Dissonant Whispers makes a monster run away, and will trigger opportunity attacks.
If a paladin with Relentless Avenger hits the monster with that opportunity attack, does it stop the special movement of the Dissonant Whisper? It seems logical to do so.
Relentless Avenger
When you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, you can reduce its Speed to 0 until the end of the current turn.
Dissonant Whisper
On a failed save, it takes 3d6 Psychic damage and must immediately use its Reaction, if available, to move as far away from you as it can, using the safest route.
EDIT: Additionally, Relentless Avenger: "[...] You can then move up to half your Speed as part of the same Reaction. This movement doesn’t provoke Opportunity Attacks"
This is correct. Because Relentless Avenger reduces the enemies speed to zero (assuming the attack hits), the enemy would be unable to move from the dissonant whispers effect. The enemy would also be unable to move from dissonant whispers if it's speed had been dropped to zero by some other effect prior to the casting of Dissonant Whispers. If speed=0, baddie can't move.
Dissonant Whispers makes a monster run away, and will trigger opportunity attacks.
If a paladin with Relentless Avenger hits the monster with that opportunity attack, does it stop the special movement of the Dissonant Whisper? It seems logical to do so.
Yea that should work. The same would happen if you have the Sentinel feat.
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Dissonant Whispers makes a monster run away, and will trigger opportunity attacks.
If a paladin with Relentless Avenger hits the monster with that opportunity attack, does it stop the special movement of the Dissonant Whisper?
It seems logical to do so.
Relentless Avenger
When you hit a creature with an Opportunity Attack, you can reduce its Speed to 0 until the end of the current turn.
Dissonant Whisper
On a failed save, it takes 3d6 Psychic damage and must immediately use its Reaction, if available,
to move as far away from you as it can, using the safest route.
I think it should work as you are saying, yes.
EDIT: Additionally, Relentless Avenger: "[...] You can then move up to half your Speed as part of the same Reaction. This movement doesn’t provoke Opportunity Attacks"
This is correct. Because Relentless Avenger reduces the enemies speed to zero (assuming the attack hits), the enemy would be unable to move from the dissonant whispers effect. The enemy would also be unable to move from dissonant whispers if it's speed had been dropped to zero by some other effect prior to the casting of Dissonant Whispers. If speed=0, baddie can't move.
Yea that should work. The same would happen if you have the Sentinel feat.