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Don't forget, if you have more than one enemy in a line, if the first one dodges then the next guy has to save.....

Guy watches Darth Vader fight by using the force to throw things. "I want my wizard to do that". This spell.

I play an Artificer: Artillerist What I've been doing for a while with this spell is launching flasks of oil at the enemy. if it hits, the creature is covered in the oil plus the 3d8 bludgeoning damage. Then, I unleash my eldrich cannon, data sweet sweet fire >:D Another 2d8 fire dmg of failed save, oh and that oil then ignites 5 fire dmg on the first shit and addition 5 fire dmg on each successive round for 2 rounds Evil Grin Oh, and with my magic infusion, I got myself an alchemy jug, so all i've been doing to buying the clay flasks to put the oil in >:)

By far the best use for catapult I've seen so far is when a player used it to restrain an enemy from like 75 feet away with a net. Since the wording for the net only states when it hits a creature, and since the only damage that can destroy a net is slashing. I've since adopted catapult and have plans to purchase a net next session, as well as caltrops and ball bearings.

Minor conjuration to get an item. Catapult it 90ft into the sky to create a signal (low light but if people know what to look for, or during the night, it's enough). PS: don't forget to conjure something else before it falls, don't wanna kill someone by mistake, wind can be tricky like that.

Hiding from a skeleton army, one of them rolled a stick of dynamite towards a cave we were hidng in. Catapulted it back and had a large grin after seeing the big hole in their ranks.

You can use it to bring things to you. That Mc Guffin you are going to run to get before the enemy? Catapult it to you. You move it UP TO 90 feet, but you could stop at 60, in your hand.

Launch kobold corpses around a battlefield with the right level

I plan to use this to catapult objects from _behind_ what I'm currently attacking, so that they don't see it coming. Hopefully my DM lets it mean that they have disadvantage on their saving throw.

The Catapult spell. Solving the "two armies" problem since the middle ages.

One of the best overlooked uses i've found for the spell is using the held Action to target enemy Archers arrows, effective negating an attack and dealing damage in the process

Want to play a kickass magic assassin? Get a belt of daggers, coat the daggers in different poisons, get the catapult spell (its only somatic, so you don’t need to speak in order to cast, making it an excellent sneak attack, enemies may have disadvantage on the save if they don’t know it coming, depending on your dm of course), ??? -> profit. Edit: of course that’s just looking at one aspect of the spell and it’s ability to disable or deal massive damage to enemies. That doesn’t even begin to cover the utility of this spell. You can use it to reposition or steal an object like a sleeping creature’s weapon (or entire pack if cast at a high level), or causing distractions, launching a grapling hook, etc. etc. The versatility of this spell rivals the likes of prestidigitation. Oh, also you can cast reduce on a halfling or gnome (20-35 lbs usually) to reduce their weight to 1/8th their standard weight, now go enjoy your new halfling cannon.

I really love this spell because it can potentially clear a blockage while also dealing damage to an enemy at the same time because note that it lists that the object you choose must not be worn or carried. It does not specify if the object needs to be nailed down. Therefore, you cast this spell and target a barricade against a door you're trying to get through and boom, ya got a cleared door and an enemy with a piece of wood in their face. Other application I considered with this spell is using it to throw a disarmed weapon at an enemy so that it's in close range of the disarmed ally to pick it up and use as well as WEAPONIZING CORPSES FOR MARK 12 PROPULSION!

Sounds like Misaka Mikoto’s iconic “Railgun” attack.

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Yoooooo you could have a character with Catapult and Magic Stone, put them on a mount, and make Gyro Zeppeli in D&D

The wizard I've been playing in a campaign that is approaching 3 years long started with catapult and I've had a lot of fun using it creatively. For example: 1. While hiding at the edge of a clearing where enemies were camped, I used catapult on a rock at the other end of the clearing to strike an enemy and make them think an attack was coming from another direction. 2. Used it on a bag of ball bearings to deal damage while also creating a trip hazard for the enemy. 3. Launch a piton with a rope attached to it across a chasm where the piton embedded itself into the other side and gave us a way across. 4. While hiding in a minor illusion while being hunted I needed to make a sound to send the enemies away from my hiding spot, but using minor illusion to do this would remove my cover. So I used catapult on a stick to send it flying through the forest making the enemies think something was running through the bushes.

