Questions tagged [spells]
For questions about specific manifestations of magic that we generically call "spells." Use the [magic] tag for more generic questions about magic, and [spellcasting] for questions specifically about the process of spellcasting.
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Would an Armorer artificer have to use their action to doff their Arcane Armor if told to do so via the Command spell?
Just a thought experiment I had while I was working on my Armorer artificer. There's a part about their Arcane Armor feature that specifies they can don or doff the armor as an action (TCoE, p. 15-16)....
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What does the transmute golem spell mean by "subtype"?
The transmute golem spell states in the description that "Both types of golems must share the same subtypes, if any". What exactly does it mean by subtype?
I've been interpreting it that a ...
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Is there no way to have a single casting of the Feather Fall spell affect a whole group of people who decide to jump off a cliff during combat?
I couldn't find an answer to this in my reading of the source books nor on Stack Exchange.
My players were engaged in an encounter in which enemies were able to manipulate air to "gust" them ...
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Could the extra damage from absorb elements extend over different combat encounters?
Absorb elements says:
Also, the first time you hit with a melee attack on your next turn, the target takes an extra 1d6 damage of the triggering type, and the spell ends.
If I were to cast absorb ...
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Can a character use the Misty Step spell to escape from the Iron Bands of Bilarro?
Can a character escape the Iron Bands of Bilarro (DMG p. 177, listed in the SRD as the Iron Bands of Binding) with the misty step spell?
To clarify, I am not asking if the bands prevent teleportation. ...
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Does a cantrip spell like Spare the Dying work with Glyph of Warding?
From the text of Glyph of Warding (PHB, p.245) the spell glyph version of the spell allows you to store a spell that is 3rd level or lower.
Can you store a cantrip like Spare the Dying in the glyph, ...
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Can you choose fewer creatures than the value of your spellcasting modifier to automatically succeed on the saving throw of Freedom of the Waves? [duplicate]
The Freedom of the Waves spell from Tal’dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn says (emphasis mine):
You can choose a number of creatures equal to your spellcasting modifier (minimum of 1) to automatically ...
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Can Bards learn Oath of the Open Sea Spells via Magical Secrets? If so, does it require the GM's discretion?
The Oath of the Open Sea Spells section of Tal’dorei Campaign Setting: Reborn says:
Paladins of the Oath of the Open Sea automatically gain two new spells through their Oath Spells feature. These ...
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What is it about damage spells in pathfinder 2e that's considered 'weak'?
I've read repeatedly that casters in PF2e are mostly relegated to support roles, i.e. buffing allies, rather than dealing damage. I know that this was an effort on Paizo's part to deal with the linear ...
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Do objects created by prestidigitation last forever? And are they immune to dispel magic?
The duration of the spell does not indicate the duration of the prestidigitation effects.It instead indicates how long you can create magical effects with a single casting.
Once cast, a ...
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What is the Dream Spirit created by the spell of the same name's move speed? Can they fly?
A shimmering aura takes the shape of a multilegged creature from night mare, instantly leaping into battle against your foes.
This spell creates a manifestation of the dreamspace that attacks your ...
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5e Combat economy and darkness
Here's the plan, and I think it's possible..
Move close to my ally Bobby
Bonus action use Metamagic to cast Quickened Spell Darkness on my dagger's blade (or a tennis ball, doesn't matter)
Free ...
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Is a holy symbol borne on a shield a discrete object for the purposes of being the target of a spell?
Is the holy symbol that a cleric or paladin can use as a spellcasting focus a discrete object? Does it stop being a discrete object when the player decides to bear it on a shield by inlaying it?
For ...
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Can I use Telekinesis to remove armor in a single action (from self or others?)
Telekinesis allows you to affect worn objects.
Normally, to wear armor takes at least 1 minute and up to 10 while you buckle and fasten things, and removing it is up to 5 minutes and as little as one ...
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Where does the target of the Imprisonment spell appear when the spell ends?
The spell imprisonment offers several different ways of taking a creature that fails its save 'off the board'. They remain imprisoned until the end of the spell, and then they are released.
Of the ...
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Do temporary hit points count as part of the HP for resisting certain magical effects?
