I don’t know, Keith. I feel like you might want to ask someone at Wizards since there’s no one here who isn’t going to give you an opinion on the rules.
D&D (2024) Monster Manual 2025: Is Multiattack order prescriptive now?
- Thread starter Keith Ammann
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Paul Farquhar
Legend
If I’m creating a monster, I will list multi-attacks in the order I expect them to be used, and arrange them in that order on the stat block.
As my own article states, I am not dismissing an argument because of a difference in philosophy.
I am pointing out that a person should not label the other side's position a fallacy in order to make their own argument seem like the only possible non-fallacious position in order to dismiss other arguments.
In other words, and I may have written about this before (as you know!) at length- don't label things fallacies if they aren't fallacies* to try and win arguments.
*Unless for humorous purposes.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
I feel sorry for the humourless porpoises.
dave2008
Legend
I assume you have your answer now: 5e24 does not (generally*) prescribe the order of actions in the multiattack action. Correct?
*I added generally because, as noted, specific cases do indeed suggest a sequence of actions like the Roper. Of course, this doesn't mean the DM has to follow this - they are the DM after all!
Paul Farquhar
Legend
Bottlenose Dolphins are pointier, but they are always laughing at something or other.
DinoInDisguise
A russian spy disguised as a t-rex.
Sorry Snarf.
My post wasnt directed at your article beyond citing it. It was directed at the other quoted post. I cited your article because it stated the issue so well.
No worries, and thank you so much for the correction! Someone saying sorry on the internet???? My goodness, that's as common as someone invoking the Austrian Painter going well!
I apologize for misunderstanding what you wrote. And I am moved to tears* that someone remembered one of my periodic vomits of verbiage.
*Tears of gin. It's gotta leave the body someway, and you can only sweat so much.
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