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Returning 35 results for 'melee start with only attacks fire for level'.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Melee Attacks A melee attack allows you to attack a target within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Many monsters make melee attacks with claws, teeth
, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Melee Attacks A melee attack allows you to attack a target within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon or an Unarmed Strike. Many monsters make melee attacks with claws, teeth
, or other body parts. A few spells also involve melee attacks. Reach A creature has a 5-foot reach and can thus attack targets within 5 feet when making a melee attack. Certain creatures have melee
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Melee Attacks Used in hand-to-hand combat, a melee attack allows you to attack a foe within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon such as a sword, a warhammer, or an axe. A
can thus attack targets within 5 feet of them when making a melee attack. Certain creatures (typically those larger than Medium) have melee attacks with a greater reach than 5 feet, as noted in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Melee Attacks Used in hand-to-hand combat, a melee attack allows you to attack a foe within your reach. A melee attack typically uses a handheld weapon such as a sword, a warhammer, or an axe. A
can thus attack targets within 5 feet of them when making a melee attack. Certain creatures (typically those larger than Medium) have melee attacks with a greater reach than 5 feet, as noted in their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Melee Attacks (p. 195) The third paragraph now reads, “Instead of using a weapon to make a melee weapon attack, you can use an unarmed strike: a punch, kick, head-butt, or similar forceful blow (none
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Is the intent that only Melee weapon attacks can knock foes Unconscious, or can melee spell attacks as well? If you reduce a creature to 0 Hit Points with a melee attack, you can knock the creature
out. That melee attack isn’t restricted to weapons. Even a melee spell attack can be used to knock a creature out.
Equipment
When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with throwing a flask of Alchemist’s Fire. Target one creature or object you can see within 20 feet of yourself. The target
must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw (DC 8 plus your Dexterity modifier and Proficiency Bonus) or take 1d4 Fire damage and start burning.
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a Finesse weapon and another creature hits you with a melee attack, you can take a Reaction to add your Proficiency Bonus to your Armor Class, potentially causing the attack to miss you. You gain this bonus to your AC against melee attacks until the start of your next turn.
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Parry. If you’re holding
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Attack;Opportunity Attacks until the start of its next turn.
Cantrip Upgrade. The damage increases by 1d8 when you reach levels 5 (2d8), 11 (3d8), and 17 (4d8).
Lightning springs from you to a creature that you try to touch. Make a melee spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d8 Lightning damage, and it can’t make Opportunity
Monsters
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use of Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft. Hit: 19 (2d8 + 10
spell attacks):
At Will: Command (level 2 version), Detect Magic, Scorching Ray (level 3 version) 1/Day Each: Fireball (level 6 version), ScryingLegendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after
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Multiattack. The spirit makes a number of Slam attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d8 + 4 + the
Throw: DC equals your spell save DC, the target. Failure: Until the start of its next turn, the target can’t make Opportunity Attack;Opportunity Attacks, and its Speed is halved.
Actions
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Psychic damage.
Actions
Multiattack. The spirit makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Claw (Slaad Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack
modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d10 + 3 + the spell’s level Slashing damage, and the target can’t regain Hit Points until the start of the spirit’s next turn.
Eye Ray (Beholderkin Only
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of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Commanding Presence. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Command (level 2 version). The dragon can
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a
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As you hit the target, it takes an extra 1d6 Fire damage from the attack. At the start of each of its turns until the spell ends, the target takes 1d6 Fire damage and then makes a Constitution saving
throw. On a failed save, the spell continues. On a successful save, the spell ends.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. All the damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
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.
Flammable objects in the Cone that aren’t being worn or carried start burning.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 1.
A thin sheet of flames shoots forth from you. Each creature in a 15-foot Cone makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 3d6 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one
Equipment
an Oil flask on level ground to cover a 5-foot-square area within 5 feet of yourself. If lit, the oil burns until the end of the turn 2 rounds from when the oil was lit (or 12 seconds) and deals 5 Fire
You can douse a creature, object, or space with Oil or use it as fuel, as detailed below.
Dousing a Creature or an Object. When you take the Attack action, you can replace one of your attacks with
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use of (A) Sleep Breath or (B) Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version).
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Rend"}, reach 15 ft
dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Blazing Light. The dragon uses Spellcasting to cast Scorching Ray (level 3 version).
Pounce. The dragon moves up to half its Speed
Monsters
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three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 4 version) or (B) Weakening Breath.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +17;{"diceNotation":"1d20+17
;{"diceNotation":"1d20+16", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 4 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no
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. The spirit makes a number of Slam attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Slam. Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d10 + 4 + the spell
’s level Bludgeoning (Earth only), Cold (Water only), Lightning (Air only), or Fire (Fire only) damage.
Equipment
Ability: IntelligenceUtilize: Identify a substance (DC 15), or start a fire (DC 15)Craft: Acid, Alchemist's Fire, Component Pouch, Oil, Paper, Perfume
If you have proficiency with a tool, add your
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creature in the area makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 7d10 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried start burning.
