My party is entering an area where there is a force terminating from a central point, pushing outwards in all directions. By the end of the day, the force will be so strong that even walking against it will be difficult as if you were walking into a very strong wind.
Would Leomund's Tiny Hut resist this (since it says 'immobile dome')? My thought is that the spell could be cast but after an hour the forces piling up against it would break it (granting a Short Rest but not a Long Rest). Is there any sort of ruling on something like this? One of my players is a veteran with years of experience and while he's not a rules lawyer he IS very knowledgeable.
Is this "Force" a homebrew effect or featured somewhere?
By default, the Tiny Hut is designed to be effectively impenetrable. It can be dispelled, but otherwise the inhabitants are invulnerable. Hypothetically, Tiny Hut could withstand a nuclear explosion.
If you want it to disrupt Tiny Hut, you could include some kind of anti-magic effect.
My party is entering an area where there is a force terminating from a central point, pushing outwards in all directions. By the end of the day, the force will be so strong that even walking against it will be difficult as if you were walking into a very strong wind.
This is not a thing in the rules, so we can't really give you a definitive answer here. I will say that the hut certainly can resist forces much more intense than a strong wind, and I personally would rule that it would be unaffected.
First, the way I understand it, the force in question is not irresistible yet, just pushing people standing is not that strong. As it is homebrew, if it really becomes irresistible, you will have to decide which wins.)
As for the hut, it is a strong spell (extremely strong for a level 3, I think), but it does not protect against everything, there are holes in the protection:
It only extends up from the ground in a dome. Anything that tunnels under or destroys the ground (as would powerful effects, magical or not) would leave you vulnerable especially if they spread around corners like a fireball does.
In the end, a simple mold earth cantrip plus fireball is enough to bypass the dome it it's been cast on earth.
dndbeyond has the shape wrong. A tiny hut has an official range of "Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere)", and thus has a floor. Thus attack from underneath wouldn't work, unless they removed the ground on which the hut was standing - so that folks inside would have to float to remain inside the boundaries of the hut.
A dragon's breath would effect those inside, it is not a creature or an object, not a spell and not magical according to the SAC.
The heat and radiations from a nuclear explosion (or similar effect as long as it is not magical) would shred everything inside.
It only extends up from the ground in a dome. Anything that tunnels under or destroys the ground (as would powerful effects, magical or not) would leave you vulnerable especially if they spread around corners like a fireball does.
In the end, a simple mold earth cantrip plus fireball is enough to bypass the dome it it's been cast on earth.
Tiny Hut also has this line:
"The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside."
So, what constitutes "weather" could be pretty extreme. On other planets/planes, the "weather" could be more extreme than both nuclear explosions or dragon's breath.
Edit: However, there is SageAdvice on this, so dragon's breath certainly passes through, and a nuclear explosion probably would for the same reasoning.
First, the way I understand it, the force in question is not irresistible yet, just pushing people standing is not that strong. As it is homebrew, if it really becomes irresistible, you will have to decide which wins.)
As for the hut, it is a strong spell (extremely strong for a level 3, I think), but it does not protect against everything, there are holes in the protection:
It only extends up from the ground in a dome. Anything that tunnels under or destroys the ground (as would powerful effects, magical or not) would leave you vulnerable especially if they spread around corners like a fireball does.
In the end, a simple mold earth cantrip plus fireball is enough to bypass the dome it it's been cast on earth.
dndbeyond has the shape wrong. A tiny hut has an official range of "Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere)", and thus has a floor. Thus attack from underneath wouldn't work, unless they removed the ground on which the hut was standing - so that folks inside would have to float to remain inside the boundaries of the hut.
Description: A 10-foot-radius immobile dome of force springs into existence around and above you
It's a dome, which does not have a floor, and it forms around and above, not below
This means that if you dig just underneath the edge with a simple move earth cantrip, you have a place where to place a fireball that will flood the hut.
In PHB the range is "10-foot-radius hemisphere" so the dome might have a "floor".
Which printing of the Player's Handbook are you referencing? The D&D Beyond Player's Handbook does indeed say "dome". It is quite possible that the most recent printings of the Player's Handbook have been edited to include errata. D&D Beyond states that they always use the most current version, and update their own content to match it.
Which printing of the Player's Handbook are you referencing? The D&D Beyond Player's Handbook does indeed say "dome". It is quite possible that the most recent printings of the Player's Handbook have been edited to include errata. D&D Beyond states that they always use the most current version, and update their own content to match it.
Check spell range not description and you have to check it inside PHB not spell page.
I made the same mistake myself, range "Hemisphere" means that the hut may or may not has the floor and I guess it's up to DM however JC says it has it.
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My party is entering an area where there is a force terminating from a central point, pushing outwards in all directions. By the end of the day, the force will be so strong that even walking against it will be difficult as if you were walking into a very strong wind.
Would Leomund's Tiny Hut resist this (since it says 'immobile dome')? My thought is that the spell could be cast but after an hour the forces piling up against it would break it (granting a Short Rest but not a Long Rest). Is there any sort of ruling on something like this? One of my players is a veteran with years of experience and while he's not a rules lawyer he IS very knowledgeable.
Thanks in advance.
Is this "Force" a homebrew effect or featured somewhere?
By default, the Tiny Hut is designed to be effectively impenetrable. It can be dispelled, but otherwise the inhabitants are invulnerable. Hypothetically, Tiny Hut could withstand a nuclear explosion.
If you want it to disrupt Tiny Hut, you could include some kind of anti-magic effect.
This is not a thing in the rules, so we can't really give you a definitive answer here. I will say that the hut certainly can resist forces much more intense than a strong wind, and I personally would rule that it would be unaffected.
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dndbeyond has the shape wrong. A tiny hut has an official range of "Self (10-foot-radius hemisphere)", and thus has a floor. Thus attack from underneath wouldn't work, unless they removed the ground on which the hut was standing - so that folks inside would have to float to remain inside the boundaries of the hut.
Tiny Hut also has this line:
"The atmosphere inside the space is comfortable and dry, regardless of the weather outside."
So, what constitutes "weather" could be pretty extreme. On other planets/planes, the "weather" could be more extreme than both nuclear explosions or dragon's breath.
Edit: However, there is SageAdvice on this, so dragon's breath certainly passes through, and a nuclear explosion probably would for the same reasoning.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sageadvice.eu/2018/01/29/does-the-breath-weapon-go-through-leomunds-tiny-hut/amp/
In PHB the range is "10-foot-radius hemisphere" so the dome might have a "floor".
According to https://www.sageadvice.eu/2017/01/24/does-leomunds-tiny-hut-have-a-floor/ it has a floor. But that discussion has gone back and forth forever and probably will be going back and forth unless Wizards releases an eratta that rules one way or the other.
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Which printing of the Player's Handbook are you referencing? The D&D Beyond Player's Handbook does indeed say "dome". It is quite possible that the most recent printings of the Player's Handbook have been edited to include errata. D&D Beyond states that they always use the most current version, and update their own content to match it.
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Check spell range not description and you have to check it inside PHB not spell page.
You are correct. Range is "Hemisphere" in the PHB. This is me, blushing. I was looking at the spell description.
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I made the same mistake myself, range "Hemisphere" means that the hut may or may not has the floor and I guess it's up to DM however JC says it has it.