The fact that you don’t have to touch the object to use catapult is great. A use my Arcane trickster would do is to distract guards by launching a rock or something into some bushes to help distract them.

K this thought occurred to me, and it only works for Sorcerer's. Use Catapult with the Twinned Spell metamagic. Twinned Spells specifies that the spell has to target two different objects (says creatures, but you can typically target say a door or any other object with a spell, not just creatures). The target of Catapult is an object you intend to launch in a direction. So technically, you could target two different objects with a Twinned Spell Catapult and launch BOTH of them in the same direction. If a creature is hit with the object it takes 3d8 damage, but that damage does not necessarily move the creature, unless they get knocked out or killed. So the second object would still hit them as well. They'd get a Dex save for both, but if they fail both of those, then they could end up taking the damage twice. Which isn't what Twinned spell is intended to do, since its supposed to target two different things, but you ARE targeting two different objects with Catapult, they both just hit the same target afterword.

A bag of marbles and start twinning the spell be a marble machine gun

Do keep in mind the rope adds to the weight of the hook for launching it. Launching bags of caltrops or ball bearings is a fun use, the bag takes the damage, not the things in the bag. Note, if a creature doesn't have a fly speed and is knocked prone due to ball bearings they fall to the ground. Also note, ball bearings can be deployed in an aerial space. Launching bags of holding into portable holes for nukes is another amusing combo. Spell can be used to check blind hallways without sticking your head out to look down them. There is a variety of things that can explode on contact that can be used with great effect. Heat metal on the object you launch can do some interesting things as well.

2nd level use it to fling a sledgehammer at someone or through a door. 1st level use a crowbar, or throw bags of ball bearings at someone and make them trip afterwards. Even use a bag of caltrops to make it hard to get near you. Or throws flasks of oil at creatures, by quickening the spell, then cast a fire cantrip to light them up.

This one is up for debate but launch oil and alchemist's fire wrapped in a net for a total of 5 pounds. Cast it on just the net, (since it technically says one item) but it takes everything else with it. When it hits someone, they are restrained and on fire.

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A cloth sack that weighs nothing, fill it with 10 acid flasks and use a second level catapult on the now 10pound sack, may the gods have mercy on anyone in that sacks' path.

Terminal velocity Molotovs. The way my dm allowed it was that if the creature you were targeting failed the save then the normal 3d8, 2d6 fire damage because of the explosion and 1d6 for the next three turns, but they could take one action to extinguish ending the damage early. The best part was that when the creature got hit the molotov would explode. Creating an aoe affect that also did the fire damage to everything 5ft away from the hit in all directions (if the creatures in the aoe area failed a dex save). And if you made the Molotov end it’s movement just after passing the creature, even if it made the save to not get hit by the catapult, it would have to make another save because of the explosion and fire damage right behind them. You could also use this even when your party members are it active combat with the creature you’re targeting by shooting the Molotov above everyone’s heads and stopping the movement to drop the firebomb just behind the enemies, they don’t take the catapult damage but they do take the fire damage. This is just one way to use this incredibly versatile spell.

I played a oneshot where our artillerist artificer launched their (size tiny) cannon at an enemy with catapult, then self-destructed the cannon to cause additional damage. We had a rather unhappy DM XD

I love this spell, especially for an Artificer! It has utility, as well, because you can use it to send object to companions or bring them to yourself without damage.

Keep in mind, party members trying to pass or "hand off" items with this spell (jail cell keys, magic stones, anything within the weight limit...) to anyone else needs to consider the bludgeoning damage that comes with it if they attempt to catch it. Compare this scenario to the character catching a fastball with no gloves. Not necessarily the speed of the object but the pain from the impact the character would suffer. The item thrown might also break upon "catching" since the damage is done to both the target and the projectile. Definitely worth discussing with your DM about making exceptions for allies catching items with Mage Hand, a net, etc...

I once sent a flask of oil to a group of skeletons and lit it with a firebolt. Sadly it caused a flash fire and we had to pay 1000g to get back into the nearby town.

Remember that it does equal damage to the object so a grappling hook or mail probably wouldn't work...

My first thought for ideas for this is having the druid cast magic stone and drop them at the wizard's feet. Caster artillery!

