mold earth is the instant foxhole/cover, but its also a castle builder. just add some logs, and your done. and yeah, you could probably do 101 uses. but really it has four basic uses: instant pit+cover, difficult terrain, pictures in dirt, and quickly digging a motte and bailey.
Can you use mold earth to dig?
You are right However, remember that mold earth is only able to excavate loose earth.
Does mold earth work on snow?
Ice and snow are water, Shape Water works on them, not Mold Earth.
Does mold earth work on stone?
You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. You manipulate it in one of the following ways: If you target an area of loose earth, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and deposit it up to 5 feet away.
Does mold earth work on stone walls?
No. From D&D Beyond the Mold earth spell description is: You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube.
Does Stone count as Earth?
Dirt and stone would fall under Earth, as would mud, apparently. Of course, the DM has final say. As a rule of thumb, D&D worlds operate under different scientific laws than reality.
Can mold earth do damage?
You choose a portion of dirt or stone that you can see within range and that fits within a 5-foot cube. If you target an area of loose earth, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and deposit it up to 5 feet away. This movement doesn’t have enough force to cause damage.
How does the cantrip mold earth create improvised?
the cantrip Mold Earth states: If you target an area of loose earth, you can instantaneously excavate it, move it along the ground, and deposit it up to 5 feet away. This movement doesn’t have enough force to cause damage.
How to make a step by step garden mold?
• Dig down approximately 3-4″ within the confines of the flour border, roughly leveling the bottom of the hole. • Pour 1-2″ of sand into hole. Level sand. • Place the stepping stone. Jiggle back and forth until stone sits firmly and evenly in place. To set a stone higher or lower, simply add or subtract sand.
What can be dug up with mold Earth?
I’d say a good rule of thumb is that anything that could be dug and moved with a shovel could be dug with Mold Earth. Sand, soil, gravel, etc. Useful cantrips tend to magically replicate mundane activities. I would allow some flexiblty with the spell to retain its gameplay usefullness. It is Dungeon and Dragons not Farming and Cattle.
What can you do with a mold Earth spell?
*Sleep safe in a coffin underground and exhume yourself in the morning. Most of those combat applications are marginal at best and actively impossible with the spell at worst. A lot of these require the dirt/earth to be hard or sturdy. With Mold Earth you are only moving loose dirt or sand, not stone or hardened clay.
