Each spell tells you how it works. Fireball damages creatures. It doesn't damage objects directly, but it does ignite them if they're flammable and not being worn or carried. If the rope is still being held, it won't ignite.
Also, magic items other than scrolls and potions have resistance to damage.
I never noticed that most spells don't damage objects. Just from quickly perusing the evocation school, it seems like until you get to chain lightning, nothing targets or damages items without an attack roll (at least worn/carried items).
Some DMs will have spells damage objects when appropriate anyway, but generally in 5e objects are ignored because it reduces bookkeeping. Magic items are hard to destroy even when targetable because otherwise you'll would lose them on a regular basis.
Thanks man! I appreciate it, trying to figure out how badly my party ruined the plans of the anti party while they were casting revivify via a spell lol
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Does a fireball (or other destructive magic) just instantly destroy a Rope of Entanglement (or other magic items with hp)?
Each spell tells you how it works. Fireball damages creatures. It doesn't damage objects directly, but it does ignite them if they're flammable and not being worn or carried. If the rope is still being held, it won't ignite.
Also, magic items other than scrolls and potions have resistance to damage.
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I never noticed that most spells don't damage objects. Just from quickly perusing the evocation school, it seems like until you get to chain lightning, nothing targets or damages items without an attack roll (at least worn/carried items).
Some DMs will have spells damage objects when appropriate anyway, but generally in 5e objects are ignored because it reduces bookkeeping. Magic items are hard to destroy even when targetable because otherwise you'll would lose them on a regular basis.
Does this mean that a fireball would destroy a scroll of revivify if cast in the radius of it?
Most magic items, other than potions and scrolls, have resistance to all damage. A scroll would not have any special kind of resistance to the fireball's secondary effect of being set on fire unless it was being carried.
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Hence the reason for scroll cases - the case might be singed but the scroll inside is unharmed.
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Thanks man! I appreciate it, trying to figure out how badly my party ruined the plans of the anti party while they were casting revivify via a spell lol