@JeremyECrawford Most petrification effects start by restraining. A few don’t. Does freedom of movement protect against petrification?
— Azuro (@gandhi39) March 19, 2018
The freedom of movement spell protects you against the paralyzed and restrained conditions, in addition to its other benefits. It doesn't stop the petrified condition. #DnD https://t.co/UDDS6TL68a
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
So… freedom of movement would let you hop around as a statue? 🙂
— Todd (@fmacanadaguy) March 19, 2018
While under the effect of the freedom of movement spell, your speed can't be reduced. The spell doesn't, however, protect you from losing the ability to move entirely. #DnD https://t.co/HiUBRZ5Afr
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
Would it allow you to continue to move until you fail the final save and a actually turn into a statue?
— Lance_S (@LanceSchantz) March 19, 2018
Freedom of movement protects you against the restrained and paralyzed conditions, no matter what effect imposes them on you and no matter how that effect might later escalate. #DnD https://t.co/eNhelCF0nK
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
So having a movement speed of zero is different from having no movement speed?
— What Zit Tooya (@WhatZitTooya93) March 19, 2018
Having your speed reduced—possibly as low as 0—is not the same thing as losing the ability to move. #DnD https://t.co/QkANy7DjVG
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
Can you confirm that it does not protect from Scanlan's Irresistible Dance? #criticalrole #BattleRoyale
— Christian Christiansen (@Lemuraben) March 19, 2018
The freedom of movement spell has no effect on Otto's irresistible dance. The dance doesn't reduce your speed; the spell makes you spend all your speed in your space. Dance, baby, dance! 🕺🏽💃🏽 #DnD https://t.co/PEOIkGMLgo
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
Some MM petrification effects say “The restrained creature must repeat the saving throw … becoming petrified on a failure….”. If the protected creature is not restrained is it really required to make new saves?
— Azuro (@gandhi39) March 19, 2018
If you aren't restrained, you aren't the restrained creature. #DnD https://t.co/gQmzhmqmtf
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018
So in some cases FoM protects against petrification effects. In a strange way, but does. Indirectly, yes.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) March 19, 2018