I've searched but I cant seem to find it - I recall there being a monster that has a rock throw attack that is a non-targeted (no roll to hit) AOE effect the players need to save to avoid (half dmg) but I cant seem to find it. Does anyone remember what monster has an attack like this? Or are there any RAW spells or attacks that do this that I'm not aware of?
The fireball spell doesn't need to target a creature, it targets a point in space and anything in it's radius has to make a Dexterity Saving throw to take half damage. It just does fire damage instead of bludgeoning damage.
This is pretty common for spells, for attacks, not so much. Giants have the ability to throw rocks but these are not AoE, they are ranged attacks with attack rolls. Can't say I know of a creature that specifically does as you say.
yeah I guess fireball is a good example of this for sure, but I was thinking more of a localized AOE to sort of indicate a rock (or handful of rocks) exploding when it lands. Maybe I am misremembering (or it honestly may have been a monster in unofficial content I'm thinking of)
I've searched but I cant seem to find it - I recall there being a monster that has a rock throw attack that is a non-targeted (no roll to hit) AOE effect the players need to save to avoid (half dmg) but I cant seem to find it. Does anyone remember what monster has an attack like this? Or are there any RAW spells or attacks that do this that I'm not aware of?
The fireball spell doesn't need to target a creature, it targets a point in space and anything in it's radius has to make a Dexterity Saving throw to take half damage. It just does fire damage instead of bludgeoning damage.
This is pretty common for spells, for attacks, not so much. Giants have the ability to throw rocks but these are not AoE, they are ranged attacks with attack rolls. Can't say I know of a creature that specifically does as you say.
yeah I guess fireball is a good example of this for sure, but I was thinking more of a localized AOE to sort of indicate a rock (or handful of rocks) exploding when it lands. Maybe I am misremembering (or it honestly may have been a monster in unofficial content I'm thinking of)
Stone Giant Rock Speaker, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants p. 180. Has an ability that seems similar, but the rock itself explodes,
Stone Giant has a rolling rock attack that has a save
There's always meteor swarm of course