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Hey all,
I play a control style mage dealing with battlefield control and positioning of both friendly and enemy units. I'm always looking for new ways to do my job better and I came up with the idea of using Hydraulic Push as a repositioning spell similar to Telekinetic Charge.
My question has several parts:
1. Can Hydraulic Push be used on a friendly target to reposition them on the field?
2. If the friendly target is expecting the spell, can he willingly "fail" his CMB against the spell and allow himself to be moved, and if so what would his CMD be considered for purposes of distance pushed?
3. Can the caster choose to "cut short" the total distance of the bull rush? For example, he beats the CMD by 20 and has the ability to move the target 4 spaces. Can he instead choose to cut it short and only move the target 2 spaces instead?
Our DM has answered the questions as follows.
1. Yes, but we had to practice it first in order to prepare the targets for the effect.
2. Yes, and the CMD would be considered 0.
3. No.
Looking forward to input.