Hello everyone, I'm playing at a table and the following question has arisen related to Vicious Mockery, ests cantrip says that after failing a saving throw the target creature gains disadvantage on its next attack. So there's the doubt, let's say the character is in combat against a gladiator who has multiattack and can make three melee attacks, in which case Vicious Mockery would only give a disadvantage on the first attack and the other two would happen normally, correct?
Yes, just disadvantage on the next attack. So just one attack has disadvantage, the other two attacks are after the next attack. If it was more than just the next attack, it would have specified until the beginning of your next turn or until the end of it's turn or used similiar language to reflect the duration being longer. Hope my answer helped~
Just to emphasize that again, Vicious Mockery's spell text says specifically "disadvantage on the next attack roll", that makes it even easier to understand than "next attack".
Thanks for the help, after reading the rule several times and the description of the cantrip I had understood it that way too, but I wanted to make sure not to use a rule the wrong way and harm the bard of the group because he didn't understand it the same way I did was understanding.
While it may only be one attack roll, against boss monsters one attack roll at disadvantage can still be a significant reduction in damage if it causes a miss, especially when stacked with other effects such as bane (which you can grab with a feat or as a Magical Secret).
The damage on vicious mockery is poor, and mind sliver can lead to some neat combo attacks, but I still have a fondness for viciously mocking things during a fight, and your deep roasts and cutting remarks can make the difference between an ally being KO'd or fighting on. 😄
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Keep in mind vicious mockery is a cantrip. Nothing is stopping a bard and player given the leeway by a DM to homebrew a leveled spell, something like "Epic burn" that hits the target with disadvantage for a whole turn.
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Hello everyone, I'm playing at a table and the following question has arisen related to Vicious Mockery, ests cantrip says that after failing a saving throw the target creature gains disadvantage on its next attack. So there's the doubt, let's say the character is in combat against a gladiator who has multiattack and can make three melee attacks, in which case Vicious Mockery would only give a disadvantage on the first attack and the other two would happen normally, correct?That is correct. It is disadvantage on the next attack roll. So, single roll, not multiple rolls.
Yes, just disadvantage on the next attack. So just one attack has disadvantage, the other two attacks are after the next attack. If it was more than just the next attack, it would have specified until the beginning of your next turn or until the end of it's turn or used similiar language to reflect the duration being longer. Hope my answer helped~
Just to emphasize that again, Vicious Mockery's spell text says specifically "disadvantage on the next attack roll", that makes it even easier to understand than "next attack".
Thanks for the help, after reading the rule several times and the description of the cantrip I had understood it that way too, but I wanted to make sure not to use a rule the wrong way and harm the bard of the group because he didn't understand it the same way I did was understanding.While it may only be one attack roll, against boss monsters one attack roll at disadvantage can still be a significant reduction in damage if it causes a miss, especially when stacked with other effects such as bane (which you can grab with a feat or as a Magical Secret).
The damage on vicious mockery is poor, and mind sliver can lead to some neat combo attacks, but I still have a fondness for viciously mocking things during a fight, and your deep roasts and cutting remarks can make the difference between an ally being KO'd or fighting on. 😄
Former D&D Beyond Customer of six years: With the axing of piecemeal purchasing, lack of meaningful development, and toxic moderation the site isn't worth paying for anymore. I remain a free user only until my groups are done migrating from DDB, and if necessary D&D, after which I'm done. There are better systems owned by better companies out there.
I have unsubscribed from all topics and will not reply to messages. My homebrew is now 100% unsupported.
Keep in mind vicious mockery is a cantrip. Nothing is stopping a bard and player given the leeway by a DM to homebrew a leveled spell, something like "Epic burn" that hits the target with disadvantage for a whole turn.
Jander Sunstar is the thinking person's Drizzt, fight me.