So the new Circle of the Moon Druid has a feature that lets you convert you beast form attack in Wild Shape to Radiant damage.
From the 2024 PHB:
"Lunar Radiance. Each of your attacks in a Wild Shape form can deal its normal damage type or Radiant damage. You make this choice each time you hit with those attacks."
Compare this to the warlock version for their familiar from the 2024 PHB:
"Necrotic or Radiant Damage. Whenever the familiar deals Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage, you can make it deal Necrotic or Radiant damage instead."
Now lets look at the bite attack of the Giant Spider:
"Bite.Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Poison damage."
Now the attack does both Piercing and Poison damage and the 6th level Circle of the Moon Druid ability says it converts it from its normal to Radiant if you make that choice.
Does this mean the Wild Shaped Giant Spider can inject liquid light into enemies if a 6th level Moon Druid? Just think of all the enemies that thought they were fine only to find out that the poison is filled with electromagnetic radiation.
As you noted, this feature allows the Druid to choose between the normal damage type or Radiant damage with each hit. This means that the Druid can switch it up with each attack, potentially keeping enemies guessing. The Giant Spider's bite does both Piercing and Poison damage. The key point here is that the Druid can choose to convert the damage to Radiant, but it’s important to clarify how that interacts with the poison aspect. Since the Druid can convert the damage type, the Druid would choose to deal Radiant damage instead of Piercing damage. However, the poison damage would remain intact unless specified otherwise.
snow rider 3d's accessibility will enable any player, regardless of their level of knowledge, to enjoy it without any trouble.
As you noted, this feature allows the Druid to choose between the normal damage type or Radiant damage with each hit. This means that the Druid can switch it up with each attack, potentially keeping enemies guessing. The Giant Spider's bite does both Piercing and Poison damage. The key point here is that the Druid can choose to convert the damage to Radiant, but it’s important to clarify how that interacts with the poison aspect. Since the Druid can convert the damage type, the Druid would choose to deal Radiant damage instead of Piercing damage. However, the poison damage would remain intact unless specified otherwise.y will enable any player, regardless of their level of knowledge, to enjoy it without any trouble.
That's incorrect. The normal damage type of the spider bite is Piercing plus Poison. Instead of this, you can deal Radiant damage. Those are the two options.
I would have to agree with that. It's all standard damage from the attack, the order of damage types listed is arbitrary. Now, other riders (such as spell effects like Holy Weapon) or extra effects (like the old spiders forcing a save for poison damage) would be unaffected.
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So the new Circle of the Moon Druid has a feature that lets you convert you beast form attack in Wild Shape to Radiant damage.
From the 2024 PHB:
"Lunar Radiance. Each of your attacks in a Wild Shape form can deal its normal damage type or Radiant damage. You make this choice each time you hit with those attacks."
Compare this to the warlock version for their familiar from the 2024 PHB:
"Necrotic or Radiant Damage. Whenever the familiar deals Bludgeoning, Piercing, or Slashing damage, you can make it deal Necrotic or Radiant damage instead."
Now lets look at the bite attack of the Giant Spider:
"Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) Piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) Poison damage."
Now the attack does both Piercing and Poison damage and the 6th level Circle of the Moon Druid ability says it converts it from its normal to Radiant if you make that choice.
Does this mean the Wild Shaped Giant Spider can inject liquid light into enemies if a 6th level Moon Druid? Just think of all the enemies that thought they were fine only to find out that the poison is filled with electromagnetic radiation.
Talk about Lighting up someone's Life!
It just means that you can choose to make the attack deal radiant damage instead of its normal damage type.
As you noted, this feature allows the Druid to choose between the normal damage type or Radiant damage with each hit. This means that the Druid can switch it up with each attack, potentially keeping enemies guessing. The Giant Spider's bite does both Piercing and Poison damage. The key point here is that the Druid can choose to convert the damage to Radiant, but it’s important to clarify how that interacts with the poison aspect. Since the Druid can convert the damage type, the Druid would choose to deal Radiant damage instead of Piercing damage. However, the poison damage would remain intact unless specified otherwise.
snow rider 3d's accessibility will enable any player, regardless of their level of knowledge, to enjoy it without any trouble.
That's incorrect. The normal damage type of the spider bite is Piercing plus Poison. Instead of this, you can deal Radiant damage. Those are the two options.
So if i convert to radiant all damage is converted to radiant. You can't choose specifically.
I would have to agree with that. It's all standard damage from the attack, the order of damage types listed is arbitrary. Now, other riders (such as spell effects like Holy Weapon) or extra effects (like the old spiders forcing a save for poison damage) would be unaffected.