That one would be up to your dm

pillow fluff

You could just have the feather woven into the shield strap or your bracers, man, this has no somatic component, so you just have to be touching a feather and saying the words (muhammad ali muhammad ali float like a butterfly sting like a bee)...

I'd say you'd arc in the same parabolic path of any ballistic movement, but that's really DM decision.

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The issue I have with this spell is the material component; it's flavorful, but adds mechanical clutter. On a gish character using a shield, weapon and the Warcaster feat, if someone gets pushed off a cliff, you can't cast this to save yourself or a teammate because you have no free hand available to grab your component out of your pouch.

Shield has no such component, nor does absorb elements. Eldritch knights and arcane tricksters don't get a spellcasting focus, so no combining that with your weapon, either. Kinda hard for a valor bard to grab his pan pipes with rapier and shield in hand, too.

The point of a reaction option is to have it there for when it's needed, but in this case it flat-out doesn't work. This is especially problematic in games where the threat of falling is constant, like in the city of Sharn in Eberron.

 Kenkus and Aarakocras be like "Bruh I'm covered in feathers, not a problem"

Feathers, usually used as pillow stuffing.

Quote from Tyranthraxes >>

Casting Spellword is:

Gravitius Hollowarium

 Actually it’s: “I’m Mary Poppins Y’all”

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Quote from Tyranthraxes >>

Casting Spellword is:

Gravitius Hollowarium

 Actually it’s: “I’m Mary Poppins Y’all”

 I think Mary Poppins has Levitate, not Feather Fall.

What would happen if you cast Feather Fall on a bird?

it is the small fluffy feathers usually from the underside of water foul

The issue I have with this spell is the material component; it's flavorful, but adds mechanical clutter. On a gish character using a shield, weapon and the Warcaster feat, if someone gets pushed off a cliff, you can't cast this to save yourself or a teammate because you have no free hand available to grab your component out of your pouch.

Shield has no such component, nor does absorb elements. Eldritch knights and arcane tricksters don't get a spellcasting focus, so no combining that with your weapon, either. Kinda hard for a valor bard to grab his pan pipes with rapier and shield in hand, too.

The point of a reaction option is to have it there for when it's needed, but in this case it flat-out doesn't work. This is especially problematic in games where the threat of falling is constant, like in the city of Sharn in Eberron.

You should read your player's handbook again. Components that DO NOT have a cost don't need to be considered when casting a spell if you use an Arcane Focus/component pouch and other similar items. And if you're just casting spells without worrying about hands then you're already ignoring rules so I fail to see the problem.

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The issue I have with this spell is the material component; it's flavorful, but adds mechanical clutter. On a gish character using a shield, weapon and the Warcaster feat, if someone gets pushed off a cliff, you can't cast this to save yourself or a teammate because you have no free hand available to grab your component out of your pouch.

Shield has no such component, nor does absorb elements. Eldritch knights and arcane tricksters don't get a spellcasting focus, so no combining that with your weapon, either. Kinda hard for a valor bard to grab his pan pipes with rapier and shield in hand, too.

The point of a reaction option is to have it there for when it's needed, but in this case it flat-out doesn't work. This is especially problematic in games where the threat of falling is constant, like in the city of Sharn in Eberron.

 

You should read your player's handbook again. Components that DO NOT have a cost don't need to be considered when casting a spell if you use an Arcane Focus/component pouch and other similar items. And if you're just casting spells without worrying about hands then you're already ignoring rules so I fail to see the problem.

You should read their post again. They are worrying about hands and are not ignoring rules, and you do fail to see the problem. The point being made is that a sword-and-board gish does not have a free hand available to use their component pouch or grab their focus (if they can even use one), which make it hard to cast this spell on a reaction.

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What would happen if you cast Feather Fall on a bird?

 If the bird is falling, the spell takes affect as stated. If the bird is flying it is not a valid target for the spell as it is not a "falling creature".

From our reading, there's some ambiguity with the wording of this spell which I will illustrate with an example and hope that someone can give a good definitive answer:

• You 1-5  creatures on a cliff or the top of a long shaft.  
• A wizard with Feather Fall is at the bottom
• The distance between them is 100 feet.
• The party jumps, gets pushed or otherwise blown from their high perch

Can they be saved by Feather fall? In the first sentence, it seems that the answer is easily yes: 

Choose up to five falling creatures within range. 

However, the question comes up because of the footnote on the Reaction casting time: 

* - which you take when you or a creature within 60 feet of you falls

When the party begins falling, they are out of range of the spell and therefore technically could be considered an invalid trigger for the spell.

However, from the Wizard's point of view, the start of their fall could be considered as the moment when they reach the 60' range.  And since it's the Wizard's reaction, I would think that that is the perspective that counts.

Thoughts?

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From our reading, there's some ambiguity with the wording of this spell which I will illustrate with an example and hope that someone can give a good definitive answer:

• You 1-5  creatures on a cliff or the top of a long shaft.  
• A wizard with Feather Fall is at the bottom
• The distance between them is 100 feet.
• The party jumps, gets pushed or otherwise blown from their high perch

Can they be saved by Feather fall? In the first sentence, it seems that the answer is easily yes: 

Choose up to five falling creatures within range. 

However, the question comes up because of the footnote on the Reaction casting time: 

* - which you take when you or a creature within 60 feet of you falls

When the party begins falling, they are out of range of the spell and therefore technically could be considered an invalid trigger for the spell.

However, from the Wizard's point of view, the start of their fall could be considered as the moment when they reach the 60' range.  And since it's the Wizard's reaction, I would think that that is the perspective that counts.

Thoughts?

 
The reaction trigger is “when they fall” not “when they begin falling.” Now, falling rules are also weird in DND; the rules on timing/duration are unclear and require interpretation. Some say it happens instantly. Some use alternative rules and calculate fall rates. But I’d allow it to be cast if the paths of those falling come within 60 ft of the caster. 

Down is a feather-made insulator.  (E.G.: Down Filled Jacket - famous brand: Canadian Goose Jacket)

If you're falling & cast Feather Fall, can you maneuver in the air? Or are you not able to move around like with Levitation? Because you're still falling, just slower, you should have the ability to maneuver yourselves to say, a wall & grab on, right? 

I'm sure it's useless, since most parties consist of 5 players or less, but why can't you upcast this to choose additional creatures that this spell affects?

I'm playing an alchemist artificer, whose alchemist's supplies (material component) will have a potion (prepared during spell preparation on previous long rest) which explodes upon verbal command, and activates upon contact, hitting everyone within 60ft, but only affecting 5 of those creatures (bc of spell/potion strength).

If another player within 60ft jumps 5ft upwards can I cast featherfall as a reaction on them and if so will I have targeted them with the spell? 

does this work with aasimir's feather hair?