Crushing with Shift Earth


Rules Questions


What happens if you crush someone with this?

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As a standard action, you can push or pull a 5-foot cube of earth or unworked stone within 30 feet, moving the cube 5 feet in any direction. You can create raised platforms, stairs up a cliff, holes, or other useful features. This doesn’t cause the earth to float in the air, although in areas with plenty of earth, you can move a cube upward, creating a short pillar. If you move the earth beneath a creature’s feet, it can attempt a DC 20 Reflex save to leap elsewhere and avoid moving along with the earth.

First case: What happens if an npc is occupying a 5ft-square stone corridor, and I shift a wall onto them?

Second case: What happens if an npc is (somehow) enclosed in a 5ft stone cube, and I shift a block into it?


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First Case: You can't shift a wall of worked stone. It would have to be a natural cavern or an earthen tunnel. You're not shifting blocks of stone, you're shifting dirt or natural stones. What happens is going to be an individual GM call. It might be a bull-rush. It might be an avalanche or a cave-in using the environment rules.

Second Case: Is this a pit and you're shifting rocks/dirt into it ? Again, GM's call. Probably a dropped object attack or the avalanche/cave-in rules again.

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