If you are a sorcerer or have the meta magic adept feat you can pick up quickened spellcasting and you can cast catapult on a oil flask and launch it at an enemy then cast firebolt or create bondfire or something to light the oil on fire dealing 3d8 bludgeoning + 5 fire + the damage of the cantrip used.

As an Order of the Scribes wizard you can use this to throw Javelins that do piercing damage or any number of creative effects. Is there water nearby? Freeze some water and throw it for 3d8 cold damage. Your imagination is the limit (and whether you have a spell on your list that does that damage type).

The fact that the die is wrong umis bugging me so bad a 5 and 2 would not be next to each other great vid but I can't unsee it XD

I have a draconic sorcerer that uses acid splash to fill vials, and twins catapult to send them into enemies. Amazing fun for a 1st level slot. 10/10

BRB, creating an NPC Eldritch knight guard captain with this spell. Endanger citizens, you get the longsword-railgun (which gets "reloaded" each turn with bonus action).

Use it to launch reduced gnomes over walls

Saw one video where a guy puts five vials of acid in a bag and catapults it to a target. He says it does the damage of the acid and catapult so this is a good way to deal a lot of damage in the beginning. Assuming the dm doesn't say that the acid damage doesn't stack or anything like that.

This is an iconic spell as used by my current wizard. My main use of it over the campaign has been to fire gold coins at enemies like with a gun, escalating up to my bright idea to use Animate Objects on 10 of those coins to help bring down a dragon a while back. I've also tied a message to a small stone and used catapult to deliver it, used it to catch a falling object and propel it right to my hand, and stowed a couple of spare balista bolts in my magical quiver to use as gigantic emergency ammunition. The spell has been such an important part of my character that I've recently taken some in game downtime to homebrew craft an upgraded fourth level version of the spell called trebuchet. Naturally.

If you have three casters work in conjunction you can use a 5 lbs iron ball cast catapult, enlarge, heat metal. Now you have a 40 lbs hot cannon ball rocketing towards your foe. ( DM approval may vary)

My DM foolishly allowed me to use a net to hold stuff. So I loaded it with five flasks of alchemist's fire. The net specifically says it's broken with slashing damage not bludgeoning or fire, so it restrained the unassuming goblin, making it all the more susceptible to the alchemist's fire. Needles to say my DM stopped letting me use my net to hold anything and while that was incredibly overkill, I have no regrets.

This is one of my favorite spells. Out of combat i first throw the object as far as I can then use the spell to launch it further. As you said, a grappling hook is great like this. In combat that would require two actions. As an artificer I use magical tinkering on jars full of toxic that I have created with the alchemy jug infusion. With the tinkering I make them emit the music of doom metal then use catapult to launch the acid vial doom metal jukebox across the battlefield. xD It's so fun. Does the spell then do 3d8 from the spell + 2d6 from the acid on a hit?

Don't forget that it only has Somatic components. You could be completely in stealth and throw something at an enemy without giving away your position.

Some fun ways I've used this spell. Always take in consideration what is around the characters. One time, my party and I were caught off guard by some bandits and thugs whom saw us return from the nearby dungeon with a sizable ammount of coin. To the DM's credit, in retrospect we were rather non-challant and eager to have the oppurtunity to brag and flaunt our newfound wealth. Well, back to the scene. We were at the bar relaxing and there were 3 thugs who come through the front door and one big guy come through the side door, who was portrayed as the bandit leader. Most of our team was either too hurt or to low on class features since we hadn't had an oppurtunity to take a long rest yet. Low and behold, on the map at the entry way to the bar I noticed that the goons were standing on a rather large rug. Asked the DM how much the rug weighed, to which he replied 10 pounds. Used catapult with a second level spell slot, ripping the rug from under the goons feet and hurled it at their boss. Now, the boss passed his dex save. However, the DM ruled it that he also roll a dex save for the goons to see if they remain on their feet after having a rug ripped out from under them, to which they failed. Giving my party the means to escape while the three bandits whom were blocking the door remained prone. Another thing to point out is that the damage effects both the target and the object. Have done things like... cast it on a chain link with no real target in mind just to cause a chain to a drawbridge to fail and lower automatically into an enemy castle, and things of this nature. A chain has 10 HP in DnD 5e, 3d8 will reliably break it.

