I have been going over the 5e 2024 Monster Manual and trying to figure out what I have misunderstood. My misunderstanding is around the cloud giant. When it makes a thundercloud attack the rules as written are.
Ranged Attack Roll: +12, range 240 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) Thunder damage, and the target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
First thing I need some clarification on. Does "its" here refers to the target's next turn not the giant's next turn?
Secondly, If incapacitated lasts until the end of the giant's next turn, then the rules around condition stacking state "Each instance of the condition has its own duration." So does that mean that at the beginning of the giant's next turn if it hit's an already incapacitated target with a thundercloud attack then the target has incapacitated reapplied and the target is incapacitated until the end of the cloud giant's next turn?
If incapacitated lasts until the end of the targets next turn... Then what can an incapacitated player do to prevent multiple rounds of incapacitation when just left with their movement?
The way to avoid it is to hope the giant misses you. Or run around a corner or behind some cover so it can’t hit you again. Or have allies that will engage it in melee or otherwise distract it so it goes after someone else.
I have been going over the 5e 2024 Monster Manual and trying to figure out what I have misunderstood. My misunderstanding is around the cloud giant. When it makes a thundercloud attack the rules as written are.
Ranged Attack Roll: +12, range 240 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) Thunder damage, and the target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
First thing I need some clarification on. Does "its" here refers to the target's next turn not the giant's next turn?
Secondly, If incapacitated lasts until the end of the giant's next turn, then the rules around condition stacking state "Each instance of the condition has its own duration." So does that mean that at the beginning of the giant's next turn if it hit's an already incapacitated target with a thundercloud attack then the target has incapacitated reapplied and the target is incapacitated until the end of the cloud giant's next turn?
If incapacitated lasts until the end of the targets next turn... Then what can an incapacitated player do to prevent multiple rounds of incapacitation when just left with their movement?
It last until the target's next turn. The Incapacitated creature can't do anything to prevent it, other than hoping the Cloud Giant doesn't successfully attack it again like Xalthu said the target could try move away.
It could always try to mimic to drop dead if nothing else works!
I have been going over the 5e 2024 Monster Manual and trying to figure out what I have misunderstood. My misunderstanding is around the cloud giant. When it makes a thundercloud attack the rules as written are.
Ranged Attack Roll: +12, range 240 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) Thunder damage, and the target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
First thing I need some clarification on. Does "its" here refers to the target's next turn not the giant's next turn?
Secondly, If incapacitated lasts until the end of the giant's next turn, then the rules around condition stacking state "Each instance of the condition has its own duration." So does that mean that at the beginning of the giant's next turn if it hit's an already incapacitated target with a thundercloud attack then the target has incapacitated reapplied and the target is incapacitated until the end of the cloud giant's next turn?
If incapacitated lasts until the end of the targets next turn... Then what can an incapacitated player do to prevent multiple rounds of incapacitation when just left with their movement?
The obvious answer is to run away ... since there isn't anything else that they can do in terms of actions/bonus actions/reactions. There is a potential loop hole for an object interaction as long as it isn't complicated enough to require an action. So they could potentially open a door or trigger something else while incapacitated as long as it doesn't require an action.
Otherwise, the character has to rely on party members to escape or survive subsequent attacks.
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I have been going over the 5e 2024 Monster Manual and trying to figure out what I have misunderstood. My misunderstanding is around the cloud giant. When it makes a thundercloud attack the rules as written are.
Ranged Attack Roll: +12, range 240 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6 + 8) Thunder damage, and the target has the Incapacitated condition until the end of its next turn.
First thing I need some clarification on. Does "its" here refers to the target's next turn not the giant's next turn?
Secondly, If incapacitated lasts until the end of the giant's next turn, then the rules around condition stacking state "Each instance of the condition has its own duration." So does that mean that at the beginning of the giant's next turn if it hit's an already incapacitated target with a thundercloud attack then the target has incapacitated reapplied and the target is incapacitated until the end of the cloud giant's next turn?
If incapacitated lasts until the end of the targets next turn... Then what can an incapacitated player do to prevent multiple rounds of incapacitation when just left with their movement?
Should have named this thread 'old man yells at cloud giant'
It lasts until the end of the target’s next turn.
The way to avoid it is to hope the giant misses you. Or run around a corner or behind some cover so it can’t hit you again. Or have allies that will engage it in melee or otherwise distract it so it goes after someone else.
It last until the target's next turn. The Incapacitated creature can't do anything to prevent it, other than hoping the Cloud Giant doesn't successfully attack it again like Xalthu said the target could try move away.
It could always try to mimic to drop dead if nothing else works!
The obvious answer is to run away ... since there isn't anything else that they can do in terms of actions/bonus actions/reactions. There is a potential loop hole for an object interaction as long as it isn't complicated enough to require an action. So they could potentially open a door or trigger something else while incapacitated as long as it doesn't require an action.
Otherwise, the character has to rely on party members to escape or survive subsequent attacks.