So, somebody in my campaign asked if he could use create or destroy water, on just like a normal guy. I said sure, and then he said he was going to use it to flood the guy’s lungs and cause him to die on the spot. I obviously said that wasn’t gonna happen, but RAW could you flood their lungs? The spontaneous death part I’m assuming no, but can you flood somebody’s lungs?
I'd let you use it as a damaging spell vs. water elementals or similar critters... I'd treat it as CON save spell, 1d8 damage scaling like similar cantrips.
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So, somebody in my campaign asked if he could use create or destroy water, on just like a normal guy. I said sure, and then he said he was going to use it to flood the guy’s lungs and cause him to die on the spot.
I obviously said that wasn’t gonna happen, but RAW could you flood their lungs? The spontaneous death part I’m assuming no, but can you flood somebody’s lungs?
Short answer, no. Long answer, the spell specifies that it must be an "open container." A person's lungs are not an open container.
Eh... if you want to get REALLY technical, they are, but....
I think the bigger issue here is that the spell targets objects, not creatures.
"Okay, hold up; it's not your turn. The goblin casts Create Water; you're dead."
I'd let you use it as a damaging spell vs. water elementals or similar critters... I'd treat it as CON save spell, 1d8 damage scaling like similar cantrips.