D&D 5E - Spider web escape

July 2024 ยท 1 minute read
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You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Spider Web: Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the restrained target can make a DC 12 Strength check, bursting the webbing on a success.

So... Can you use your Athletics to escape this like for a Grapple ?


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The rules text says Strength and not Athletics and that's probably for a reason. Getting loose from a spider web seems like a feat of pure strength to tear apart the strands of the web, unlike grappling that involves a lot of technique.


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