How do you use Thorn whip/ Vine whip in 5e dnd spells?

Thorn whip 5e: You can create a long, vine-like whip that covers in thorns and lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. You can make a quick melee spell attack against the target. Suppose the attack hits, the creature takes 1d6 piercing damage. Suppose the creature is huge or small. You can pull the beast up to ten ft closer to you.

Is 5e Thorn Whip, any good?

 It is one of the stronger cantrips out there. It can potentially move/pull the enemy 10 feet towards you, on top of dealing 1d6 damage. Unlike its counterpart, Lightning Lure, Thorn Whip has double the range, deals its damage regardless of the distance to the enemy.

Can pulling with Thorn Whip generate a 5e Opportunity Attacks? 

No, that won’t generate opportunity attacks. The rules on opportunity attacks include the clause. You do not provoke an opportunity attack whenever you teleport or when someone or something moves you. It is without using your movement, action, or reaction. If a creature doesn’t use its direction, or its action, it does not cause opportunity attacks.

 Is Thorn whip 5e magical damage?

Thorn whip 5e / Vine whip is an instantaneous effect. Usually, the whip dissipates again after doing its work. Suppose you cast a spell which creates an object that can be handled for a while and can not be magical. In that case, the item does not do magic damage if used for attacking.

Is a whip a ranged weapon 5e?

 The whip is also a melee weapon with a 15-foot reach. However, you don’t threaten the area into which you can make an attack. Someone can use the Weapon Finesse feat. It is to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier. It is to attack rolls with a whip sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon for you.

Can you grapple with a whip 5e?

You can grapple a creature with a whip and without the need for an empty hand. It can also help in shove action, however, only for knocking prone (not for pushing). Suppose it performs either action. Then you may use Dexterity instead of Strength for your checks.

Can you dual wield whips 5e?

You can wear armor you’re not proficient with, but suffer disadvantages (no casting for example). With weapons it’s even less severe: you can wield a whip, but you don’t add your proficiency bonus. You can still sneak attack with it. You can’t dual wield without the feat though.

 

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 Could you choose to not pull with the 5e Thorn Whip spell?

Someone may choose not to pull the target. You can decide to remove the target 0 feet. Suppose the attack hits. Then the creature will take 1d6 piercing damage. You may pull the animal “up to” 10 feet closer to you. The “up to” is quite essential. And it means you can pull the beast a maximum of 10 ft. However, it does not mention that it is an absolute value of ten ft.

Can Thorn/ Vine Whip 5e be used to hang an enemy in combat?

Its duration restricts it from doing so. The player character cast thorn whip 5e to grab an enemy by the neck. And they use gravity & a branch to hoist up the opponent. It is done all while holding on to the whip.

5e vine whip has an instantaneous duration. So, there is no “holding on” to the spell. Suppose the whip has pulled the creature once. The spell ends there. This particular spell does not last long enough to strangle a monster or to be used as a climbing rope. The rules are as the followings:

• Characters cast 5e thorn whip, and they successfully attack the enemy, causing piercing damage.
• So the enemy is pulled ten ft upwards. The game mechanics do not differentiate hoe to draw. It can be by the neck or arm or leg.

Finally Thorn whip 5e finishes. Enemy falls ten feet downward, and However, you have discretion as DM over how you want to make things work in your games. Hence, you can allow creative use of other features and spells. Flexibility is an asset for DMs. But too much flexibility with the rules can eventually lead to issues with game balance or players may disagree and get disappointed.

However, you may add a lot to the abilities of the 5e Thorn Whip spells. Now, it lasts longer than one turn and grapples the opponent. The opponent can’t break the grapple. However, it gets doomed with no way to save themselves. The DM usually rules the table as long as they can justify their rulings. There is undoubtedly a need to be consistent about these issues across all sessions. Therefore, creativity with solutions is healthy. It may create more problems if you are too lenient.

How do you use Thorn whip/ Vine whip in 5e dnd spells?

