D&D 5E - What is Force Damage?
Force damage seems to be the most nebulously defined damage types, sure the PHB describes it as "Pure magical energy in a damaging form" but it's not as clear as say Fire which is heat, Thunder which is sonic vibrations or concussive force, Radiant which is positive energy or occasionally radiation, or Necrotic which is negative energy or energy being drained away.Force damage covers Magic Missile and Disintegrate, it also seems to cover teleportation mishaps or being incorporeal in solid matter. So in some cases would it be "physical pattern disruption"? But then some there's Telekinetic attacks, sometimes they're force but other times they are bludgeoning damage.
Also what's Force damage it generally supposed to supposed to look like? Some of the spells it seems to resemble concentrated light in the form of pulses like Magic Missile or beams like Disintegrate, but it could be invisible or maybe a distortion effect.
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Abbie Anker
Update: 2024-05-18