the Unseen Servant appears in an unoccupied space suggests it follows the rules for creatures, but those interactions are ultimately up to the DM.
A405
No, the Unseen Servant is not a creature, and you simply "move it" 15 feet with a bonus action. It does not possess movement on its own.
A406
If you have a means of generating additional bonus actions.
A407
This thread does not deal with third-party supplements. (however, a torch is probably as ordinary as a fire gets, without further qualification)

[Dalebert]

A402. No, as per description "The wall is opaque" which means you can't see through it. If you can't see your target, you can't target it with a spell.

That's not entirely accurate. Many spells say "a target you can see" or something to that effect. Not all spells require you to see your target. Spells that require an attack roll generally don't (you can firebolt with disadvantage if you can't see the target) and Acid Splash comes to mind as an excellent spell that doesn't involve an attack and seems intended to be more useful in just such a circumstance. The common words "that you can see" are pointedly exempt from its description and this seems very intentional and fitting with the nature of the spell.

[LtPowers]

A406
If you have a means of generating additional bonus actions.

There are no such means. Each character is explicitly limited to a single bonus action per round.


Powers &8^]

[Hyde]

There are no such means. Each character is explicitly limited to a single bonus action per round.


Powers &8^]

I was pretty sure that was to be the case, but my answer addresses any possible case of homebrew or future releases, and doesn't require scouring every sourcebook for potential exceptions to the general rule in the exceptions-based rule system.