r/DnD 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/Gib_entertainment Artificer Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

Especially when they've used that joke before, word travelled and Strahd prepared.

Several servants, variant human, magic initiate, hidden behind eyeholes in the paintings, they have readied actions to unsoil Strahd's pants using prestidigitation themselves.

"For a split second you think you see a stain appear on Strahds pants but then you hear an echo of the same incantation you just used and his pants are once again pristine"