If you fire using a bow against a prone enemy and you critically hit them, would the crit specialization effect immobilize the target to the ground?
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The critical effect:
If the target of the critical hit is adjacent to a surface, it gets stuck to that surface by the missile. The target is immobilized and must spend an Interact action to attempt a DC 10 Athletics check to pull the missile free; it can’t move from its space until it succeeds. The creature doesn’t become stuck if it is incorporeal, is liquid (like a water elemental or some oozes), or could otherwise escape without effort.
The immobilized condition:
You can’t use any action with the move trait. If you’re immobilized by something holding you in place and an external force would move you out of your space, the force must succeed at a check against either the DC of the effect holding you in place or the relevant defense (usually Fortitude DC) of the monster holding you in place.
Ground is a surface that someone prone could be adjacentered to. Standing up is a move action, and prevented by the immobilized condition, so yes, a bow critical with critical specialization would mean they couldn't stand up freely.
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