If a monster picks up and carries (or otherwise attempts to drag off) a dwarf with the rock dwarf heritage, can they only move at half speed?
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Absolutely, those Dwarves are DENSE.
I would even argue that forced teleportation effects would similarly be impacted too such as Collective Transposition so they'd only make it halfway to the target destination the caster indicated.
To me, this just seems like a kind of good-fun bit of RAW.
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RAW, yes. RAI, no.
RAW does state any effect which forces movement, which this would technically affect, but the RAI would be an effect like a critical hit from a Club or Polearm, not from a grab special ability like the Roc, since the flavor text implication is that when you stand your ground, you are harder to move.
I thought this was going to be the setup for a tongue twister. :P
Rocs & rock dwarfs on a wharf rockin' out.
How many rockin' rock dwarfs on a wharf would a roc dwarf if a roc could dwarf rock dwarfs on a wharf?
Add an intimidating Klingon riding the roc for bonus twisting.
How many Worfs on a roc would dwarf a rockin' rock dwarf on a wharf if a Worf on a roc could dwarf rockin' rock dwarfs?
ETA: Now I'm in the mood to make a Bard Rock Dwarf. :)
I thought this was going to be the setup for a tongue twister. :P
Rocs & rock dwarfs on a wharf rockin' out.
How many rockin' rock dwarfs on a wharf would a roc dwarf if a roc could dwarf rock dwarfs on a wharf?
Add an intimidating Klingon riding the roc for bonus twisting.
How many Worfs on a roc would dwarf a rockin' rock dwarf on a wharf if a Worf on a roc could dwarf rockin' rock dwarfs?
ETA: Now I'm in the mood to make a Bard Rock Dwarf. :)
X'D
I had considered making the title into a tongue twister, but didn't think I could do it justice. You hit it out of the park.
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If we go hard on the RAW here, then this heritage makes Rock Dwarves fall at half speed, since falling is Forced Movement. It's obvious it only means effects like Shove and spells that knock you back, not literally every version of forced movement there is. Also it really should only apply when you have solid footing.
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If we go hard on the RAW here, then this heritage makes Rock Dwarves fall at half speed, since falling is Forced Movement. It's obvious it only means effects like Shove and spells that knock you back, not literally every version of forced movement there is. Also it really should only apply when you have solid footing.
That makes it severely limited though. Offhand I can't think of too many effects that move you more than ten feet.
I think defining forced movement is simple. Are you being moved against your will by no action of your own, but through the actions of another creature or trap? If so, it's forced movement.
