FoM is supposed to protect you against anything that restricts your movement. Stun affects your actions, not your movement – you could still run around if you had the actions available to do so.
How does power word stun work?
You speak a word of power that can overwhelm the mind of one creature you can see within range, leaving it dumbfounded. If the target has 150 hit points or fewer, it is stunned. Otherwise, the spell has no effect.
How do I un stun 5e?
There is at least one spell that can remove the stunned condition: power word heal.
What level is power word stun?
Power Word, Stun allows a wizard to stun any creature with 89 or less Hit Points.
How long does a stun last DnD?
The stun lasts for an entire round and revokes the creature’s ability to move, take any actions, and reactions. The creature is effectively useless for one round. Stunning Strike also provides some combat utility to the party by giving advantage to any attacks made against the stunned creature.
Can ” freedom of movement ” prevent / counteract stun?
Freedom of Movement helps against all things that prevent movement, but Stun says you simply can’t act… also being able not to move. Freedom of Movement does counter paralyse, as paralyse is a physical thing, allowing you to still cast spells if they don’t have components (mental actions are possible).
Can a freedom of movement spell prevent being stunned?
Can a Freedom of Movement spell prevent being stunned? Freedom of Movement helps against all things that prevent movement, but Stun says you simply can’t act… also being able not to move.
Can a person be stunned with freedom of movement?
Freedom of Movement explicitly disallows the application of two conditions to the subject of the spell, namely they can’t be paralyzed nor restrained. Stunned is also a condition. It is not listed under FoM as disallowed. Stunned also does not reduce the target’s speed.
Can you be paralyzed by a power word stun?
Stunned does not inflict paralyzed on the target. FoM explicitly disallows paralyzed, but it does not mention stunned, ergo FoM does not protect against stunned, nor against spells that apply stunned, such as Power Word Stun. Considering there’s no Power Word Paralyze and no Power Word Restrain, this seems to be a conscious design choice.
