What can we do for a player character who is unable to eat?

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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?



He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.










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  • what is his/her class and level?
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    Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
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  • What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?



He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.










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  • 4




    Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
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  • What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?



He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.










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So my party has gotten themselves into quite a pickle and one of our characters has gotten his mouth sewn shut by magical thread, which we can't cut. He is unable to eat and our GM has determined that he had roughly 4 days of being alright in that state without starving to death, we're now down to 1 1/2 days before he does starve and he has 2 levels of exhaustion which cannot be reduced from a long rest because he can't eat and drink. Is there any spell or creative solution to get him fed and allow us some more time to fix the whole situation?



He is a Tortle and the 'best' idea I've had is putting a feeding tube in his nose to keep him alive. He can't use a straw. He is a level 7 warlock.







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  • what is his/her class and level?
    – enkryptor
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
    – V2Blast
    1 hour ago











  • What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
    – Rubiksmoose
    14 mins ago
















  • what is his/her class and level?
    – enkryptor
    1 hour ago






  • 4




    Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
    – V2Blast
    1 hour ago











  • What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
    – Rubiksmoose
    14 mins ago















what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago




what is his/her class and level?
– enkryptor
1 hour ago




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Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago





Has your DM hinted at any way to solve this problem in-game? Since the magical thread itself seems to be a homebrew thing. I assume the DM calculated the number of days they can go without food based on these rules: "A character can go without food for a number of days equal to 3 + his or her Constitution modifier (minimum 1). At the end of each day beyond that limit, a character automatically suffers one level of exhaustion. A normal day of eating resets the count of days without food to zero."
– V2Blast
1 hour ago













What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
14 mins ago




What properties of the magic thread that you know of? Does it resist attempts to use magic on it for example?
– Rubiksmoose
14 mins ago










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First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.



Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.



The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.



Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.



If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.






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  • There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
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    13 mins ago

















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A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.



There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.



cannulated cow



Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as lesser restoration could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.






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    Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
    – Szega
    18 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










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Get creative



First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.



Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.



The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.



Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.



If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.






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  • There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
    – Szega
    13 mins ago














up vote
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Get creative



First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.



Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.



The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.



Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.



If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.






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  • There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
    – Szega
    13 mins ago












up vote
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up vote
3
down vote









Get creative



First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.



Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.



The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.



Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.



If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.






share|improve this answer












Get creative



First the bad news. 5e does not seem to have a Ring of Sustenance like the earlier editions of D&D, and a Bead of Nourishment isn't going to help you if you can't get it in their mouth somehow. There are also no spells that can really help, there's no way to get a Goodberry inside the character's mouth. You might try to argue that a stomach is a container, but then Create Food and Water might instantly kill the character because it creates 45 gallons worth of food, which seems a bit excessive.



Instead, try to get rid of the magical thread so they can eat the normal way again.



The character had their mouth sewn shut by magical thread they can't cut, so cut around the magical thread and then figure out later how you're going to fix the poor Tortle's face later. Better to be a reptilian Joker than to starve to death.



Alternatively, see if you can nullify the magic of the thread. Perhaps there's a Dead Magic Zone that will do the trick, or perhaps the DM will be generous and agree that the wire itself is mundane and the magic keeping it from being cut is a spell cast on it, in which case Dispel Magic might work.



If that also doesn't work, there might be more drastic ways to keep the character from starving to death, such as using a spell or a monster to turn them to stone. A different, higher level solution would be to True Polymorph the character into a creature that doesn't need to eat, such as an undead or a construct.







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  • There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
    – Szega
    13 mins ago
















  • There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
    – Szega
    13 mins ago















There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
13 mins ago




There are other spells that can help with time, but they are rather high level: sequester, imprisonment and astral projection all remove the need to eat or drink. If there is no handy Dead Magic Zone around, the spell antimagic field could also be used and might solve the problem.
– Szega
13 mins ago












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A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.



There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.



cannulated cow



Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as lesser restoration could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.






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  • 2




    Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
    – Szega
    18 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago














up vote
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A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.



There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.



cannulated cow



Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as lesser restoration could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.






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  • 2




    Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
    – Szega
    18 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago












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A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.



There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.



cannulated cow



Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as lesser restoration could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.






share|improve this answer














A person with a knowelege of medicine might be able to create an incision and feed the character through that.



There are cows that have cannula fitted to their stomachs on a permanent basis that allow scientist to study their digestive systems and these live quite happily.



cannulated cow



Your party could then either use magical foods like goodberries or beads of nourishment, or simply chew the food themselves before placing the chewed food directly into the party members stomach. Spells such as lesser restoration could be used as infection control to protect the site from infection.







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    Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
    – Szega
    18 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago












  • 2




    Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
    – Szega
    18 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago










  • @Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
    – Sarriesfan
    7 mins ago







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Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
18 mins ago




Note: there is no cure disease spell in 5e, but lesser restoration can cure diseases.
– Szega
18 mins ago












@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
7 mins ago




@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
7 mins ago












@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
7 mins ago




@Szega I forgot that, I have only played a little bit of 5ed I'll edit to reflect that.
– Sarriesfan
7 mins ago










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