Thorn whip 5e: You can create a long, vine-like whip that covers in thorns and lashes out at your command toward a creature in range. You can make a quick melee spell attack against the target. Suppose the attack hits, the creature takes 1d6 piercing damage. Suppose the creature is huge or small. You can pull the beast up to ten ft closer to you.

Is 5e Thorn Whip, any good?

 It is one of the stronger cantrips out there. It can potentially move/pull the enemy 10 feet towards you, on top of dealing 1d6 damage. Unlike its counterpart, Lightning Lure, Thorn Whip has double the range, deals its damage regardless of the distance to the enemy.

Can pulling with Thorn Whip generate a 5e Opportunity Attacks? 

No, that won’t generate opportunity attacks. The rules on opportunity attacks include the clause. You do not provoke an opportunity attack whenever you teleport or when someone or something moves you. It is without using your movement, action, or reaction. If a creature doesn’t use its direction, or its action, it does not cause opportunity attacks.

 Is Thorn whip 5e magical damage?

Thorn whip 5e / Vine whip is an instantaneous effect. Usually, the whip dissipates again after doing its work. Suppose you cast a spell which creates an object that can be handled for a while and can not be magical. In that case, the item does not do magic damage if used for attacking.

Is a whip a ranged weapon 5e?

 The whip is also a melee weapon with a 15-foot reach. However, you don’t threaten the area into which you can make an attack. Someone can use the Weapon Finesse feat. It is to apply your Dexterity modifier instead of your Strength modifier. It is to attack rolls with a whip sized for you, even though it isn’t a light weapon for you.

Can you grapple with a whip 5e?

You can grapple a creature with a whip and without the need for an empty hand. It can also help in shove action, however, only for knocking prone (not for pushing). Suppose it performs either action. Then you may use Dexterity instead of Strength for your checks.

Can you dual wield whips 5e?

You can wear armor you’re not proficient with, but suffer disadvantages (no casting for example). With weapons it’s even less severe: you can wield a whip, but you don’t add your proficiency bonus. You can still sneak attack with it. You can’t dual wield without the feat though.

 

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 Could you choose to not pull with the 5e Thorn Whip spell?

Someone may choose not to pull the target. You can decide to remove the target 0 feet. Suppose the attack hits. Then the creature will take 1d6 piercing damage. You may pull the animal “up to” 10 feet closer to you. The “up to” is quite essential. And it means you can pull the beast a maximum of 10 ft. However, it does not mention that it is an absolute value of ten ft.

Can Thorn/ Vine Whip 5e be used to hang an enemy in combat?

Its duration restricts it from doing so. The player character cast thorn whip 5e to grab an enemy by the neck. And they use gravity & a branch to hoist up the opponent. It is done all while holding on to the whip.

5e vine whip has an instantaneous duration. So, there is no “holding on” to the spell. Suppose the whip has pulled the creature once. The spell ends there. This particular spell does not last long enough to strangle a monster or to be used as a climbing rope. The rules are as the followings:

• Characters cast 5e thorn whip, and they successfully attack the enemy, causing piercing damage.
• So the enemy is pulled ten ft upwards. The game mechanics do not differentiate hoe to draw. It can be by the neck or arm or leg.

Finally Thorn whip 5e finishes. Enemy falls ten feet downward, and However, you have discretion as DM over how you want to make things work in your games. Hence, you can allow creative use of other features and spells. Flexibility is an asset for DMs. But too much flexibility with the rules can eventually lead to issues with game balance or players may disagree and get disappointed.

However, you may add a lot to the abilities of the 5e Thorn Whip spells. Now, it lasts longer than one turn and grapples the opponent. The opponent can’t break the grapple. However, it gets doomed with no way to save themselves. The DM usually rules the table as long as they can justify their rulings. There is undoubtedly a need to be consistent about these issues across all sessions. Therefore, creativity with solutions is healthy. It may create more problems if you are too lenient.