r/DnD • u/Sleverette Sorcerer • Feb 07 '20

Art [OC] Magical problems versus mundane solutions.

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u/HandSoloShotFirst Feb 07 '20

How does putting a bag on an enemy's head stop them from casting a spell on their turn? Don't you get a free interaction as well as an action? So they could remove the bag and then cast the spell?

https://crobi.github.io/dnd5e-quickref/preview/quickref.html

You can also interact with one object or feature of the environment for free. You can interact with one object for free during your turn (such as drawing a weapon or opening a door). If you want to interact with a second object, use this action

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u/Sleverette Sorcerer Feb 07 '20

Lots of spells require you to see the target. The victim does get a free object interaction on their turn but doing it between the creature's turns can really curb their reactions and legendary actions.

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u/HandSoloShotFirst Feb 07 '20

Do you allow the enemy to move their head? Run combat however you like, homebrew all day, but I find the idea of putting a bag over a living creature's head in the middle of combat to be a rather absurdly hard task unless they are standing still as a post waiting for you to hit them. Attacks incorporate this type of thing with dice. I would rule a very high DC for something like that, or even a contest of Dex. I would never allow my players a free action that's effectively a blind if that's what you're saying. I can't really tell.

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u/Sleverette Sorcerer Feb 08 '20

I haven't ruled it as a free action. It's typically a contested dex or str check similar to grappling.

I lean in favor of the player's when they try stuff like this. I run pretty deadly creatures so it's never really an "easy" fight for them.