Can you do non-lethal damage with spells?

June 21, 2016Zoltar

@ChrisPerkinsDnD inspired by current sticky situation in a 5e game: can you do non-lethal damage with spells?

— Axel Sparrow (@ArcherofAnarchy) May 23, 2016

You can only knock out a creature with a melee attack (Player's Handbook, page 198). The DM may allow exceptions. https://t.co/DTpDUxvZs1

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) May 24, 2016

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Jeffrey young says:

So a melee spell attack is all good then?

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January 17, 2019 at 00:24

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