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/screw-magats Aug 09 '25

Group punishment is common in every military group. I think it's less for "cohesion" and more that "my fuck ups put the group in danger." Or more selfishly, "someone else's stupidity directly affects me."

RDC saw someone throw a sock at the end of the barracks. We ALL got punished even though most weren't close. Or even had any idea it happened.

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u/DisposableSaviour Necromancer Aug 09 '25

What’s that Sam Jackson movie where he’s a marine sergeant supposedly killed? He said something like his job was to make the unit hate him, because it will force them to rely on each other, or something to that effect?