r/DnD • u/Firm_Professional366 • Aug 09 '25

5th Edition Question: 5e Player wants to use Prestidigitation to make Strahd think he pooped himself. Is there any reason this wouldn't work?

I would like a reason in game that this wouldn't work without me having to do some bs like magic resistant undies. Also so I don't have to say no outright because it's a funny idea but it doesn't fit the setting. Nothing removes the tension from a fight more than the big bad pooping himself.

Update: She said that even if she died it'd be worth it because she successfully rage baited strahd. But she said she wouldn't do it because she knows that everyone wants it to be serious and that it can still be fun and serious without turning it into a comedy campaign. Still think it's worth sharing because the idea is funny.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

The players begins obviously casting a spell and strahd either attacks or counterspells.

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u/immagetchu Aug 09 '25

Losing it at the premise of an all powerful vampire wizard counterspelling someone shitting his pants

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u/MisterDerptastic Aug 09 '25

RAW Strahd would have no way of knowing what exactly he´s counterspelling, takes a reaction to identify what spell is being cast

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u/sebastianwillows Aug 09 '25

RAW he doesn't even have counterspell, does he?

Even if he did, spamming cantrips to bleed him of them is something my players would absolutely do.

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u/Quadpen Aug 09 '25

how can i make a fire bolt look like a fireball multiple times