A storm of fire appears within range. The area of the storm consists of up to ten 10-foot Cube;Cubes, which you arrange as you like. Each Cube must be contiguous with at least one other Cube. Each
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three Rend attacks. It can replace one attack with a use of (A) Spellcasting to cast Guiding Bolt (level 2 version) or (B) Weakening Breath.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14
":"1d20+13", "rollType":"spell", "rollAction":"Spellcasting"} to hit with spell attacks):
At Will: Detect Magic, Guiding Bolt (level 2 version), Shapechange (Beast or Humanoid form only, no Temporary
Equipment
A Torch burns for 1 hour, casting Bright Light in a 20-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 20 feet. When you take the Attack action, you can attack with the Torch, using it as a Simple Melee weapon. On a hit, the target takes 1 Fire damage.
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as a Bonus Action.
As a Magic action, you can make a melee spell attack with the fiery blade. On a hit, the target takes Fire damage equal to 3d6 plus your spellcasting ability modifier.
The flaming
blade sheds Bright Light in a 10-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 10 feet.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 2.
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least 1 Hit Point.Multiattack. The slaad makes two Chaos Blade attacks.
Chaos Blade. Melee Attack Roll: +9;{"diceNotation":"1d20+9", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Chaos Blade"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 11
version), Cloudkill (level 6 version), Fly, Plane Shift, TonguesAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, ThunderShape-Shift. The slaad shape-shifting;shape-shifts into a Small or Medium Humanoid, or it returns to its
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make an ability check.
Actions
Multiattack. The insect makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Poison Jab. Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack
ft. Hit: 1d10 + 3 plus the spell’s level Bludgeoning damage, and the target’s Speed is reduced to 0 until the start of the insect’s next turn.
Bonus Actions
Venomous Spew (Centipede
Magic Items
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from Evil and Good, plus the spells listed for the particular instrument
Anstruth harp
Very Rare
Cure Wounds (level 5), Ice Storm, Wall of Thorns
Canaith mandolin
Rare
Cure Wounds (level
3), Dispel Magic, Protection from Energy (Lightning damage only)
Cli lyre
Rare
Stone Shape, Wall of Fire, Wind Wall
Doss lute
Uncommon
Animal Friendship, Protection from Energy (Fire
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makes a number of attacks equal to half this spell’s level (round down).
Bite (Demon Only). Melee Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. Hit: 1d12 + 3 + the spell
attack hits or misses, the spirit can teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space it can see.
Fiery Strike (Devil Only). Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: Bonus equals your spell attack modifier, reach 5 ft. or range 150 ft. Hit: 2d6 + 3 + the spell’s level Fire damage.
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effects.Multiattack. The salamander makes two Flame Trident attacks.
Flame Trident. Melee or Ranged Attack Roll: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Flame Trident"}, reach 5 ft. or
(1d10);{"diceNotation":"1d10", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Inferno Blast", "rollDamageType":"Fire"} Fire damage at the start of each of its turns instead of the normal burning damage. The
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Multiattack. The cambion makes two attacks, using Claw or Fire Ray in any combination.
Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +7;{"diceNotation":"1d20+7", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"claw"}, reach 5 ft
Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 14):
2/Day Each: Alter Self, Command (level 3 version), Detect Magic1/Day Each: Dominate Person (level 8 version), Plane Shift (self only)Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison
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Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 Fire damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.
Flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried start burning.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.
Feats
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Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature)
When a creature you can see attacks a target other than you that is within 5 feet of you, you can take a Reaction to interpose your Shield
if you’re holding one. You impose Disadvantage on the triggering attack roll and all other attack rolls against the target until the start of your next turn if you remain within 5 feet of the target.
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type until the spell ends.
Actions
Multiattack. The spirit makes a number of Rend attacks equal to half the spell’s level (round down), and it uses Breath Weapon.
Rend. Melee Attack Roll
(no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger.
Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. Use the spell slot’s level for the
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attacks with weapons ignore Half Cover and Three-Quarters Cover.
Firing in Melee. Being within 5 feet of an enemy doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.
Long Shots. Attacking at long range doesn’t impose Disadvantage on your attack rolls with Ranged weapons.
General Feat (Prerequisite: Level 4+, Dexterity 13+)
You gain the following benefits.
Ability Score Increase. Increase your Dexterity score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
Bypass Cover. Your ranged
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makes one Bite attack, two Devilish Claw attacks, and one Fiery Mace attack.
Bite. Melee Attack Roll: +14;{"diceNotation":"1d20+14", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction":"Bite"}, reach 10 ft. Hit: 18 (3d6
aura. Failure: The target has the Frightened condition until the start of its next turn. Success: The target is immune to this pit fiend’s aura for 24 hours.
Legendary Resistance (4/Day). If the