Can you move over difficult terrain with only 5 feet of movement?
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Assuming a character or creature with very little speed - say, 15 feet. It gets hit with a ray of frost, reducing its speed to 5 feet. It is attempting to move through difficult terrain. Can the creature in question move through the difficult terrain without dashing?
dnd-5e movement terrain
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Assuming a character or creature with very little speed - say, 15 feet. It gets hit with a ray of frost, reducing its speed to 5 feet. It is attempting to move through difficult terrain. Can the creature in question move through the difficult terrain without dashing?
dnd-5e movement terrain
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Hey there! I've edited the question to try to make the title more in line with the question. If you feel I've portrayed it wrong, feel free to roll back.
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Assuming a character or creature with very little speed - say, 15 feet. It gets hit with a ray of frost, reducing its speed to 5 feet. It is attempting to move through difficult terrain. Can the creature in question move through the difficult terrain without dashing?
dnd-5e movement terrain
edited Mar 17 at 23:26
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asked Mar 17 at 15:32
ToeMayToeToeMayToe
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Assuming a character or creature with very little speed - say, 15 feet. It gets hit with a ray of frost, reducing its speed to 5 feet. It is attempting to move through difficult terrain. Can the creature in question move through the difficult terrain without dashing?
dnd-5e movement terrain
dnd-5e movement terrain
edited Mar 17 at 23:26
V2Blast
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asked Mar 17 at 15:32
ToeMayToeToeMayToe
7117
edited Mar 17 at 23:26
V2Blast
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asked Mar 17 at 15:32
ToeMayToeToeMayToe
7117
edited Mar 17 at 23:26
V2Blast
27.3k595165
edited Mar 17 at 23:26
V2Blast
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edited Mar 17 at 23:26
V2Blast
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27.3k595165
asked Mar 17 at 15:32
ToeMayToeToeMayToe
7117
asked Mar 17 at 15:32
ToeMayToeToeMayToe
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7117
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Hey there! I've edited the question to try to make the title more in line with the question. If you feel I've portrayed it wrong, feel free to roll back.
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– Blake Steel
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@BlakeSteel thanks, it does suit the question better.
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Yes, normally - but not when using the Playing on a Grid variant rules
The basic rules say of difficult terrain:
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot.
The default presumption of the rules is not that you are playing using a combat grid. If a creature can only move two and a half feet in one turn, they still move two and a half feet; they don't have to snap to an arbitrary grid, they can still make progress moving.
However, the Playing on a Grid variant rules state:
Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5.
[...]
If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Under these rules, a creature with only one square of movement available (because it has a movement speed of only 5ft) cannot move into a square of difficult terrain unless it Dashes (or otherwise gains extra movement), because it must have 2 squares of movement available to enter the space.
As a DM, I would probably let a creature in such circumstances move one square every other round rather than forcing them to use an action to Dash in order to make any progress. They're still considerably slowed, but they don't suffer any extra penalty compared to the default case of not using a grid.
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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Yes, normally - but not when using the Playing on a Grid variant rules
The basic rules say of difficult terrain:
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot.
The default presumption of the rules is not that you are playing using a combat grid. If a creature can only move two and a half feet in one turn, they still move two and a half feet; they don't have to snap to an arbitrary grid, they can still make progress moving.
However, the Playing on a Grid variant rules state:
Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5.
[...]
If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Under these rules, a creature with only one square of movement available (because it has a movement speed of only 5ft) cannot move into a square of difficult terrain unless it Dashes (or otherwise gains extra movement), because it must have 2 squares of movement available to enter the space.
As a DM, I would probably let a creature in such circumstances move one square every other round rather than forcing them to use an action to Dash in order to make any progress. They're still considerably slowed, but they don't suffer any extra penalty compared to the default case of not using a grid.
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
Mar 18 at 15:33
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Yes, normally - but not when using the Playing on a Grid variant rules
The basic rules say of difficult terrain:
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot.
The default presumption of the rules is not that you are playing using a combat grid. If a creature can only move two and a half feet in one turn, they still move two and a half feet; they don't have to snap to an arbitrary grid, they can still make progress moving.
However, the Playing on a Grid variant rules state:
Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5.
[...]
If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Under these rules, a creature with only one square of movement available (because it has a movement speed of only 5ft) cannot move into a square of difficult terrain unless it Dashes (or otherwise gains extra movement), because it must have 2 squares of movement available to enter the space.
As a DM, I would probably let a creature in such circumstances move one square every other round rather than forcing them to use an action to Dash in order to make any progress. They're still considerably slowed, but they don't suffer any extra penalty compared to the default case of not using a grid.
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
Mar 18 at 15:33
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Yes, normally - but not when using the Playing on a Grid variant rules
The basic rules say of difficult terrain:
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot.
The default presumption of the rules is not that you are playing using a combat grid. If a creature can only move two and a half feet in one turn, they still move two and a half feet; they don't have to snap to an arbitrary grid, they can still make progress moving.
However, the Playing on a Grid variant rules state:
Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5.
[...]
If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Under these rules, a creature with only one square of movement available (because it has a movement speed of only 5ft) cannot move into a square of difficult terrain unless it Dashes (or otherwise gains extra movement), because it must have 2 squares of movement available to enter the space.
As a DM, I would probably let a creature in such circumstances move one square every other round rather than forcing them to use an action to Dash in order to make any progress. They're still considerably slowed, but they don't suffer any extra penalty compared to the default case of not using a grid.
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
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Yes, normally - but not when using the Playing on a Grid variant rules
The basic rules say of difficult terrain:
Every foot of movement in difficult terrain costs 1 extra foot.
The default presumption of the rules is not that you are playing using a combat grid. If a creature can only move two and a half feet in one turn, they still move two and a half feet; they don't have to snap to an arbitrary grid, they can still make progress moving.
However, the Playing on a Grid variant rules state:
Rather than moving foot by foot, move square by square on the grid. This means you use your speed in 5-foot segments. This is particularly easy if you translate your speed into squares by dividing the speed by 5.
[...]
If a square costs extra movement, as a square of difficult terrain does, you must have enough movement left to pay for entering it. For example, you must have at least 2 squares of movement left to enter a square of difficult terrain.
Under these rules, a creature with only one square of movement available (because it has a movement speed of only 5ft) cannot move into a square of difficult terrain unless it Dashes (or otherwise gains extra movement), because it must have 2 squares of movement available to enter the space.
As a DM, I would probably let a creature in such circumstances move one square every other round rather than forcing them to use an action to Dash in order to make any progress. They're still considerably slowed, but they don't suffer any extra penalty compared to the default case of not using a grid.
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
answered Mar 17 at 16:34
CarcerCarcer
27k582142
27k582142
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
Mar 18 at 15:33
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
Mar 18 at 15:33
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
Mar 18 at 15:33
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Oh, I didn't realize that the 5-foot step isn't a thing in 5e.
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– Shufflepants
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Hey there! I've edited the question to try to make the title more in line with the question. If you feel I've portrayed it wrong, feel free to roll back.
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– Blake Steel
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@BlakeSteel thanks, it does suit the question better.
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– ToeMayToe
Mar 17 at 17:15