Level
1st
Casting Time
1 Action
Range/Area
60 ft
Components
S
Duration
Instantaneous
School
Transmutation
Attack/Save
DEX Save
Damage/Effect
Bludgeoning
Choose one object weighing 1 to 5 pounds within range that isn’t being worn or carried. The object flies in a straight line up to 90 feet in a direction you choose before falling to the ground, stopping early if it impacts against a solid surface. If the object would strike a creature, that creature must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the object strikes the target and stops moving. When the object strikes something, the object and what it strikes each take 3d8 bludgeoning damage.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the maximum weight of objects that you can target with this spell increases by 5 pounds, and the damage increases by 1d8, for each slot level above 1st.
Catapult doesn't seem to be in any of the Spell Lists in the Unearthed Arcana Playtest (One D&D) materials. Has it been removed?
yes isr
Would this work on a moving object?
Example: a stone giant throws a rock that is 5lbs. Can I use the spell to throw it back at the stonegiant while it's in mid flight, if I have a ready action, or held action?
A return to sender if you will.
My favorite things to use this spell on are as follows
1.Human skull.
2.Human head at 2nd level+.
3.A small animal,especially hilarious if used to throw a bird like a duck or seagull at someone while it's mid flight .
4.The McGuffin/artifact a bad guy is using for some big bad ritual.
5.If used when Readying an action,the material components of a spellcasters spell as soon as they pull them out.
6.An empty gun or magazine.
7.A rock with a with Glyph of Warding on it,Catapult stowed inside,and a trigger of the rock hitting an enemy.
8.Finally,as a NINTH LEVEL SPELL,for 11d8 damage,you can THROW A LIVE GNOME AT SOMEONE,so long as they're naked or wearing light clothes.
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9.A pair of bolos,or a net,or even, a bear trap.
10.The house or furniture of tiny creature like pixies.
11.If you Ready an action to use Catapult as a reaction,you can launch spell projectiles back at their casters,so long as its solid enough.(ie Magic Missile or 2nd Catapult.)
12.The rules don't require that you launch an object away from you,so,hypothetically,you can smack someone it the back of the head while they are facing you directly,like during the BBEG's monologue.
13.Throw a bomb.
Would a heart be considered an object that is worn or carried?
Probably,but if are fighting certain undead and decided to rip out their heart,you could kill them with it.
using Pitons and crowbars this makes a good railgun spell at early levels, I thought it was OP originally till I remembered about guiding bolt.
"oh its just worse chromatic orb"
Use plasmoid. Wooden spiked ball. 1inch wide hole. Get inside. "But wait, the entire plasmoid's not gonna fit!" pseudopod. Catapult. Have the pseudopod dislodge the ball, cast teleport and turn the enemy into a meat puppet because of the hole you just made
But what if you multi class with artificer and make ball bearing bags with boom charges after they hit object also it states up to 5 pounds so what if you had five 1 pound boom bags and used catapult to launch them skyward and only boom once landing on or near target with max velocity coming downward plus gravitational pull if another player has gravity affect
Can you do it on yourself?
No, because the spell says "choose one object weighing 1 to 5 pounds within range that isn’t being worn or carried." You're not an object and I'm sure you weigh more than 5 pounds.
You can technically throw a human heart
i throw a knife and killed someone i love this spell