[RPG] If I have been swallowed by a Froghemoth and it is hit by fireball, do I take damage

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If I have been swallowed by a Froghemoth and it is hit by fireball, do I take damage?

The question is very similar to Is a Mummy still inside its sarcophagus affected by a fireball hitting right over it?, but the answer given really isn't that clear and there are several creatures that swallow like the Froghemoth does. It would be good to have a ruling for how much cover being swallowed gives you.

Best Answer

This isn't directly from the Froghemoth, but I think the wording on most Swallow abilities is more or less the same, so I'm using the Giant Frog as an example:

Swallow.

The frog makes one bite attack against a Small or smaller target it is grappling. If the attack hits, the target is swallowed, and the grapple ends. The swallowed target is blinded and restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other effects outside the frog, and it takes 5 (2d4) acid damage at the start of each of the frog's turns. The frog can have only one target swallowed at a time.

The emphasis is mine. The swallowed creature should have total cover against anything going on outside the frog, including being immune to Fireball.

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