If you are  on a touch spell, will getting hit by melee, ranged attack, or spell dissipate the spell you're holding?  If it's a melee attack, does the attacker feel the effects of the spell you are holding?
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For spells such as , there is a ranged touch attack to target the spell. Other spells activate after a touch attack, such as .  If a victim was otherwise unaware that the spell was being cast, or not in any way resisting, could you target them by (say) just shaking their hand?  This may be applicable to other versions of AD&amp;D, but Pathfinder and 3.5 are the ones I know have this.
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I was thinking about creating a wizard character. Reviewing the spellcasting rules, I saw this:  Most spells that require attack rolls involve ranged attacks. Remember that you have disadvantage on a ranged attack roll if you are within 5 feet of a hostile creature that can see you and that isn't incapacitated (see chapter 9).  There are a lot of occasions that might arise that would make this a problem, or at least a bit of a hindrance. So as a D&amp;D player normally would when they wanted to break a rule without actually cheating, I went to a list of feats and found Crossbow Expert:  Thanks to extensive practice with the crossbow, you gain the following benefits: You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient. Being within 5 feet of a hostile creature doesn't impose disadvantage on your ranged attack rolls. When you use the Attack action and attack with a one handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding.  I may be (am) overthinking things, but does this apply to magic attacks, such as cantrips like Eldritch Blast or Fire Bolt? The literal meaning of the feat says that I can, but it could also imply by the title and also the effects of the feat that this only applies to crossbows, or any other ranged weapon, excluding magic. The strongest evidence that it might not affect ability with ranged magic attacks is:  Thanks to extensive practice with the crossbow  With a crossbow, not with magic.
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If I were to attack with a 4/4 indestructible creature and it's blocked by a 4/2 creature with first strike, would my indestructible creature still attack during the second combat damage step, or would it just tap, not assigning any damage?
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If I cause an opponent to leave my reach with an ability, spell, or effect can I use my reaction to take an Opportunity Attack against them?
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I am wondering about the wording here. On PHB p. 75, the description of the Eldritch Knight fighter's War Magic feature says:  When you use your action to cast a cantrip, you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.  Does the Eldritch Knight's War Magic feature benefit from the Extra Attack feature, allowing them to make multiple attacks? I feel like the wording would have to be &quot;you can take an Attack action as a bonus action&quot; to have access to multiple attacks. But the current wording doesn't so I read this as not allowing multiple attacks. Am I right, or does War Magic allow the Eldritch Knight to benefit from the &quot;Extra Attack&quot; feature too?
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The  spell says:     The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect on you and storing it for your next melee attack. You have resistance to the triggering damage type until the start of your next turn. Also, the fist time you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of the triggering type, and the spell ends.   The  cantrip says:     Lightning springs from your hand to deliver a shock to a creature you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. You have advantage on the attack roll if the target is wearing armor made of metal. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 lightning damage, and it can’t take reactions until the start of its next turn.   If I absorb fire damage with absorb elements, would I be able to add an extra 1d6 fire damage to my next shocking grasp attack?
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The Spell  states:     Your touch deals 1d6 points of damage per two caster levels (maximum   10d6). You gain temporary hit points equal to the damage you deal. You   can't gain more than the subject's current hit points + the subject's   Constitution score   So could you cast the spell on yourself, gain up to your own Hits+Constitution in  and then subsequently get a cure to get yourself extra hit points?  Note: For interests sake (and so the caster doesn't potentially kill themselves) you can  as long as it's high enough to cast said spell.
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I'm playing a 5e Wizard/ Monk build. My DM and I are questioning the viability of the cantrip Shocking Grasp. As a monk I can do another unarmed strike as a bonus action after I attack with a melee attack. Being a touch spell, can I punch (touch) with Shocking Grasp and then do my monk's bonus action?
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If a ToB Maneuver such as Daunting Strike calls for a melee Attack as part of the maneuver, can this melee attack be resolved as a trip attack/include a trip attempt?
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I was playing the Magic 2015 game on my xbox 360 (I know it has a lot of problems but its midly entertaining, I much prefer the card game though but this brought something to my attention and made me want to know if the game on box is wrong or if I am, since when I play with the cards I need to know the rules since we obviously won't just have a judge sitting there the whole time haha)  Pretty simple story They attacked with a 4/1 (Don't remember what it was but it had no abilities) so after combat it became tapped  I cast  but it refused to let me target their tapped creature Flesh to dust has no special rules on targetting just "Target creature"  I think it doesn't matter if their creature is tapped. Am I wrong?
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The War Magic feature of the Eldritch Knight states (PHB p. 75):     when you use your action to cast a cantrip [or at level 18+ a spell], you can make one weapon attack as a bonus action.   I'm quite confused: if I take that bonus action will the extra attack apply to it?
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So a buddy and I were playing a game of Magic that turned out to be a really quick game because he got  out on the battlefield early. He was tapping it without attacking because of its obviously awesome ability but I don't know if you can tap a creature for its Inspired (untap-triggered) ability without attacking for it to then be tapped. Are you allowed to tap a creature whenever you want?
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I was fighting a , and attacked with a weapon enhanced with electricity, does this trigger the golem's immunity to magic?  Does attacking with an enhanced weapon count as a magic attack?
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With the wording of , it seems like you take the cast the spell action to make the flame appear.  You can then attack with it later - it does use the wording "ranged spell attack."  It never addresses what you can do with it otherwise, even though you are still holding a handful of flame.     What if a tavern brawler or a Monk punches with the hand holding the flame, or uses that hand to make a special melee attack (grapple or push?)      Would that be considered a spell attack, or an unarmed strike because the hand is passively holding the flame?  Could you use the flame as an improvised weapon?    Or would it be something else?  Note: I am making a character for a silly one shot. I am not planning on trying to pull this off for a serious campaign, but it is worth trying as a goofy concept. This side note probably won't affect any answers but I wanted to include it anyway.
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My friend is 2 weapon fighting a flesh golem. He has one sword that does lightning damage, and one sword that does fire damage. His right hand holds the lightning sword, and his left hand holds the fire sword.  My friend wants to attack with his left hand because lightning heals the golem. However, the DM says that because his left hand is his left hand, he can't use it as his "main" hand, and only attack with it. Is this rules as written/intended?
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In 5e a lot of the spells in both the Monster Manual and PHB talk about a spell being a "melee spell attack". Is this simply to do with the range of the spell or are there additional rules to rolling?    The reason I'm slightly confused is because the cantrip Thorn Whip says to make a melee spell attack against a foe, but it has a range of 30.
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What happens if I dip below 1 life from an effect that will also heal me after the damage is dealt?  For example:   If I bolt myself while I'm at 3 or less with a  on the board? Will I die while at 3 or less if I -2 , targeting myself? Will I die if a creature with my  on it damages me? Will I die if I target myself with enough damage to 'kill' me with a ?   and so on and so forth. You get the idea. I'm pretty sure there's a relatively simple answer that I just don't know about.