Attacking an object [Archive] - Wizards Community

Attacking an object [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Jabari
10-10-04, 04:53 AM I've been scurrying my DMB and PHB back and forth and cannot find a rule that would describe how can someone attack an object held by you and destroy it.

For example if a wizard is holding a wand, can someone sunder that wand? Or if a fighter tries to drink an healing potion in melee combat, how can it be attacked to prevent such attempt?`

Sunder feat describes that you can attack an weapon or shield held by your opponent. But I suppose it can be applied here aswell?

So would this be correct:
A Human fighter is trying to drink an healing potion in combat.
Orc tries to sunder the potion with attack of opportunity it gets.
Human gets attack of opportunity to sunder attempt since orc doesn't possess improved sunder feat??

and another one:
A Wizard tries to cast a spell with wand.
A fighter next to it makes an sunder attempt to wand on it's attack turn.
Wizard would get attack of opportunity to sunder, but cannot make one since he doesn't hold any weapon and therefore doesn't threat fighter??

Could those sunders be useable in abovementioned situations???
Greyman
10-10-04, 08:05 AM Attacking a worn or held object is called sundering too. You do not need the Improved Sunder feat to sunder something. It's covered under the Special Attacks section of the Combat chapter.Sundering a Carried or Worn Object: You don’t use an opposed attack roll to damage a carried or worn object. Instead, just make an attack roll against the object’s AC. A carried or worn object’s AC is equal to 10 + its size modifier + the Dexterity modifier of the carrying or wearing character. Attacking a carried or worn object provokes an attack of opportunity just as attacking a held object does. To attempt to snatch away an item worn by a defender rather than damage it, see Disarm. You can’t sunder armor worn by another character.
Purkake
10-10-04, 08:28 AM I think it was said under "drinking a potion" action that you may use your AoO to sunder the potion instead of attacking the drinker.

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Jabari 10-10-04, 04:53 AM	I've been scurrying my DMB and PHB back and forth and cannot find a rule that would describe how can someone attack an object held by you and destroy it. For example if a wizard is holding a wand, can someone sunder that wand? Or if a fighter tries to drink an healing potion in melee combat, how can it be attacked to prevent such attempt?` Sunder feat describes that you can attack an weapon or shield held by your opponent. But I suppose it can be applied here aswell? So would this be correct: A Human fighter is trying to drink an healing potion in combat. Orc tries to sunder the potion with attack of opportunity it gets. Human gets attack of opportunity to sunder attempt since orc doesn't possess improved sunder feat?? and another one: A Wizard tries to cast a spell with wand. A fighter next to it makes an sunder attempt to wand on it's attack turn. Wizard would get attack of opportunity to sunder, but cannot make one since he doesn't hold any weapon and therefore doesn't threat fighter?? Could those sunders be useable in abovementioned situations???
Greyman 10-10-04, 08:05 AM	Attacking a worn or held object is called sundering too. You do not need the Improved Sunder feat to sunder something. It's covered under the Special Attacks section of the Combat chapter.Sundering a Carried or Worn Object: You don’t use an opposed attack roll to damage a carried or worn object. Instead, just make an attack roll against the object’s AC. A carried or worn object’s AC is equal to 10 + its size modifier + the Dexterity modifier of the carrying or wearing character. Attacking a carried or worn object provokes an attack of opportunity just as attacking a held object does. To attempt to snatch away an item worn by a defender rather than damage it, see Disarm. You can’t sunder armor worn by another character.
Purkake 10-10-04, 08:28 AM	I think it was said under "drinking a potion" action that you may use your AoO to sunder the potion instead of attacking the drinker.