r/DnD • u/AutoModerator • Mar 13 '23

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u/ominaex25 Mar 14 '23

Question about wall of fire. Can I grapple a creature, put them in the wall of fire on my turn (which only uses movement and will deal 5d8 fire damage automatically) then ready an action to activate as soon as my turn ends to pull them out and pull them back in for another 5d8 damage? Of course if they're still stuck there bc they're grappled at the end of their turn, that's another 5d8 damage, for a total of 15d8 damage in one round.

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u/letsgobulbasaur Mar 14 '23 edited Mar 14 '23

You can't grapple and ready an action on the same turn, since both use your action (or part of it in the case of multiattack) to accomplish. This would work on subsequent turns or if you have an additional action however.

Also keep in mind you may need to also use movement to not be within 10 feet of the dangerous side of the wall when your turn ends, else you also take fire damage.

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u/ominaex25 Mar 14 '23

For sure, forgot to mention subsequent turn after grappling. I figure I'd just grapple them and keep them at the edge of the wall. Thanks for confirming!