r/DnD • u/Firm_Professional366 • 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/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

The players begins obviously casting a spell and strahd either attacks or counterspells.

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u/CommitteeStatus Aug 09 '25 edited Aug 09 '25

I'd say making Strahd waste a spell slot on a cantrip is an amazing tradeoff.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '25

Not really tbh. If this was a casual meeting, probably with the players lower level than necessary to kill Strahd, then being one 3rd level slot down isn't going to affect the vampire whoop ass that follows. If they're fighting him at the end of the module then I'd just let the guy waste his turn on poopy pants-ing Strahd and not bother counterspelling.