Say a fighter with the Inspiring Leader feat is inspiring his companions, and the wizard's unseen servant is listening while doing their laundry. Does the servant feel inspired (i.e. gain temp hp)?
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asked Dec 17, 2019 at 18:46
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Unfortunately, it will not
The Inspiring Leader feat (PHB, 167) requires you to select creatures:
...choose up to six friendly creatures...
But an unseen servant (PHB, 284) is not a creature, it is a force:
This spell creates an invisible, mindless, shapeless, Medium force...
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9\$\begingroup\$ Jeremy Crawford unofficially agrees: "An unseen servant is "an invisible, mindless, shapeless force" (from the spell). It's not a creature." \$\endgroup\$– SdjzCommented Dec 17, 2019 at 18:57
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\$\begingroup\$ It might also be worth mentioning that Inspiring Leader works only with creatures that can understand you. An unseen servant is "mindless", so it understands nothing. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 18, 2019 at 15:16
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3\$\begingroup\$ @MarkWells That's...tricky. You give the Servant commands which seems to imply it does understand you. \$\endgroup\$– NotArchCommented Dec 18, 2019 at 15:17