D&D 5E T h u n d e r w a v e AND opportunity attack !

[maritimo80]

A Priest in melee combat with a TROLL, uses the Thunderwave magic that pushes back the TROLL to 15 feet. The TROLL to be pushed out of the area threatened by the Priest.

I hace two questions:

1- The TROLL takes or not an opportunity attack of the PRIEST ?

2- For example a Fighter can push an enemy and use your reaction to give an opportunity attack?


T h u n d e r w a v e
1st-level evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Self (15-foot cube)
Components: V, S
Duration: Instantaneous

A wave o f thunderous force sweeps out from you. Each
creature in a 15-foot cube originating from you must
make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes 2d8 thunder damage and is pushed 10
feet away from you. On a successful save, the creature
takes half as much damage and isn’t pushed.

In addition, unsecured objects that are completely
within the area o f effect are automatically pushed 10 feet
away from you by the spell’s effect, and the spell emits a
thunderous boom audible out to 300 feet.


At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a
spell slot o f 2nd level or higher, the damage increases by
1d8 for each slot level above 1st.

 

[KarinsDad]

I'm not quite following your questions.

Opportunity attacks do not occur unless the creature moving is doing so on its own turn. A pushed creature does not provoke.

So, no OA by the troll, no OA by the cleric. No OA by anyone else in this scenario.

 

[Wolfskin]

Nope, forced movement never produces OA.

 

[Lerysh]

Forced movement DIDN'T produce OAs, that isn't the same as NEVER produces OAs. Where in the rules does it say you only provoke OA's when moving on your turn?

I agree forced movement probably should not provoke OAs, but I'd be more comfortable if there was a rule clarifying that as opposed to common sense.

 

[Piratecat]

I'm with Lerysh here, although I'm not near my books. Does it state anywhere that forced movement doesn't trigger opportunity attacks? I'd feel best being sure -- especially with the quantity of push attacks in the game.

 

[Paraxis]

Forced movement DIDN'T produce OAs, that isn't the same as NEVER produces OAs. Where in the rules does it say you only provoke OA's when moving on your turn?

I agree forced movement probably should not provoke OAs, but I'd be more comfortable if there was a rule clarifying that as opposed to common sense.

From the PHB under attacks of opportunity, last paragraph in section top of page 195.

You also don't provoke an opportunity attack when you teleport or when someone or something moves you without using your movement, action, or reaction. For example, you don't provoke an opportunity attack if an explosion hurls you out of a foe's reach or if gravity causes you to fall past an enemy.

So some spells and effects like turn undead make a target move on it's turn and that movement can provoke an attack of opportunity, spells like thunder wave that push them do not provoke.

 

[SkidAce]

Hmmmm....good point. Could be legacy thinking.

Oh well, somebody will either find the ref. or not.

 

[Piratecat]

Thanks, Paraxis!

 

[Lerysh]

Thanks, Paraxis!

Ditto

 

[Paraxis]

Welcome guys.

It does make the 1st level spell Command using the "approach" option pretty powerful. The target fails a save, moves directly towards the caster provoking any attacks of opportunity along the way, and then it ends its turn before it can do anything else after getting within 5' of the caster. A tactically minded cleric and properly position fighter/rogue duo this is pretty darn good.