What about a long range restraint spell when using a net? Could make a chase sequence end really quickly or capture mission or to disrupt another spell caster

you could have a small needle with poison hidden in your hand aimed at someone, and shoot it at their leg you could be trapped in a closed room and cast it on a door or just the handle of it to break it open you could combine it with that spell that lets you store a spell in a tunic circle and whenever someone tries to take the object you put the circle on the object just blasts out of their hands and breaks itself (possibly causing morr stuff to happen) you could use it on a crystal that when it breaks it causes the effect of a spell to create long ranged effects, like making a grenade with a fireball crystal or a healing granade with one that has a healing spell and much much more haha

this spell is the perfect way to use the Net.

Every player with the catapult spell should always carry around a net

Note: If you use a net with this spell it entangles whoever gets hit and restrains them.

Launch a bag of flour into the air and then when it impacts on the ground throw a fire bolt into the dust cloud, and boom, fire bomb.

I used a sorcerer with Subtle Spell to fling horse crap at guards...

I'm thinking of catapulting nets, as I don't think they have disadvantage that way.

I'm sure this could be used in combination with a shrink or weight reduction spell so that you can catapult larger more dangerous objects. Assuming you can make the weight/shrink spell wear off before it hits the target.

So say you have a bag with 3 rocks in it could you cast magic stone on it with your bonus action then launch 🚀 it with catapult at something would it technically do 3D8 + 3D6 from the bag with the magic stones in it

Hello Guys, i have a question. for that spell, i have to make a magic attack and if hit the enemy make a dex save, or is just the use vs dex save? thanks

One of my favorite characters ever is an Orc wizard usting War Magic. Resilient (Con), Spell Sniper, War Caster. His two favorite spells are this and Telekinesis. Has set traps for enemies by placing stones and bricks, etc. around areas. Since all you need is your hands, and his Focus (Foci) are a pair of heavily plated/bejeweled/wired gloves & boots, this spell is perfect for him. He's used it to bonk enemies in the back of the head, steal gold bars, and once stole a manticore's egg. He can literally keep his arms down by his side and just make hand gestures while drinking an ale.

with the cannon for the artilerist artificer is now small or tiny you could in theory launch your protector cannon at the bad guy, also putting it next to your up close fighters and if it hits then you can bonus action activate it. but does the object being thrown take damage

Magic stone or a dart+Enlarge/Reduce+catapult=1d6or1d4+1d4+3d8=a lot of damage.

I used this for my jedi themed blade singer mage

3 step tutorial: 1) Reduce a boulder 2) Then catapult it . . . . . . . . . . 3) *Stop concentrate on the reduce spell*

I feel like this would work great with the Magic Stones cantrip

Could this spell be used in a way that it launches the object even further than 150feet? say, shooting it up, not straight forward, but diagonally upward? would the momentum let it keep flying bit further than 90 ft? or does it simply drop instantly after reaching max range.

Could you use this to help a team mate tackle someone

*uses it to break locks on doors* Btw, I actually got my essay done in time

You know all that alchemist's fire that you had lying around and had nothing to do with it? This is what it's for.

looking at this spell for my artificier.. but doesn't the object also take damage? so i don't imagine a letter or keys will survive well.. because doesn't it get damaged regardless of it being a creature. or stopped short? if you aim right, so it just stops and falls down I guess there wont be damage though. but if it hits a wall won't it stil damage? As you put it "when the object strikes something" not when the object strikes a creature. so anything right?

Play a really mean version of keep away when you shoot the sought after object at the person chasing after it.

Let's say you have 3 enemy that are lined up all within the 90 feet, say in a hallway. If you launch a large rock at them and the first enemy makes his dex save, the way I understand the wording the rock would continue on it's path until it hit something or it reaches 90 feet. So enemy 2 would have to make a dex save and if he made it then enemy 3 would also have to save?

Wait can you fire a bag of coins at yourself? And then run away with the $

I use this on my Artillerist Artificer to move my turret around the field in a quick pinch.

Best way to use this spell is when your Artificer or Wizard is an apothecary and can make poisons, potions, and alchemical concoctions to hurl at your foes

Who needs a brute when the Caster can blow doors off their hinges now and throw things real-real far.

Is this a line of fire or arcing up and down? In other words bowling ball or over the heads of those in front of you?

