Didn't see this added to any of the gazillion previous threads on the subject based on a quick search, but a few weeks ago Makenzie De Armas and Justice Arman (lead game designers with WOTC) did an interview with Dungeon Dudes where they discussed the new language in 5e24 on Opportunity Attacks, specifically dropping the "hostile creature" part, and how that might interact with things like War Caster
The full video is here, but the tl;dw is that... they're punting to individual DMs, really. The money quotes, though, are:
De Armas
Rules as written, the 'exploit' of using War Caster in conjunction with opportunity attacks to buff your allies certainly can work. Rules as intended, based on how we frame opportunity attacks and the typical use case of opportunity attacks, opportunity attacks are intended towards enemy creatures.
Arman
The rules should not stand in the way of what sounds like a really awesome teamwork scenario if you and your table agree that that's something you want to do... D&D in its current edition is very much a game that thrives off of rulings, not rules.
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Didn't see this added to any of the gazillion previous threads on the subject based on a quick search, but a few weeks ago Makenzie De Armas and Justice Arman (lead game designers with WOTC) did an interview with Dungeon Dudes where they discussed the new language in 5e24 on Opportunity Attacks, specifically dropping the "hostile creature" part, and how that might interact with things like War Caster
The full video is here, but the tl;dw is that... they're punting to individual DMs, really. The money quotes, though, are:
De Armas
Arman
Active characters:
Edoumiaond Willegume "Eddie" Podslee, Vegetanian scholar (College of Spirits bard)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator (Assassin rogue)
Peter "the Pied Piper" Hausler, human con artist/remover of vermin (Circle of the Shepherd druid)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
Interesting. Thanks for sharing the information, AntonSirius.
Just for reference, here are a couple of threads I remember about this topic:
- War Caster/Opportunity Attacks - General Discussion
- War Caster + Sentinel = Healing an ally causes their speed to become 0? - Rules & Game Mechanics