Creature Skill: Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a cloud of steam. Each creature within 5 feet of the mephit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d8) fire damage.
Spell Text: "The elemental disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends."
Question: Does each Steam Mephit, summoned by the "Conjure Elemental" spell, use the "Death Burst" skill? or do the Steam Mephits disappear before the skill can trigger?
I would say that conjured elementals do not actually die when drops to 0 hit points but they return do their native plane. So, as DM, I would not trigger Death Burst.
I would imagine it triggers. Consider what happens when your concentration is broken. In that case, you lose control of the elemental and it becomes hostile. There's much less confusion there that the ability triggers, so working backward, there's no reason it should trigger when you do control it either.
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Creature Skill: Death Burst. When the mephit dies, it explodes in a cloud of steam. Each creature within 5 feet of the mephit must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d8) fire damage.
Spell Text: "The elemental disappears when it drops to 0 hit points or when the spell ends."
Question: Does each Steam Mephit, summoned by the "Conjure Elemental" spell, use the "Death Burst" skill? or do the Steam Mephits disappear before the skill can trigger?
I would say that conjured elementals do not actually die when drops to 0 hit points but they return do their native plane. So, as DM, I would not trigger Death Burst.
Does it die when it drops to 0 hit points?
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I would imagine it triggers. Consider what happens when your concentration is broken. In that case, you lose control of the elemental and it becomes hostile. There's much less confusion there that the ability triggers, so working backward, there's no reason it should trigger when you do control it either.