So in terms, you could lift 5 pounds worth of dirt (or whatever landscape your on) into the enemies face blinding/damaging them

That is interesting idea to put the three Magic Stone pebbles in something and then you can chain the catapult damage and the Magic Stone damage. That depends on the how pedantic your DM is. Magic Stone specifically says, "with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling it with a sling" I can tell you right now my group's main DM would not allow chaining Catapult and Magic Stone because you have to throw or use a sling. BUUUUUUT I present a different option 1 pound pouch, 1 pound of Alchemist's Fire and 3 pounds of flour. So if you hit them, the normal baking flour gets *fwoosh* blown into the air. Then at the start of their turn they catch on fire AND KAMOOB!!! All that flour in the air explodes! If you don't believe me KZfaq "Flour mill explosion"

I thought (and what I have read) that you choose an object that you can see within 150 ft of you and it flies 90ft in the direction you choose before it falls (which means it flies farther than 90ft but in an arc or something)

Fling the halfling over a ravine? No prob!

Can you use it like Mikoto's railgun from To Aru Index by hitting a coin with it?

bag of sand blindness other small items like thunder stone ball bearings daggers / light weapons range increased 60 ft to 90 no disadvantage (3e cast the spell all day like a spell jammer) Thor hammer throw / mage hand or telekinesis to retrieve a weapon bar fight oil flask and a torch

There is however a major flaw with this spell. Because of the wording "on a failed save the object strikes the creature." Meaning (And I've had multiple DM's make this call. On a save there is no damage taken similar to a cantrip. And the logic makes sense the object flys in a straight line. If you step out of the way it misses. So as a damaging spell it is not that good in my opinion. Granted you can also say that there is risk of missing with attack rolls on spells. But then I think this should be an attack roll spell not a save considering most all damaging spells of level 1 or higher require a save or deal half damage. for example dissonant whispers does the same damage has the same range is the same level, but still does half damage on a success.

I mean.... shoot a jar of 4 alchemist fire. 3d8 plus 4d6 at level 1 spell slot. 5d6 if you can convince the DM of doing it with thread or wax, calling the weight negligible.

thunderstones make them bleed from there ears

you might want to watch "throb-goblin"'s video on the subject

I really wish it brought up the speed of the object in the spell, since it can instantly cover 90 feet in an instant (which gives so much force behind the object). The damage might be constant, but I hope some player has used this spell to breach a wall with a 5 pound object.

I hace a combat plan with this Cayapult an oil flask and then use fire bolt or burning hands

Can you ride the catapulted object?

What about using it as a grenade launcher conjuration wizards use minor conjuration to summon a grenade or bundle of dynamite and launch it with catapult

Hold an action and cast it on bolts and arrows incoming or outgoing.

it wouldn't go the 150f it would only go to 60f then roll the last 30f for a total of 90f that how I'm looking at it.

Warforged juggernaut artificer battlesmith being stalked for hours in dark caverns waits for a 5ft wide bottleneck in a long hallway and "transforms" into a siege weapon xP i used magic stone to give friends things to hurl down the hallway every so often, and i took my javelin with the returning weapon infusion (requires a weapon with the thrown property, but doesn't state the "ranged attack" i make with it be a THROWN or MUNDANE attack ;D ) cast arcane weapon on it (only says i have to "hit" with a weapon) and laid it on the floor and "hit" with a "ranged" spell "attack" were an object with "thrown" and "weapon" properties was the thing that actually dealt the damage = 1d6 piercing+1d6 fire+1to3d8 +9 bludgeoning, then it returns to my hand and i lay it back on the floor. If we heard sounds of agony, 3 people would throw the stones and I'd make more and wait few seconds and launch the javelin again... Lather rinse repeat until out of spell slots... Never did find out what the invisible things were... But they DID decide to stop following us (or maybe they all died... Not really sure... Wasn't really a "let's turn back and check" kinda place) xD

Cloth sack full of ball bearings or caltrops...bag takes 3d8...trip hazard or difficult terrain.

I'd use this with ball bearings or a hammer

90 feet up is 8d6 fall damage your welcome. add a vail and and magic stone to this and your doing 57 damage max at first level your welcome.

You drew the die wrong the 5 and the 2 should be on opposite faces, not adjacent ones

Yo you can play gyro zepili with this!!

use catapult on a beartrap with a rope, before using the spell, use a bonus action/interaction with objects to throw the rope 5ft to the nearby barb/fighter and say catch! They'll never catch as a reaction tho.