Temporary hit points in Dungeons & Dragons are a mechanic that allows "a buffer against damage" (PHB 198). There are a few spells of note that can affect a character based on how many hit points ...
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Can Fuse Stance be applied to Wild Winds Stance and e.g. Gorilla Stance?
The Wild Winds Stance focus spell grants a character a stance, which is entered by spending a focus point.
Does the level 20 Fuse Stance feat allow this stance to be used alongside another stance ...
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How quickly can you dig a pit trap hole with Mold Earth?
The hole for "the simplest of pit traps" consists of "a 10-foot-deep hole" in the ground (Xanathar's Guide to Everything p.114, and Dungeon Master's Guide p.122) because "at ...
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Can you cast spells through remote illusions?
The Project Image spell allows the caster to control an illusion of themselves from a significant distance away. They can see and hear through the eyes and ears of the illusion. The illusion can ...
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Can You Hold the Stone that Wall of Stone Springs From?
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A nonmagical wall of solid stone springs into existence at a point you choose within range. The wall is 6 inches thick and is composed of ten 10-foot-by-10-foot panels. Each panel ...
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Interaction between Contingency spell and Dimension Door spell
If a wizard casts the spell Dimension Door as part of the casting of the spell Contingency, when is the moment of the choice of the place to reach? The choice is part of the casting or of the effect? ...
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Is Revivify Commonly Used? [closed]
As I'm planning out my bard character, I've found myself at a small impasse: I'm stuck between whether I should take Shape Water, a versatile spell I can see myself using quite often, or Revivify, ...
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Does "Speak with Dead" work with (well preserved) skeletons?
The spell Speak with Dead says that we can talk with a dead corpse.
Does that mean it only works with bodies of people who were recently killed? A body that was not yet completely rotten?
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What spell gives immunity to damage for all creatures in an area?
In a previous game, I encountered a high level spell courtesy of my DM that rendered everyone within that radius, allies and enemies, invulnerable to all damage. I was wondering if anyone recognized ...
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Does casting detect magic reveal the school of a spell stored in a Glyph of Warding?
In D&D 5e, If one casts detect magic on a glyph of warding with a spell stored in it, does it only reveal Abjuration school, or do you get an undercurrent or hint at the school of the stored spell ...
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Does the corpse's mouth need to be wholly intact for Speak With Dead to work?
The spell Speak with Dead says, in part:
You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The corpse must still ...
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What happens if you don't recast Animate Dead within 24 hours
The Animate Dead spell raises either a zombie or a skeleton that the caster can control with mental actions:
You decide what actions the creature will take and where it will move during its next ...
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Can I dig a hole under an enemy using Mold Earth?
So, using Mold Earth, can I remove the 5ft. cube of loose earth under an enemy?
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Can the Animate Dead spell be cast on any dead creature?
Can the animate dead spell be cast on any dead creature?
My players killed a few saber-tooth tigers and the necromancer wanted to use animate dead on them. Also on an ogre, on wolves and so on... How ...
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Is it possible to stack the damage done by the Absorb Elements spell?
The absorb elements spell says
The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect
on you and storing it for your next melee attack. You have resistance
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Does the damage from the Absorb Elements spell apply to your next attack, or to your first attack on your next turn?
The description of the Absorb Elements spell says:
The spell captures some of the incoming energy, lessening its effect
on you and storing it for your next melee attack. [...] Also,
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How to not let the Identify spell spoil everything?
I am currently DMing a campaign where there is a wizard with the Identify spell, the bane of my existence.
Identify allows him to learn the properties of literally every single item the party ...
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Are thrown Magic Stones thrown weapons for the purposes of Thrown Weapon Fighting Style?
Magic Stone says: "You or someone else can make a ranged spell attack with one of the pebbles by throwing it or hurling it with a sling. If thrown, it has a range of 60 feet. If someone else ...
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How can a Psionic Manifester get full BAB reliably?
I’m currently trying to make a Talshatora Monk/Erudite multiclass work, partially as a challenge and partially because I want to play a psionic Gish. The issue is that, under the constraints i’m ...
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Casting Leveled Action Spell and Bonus Action Scroll in the same turn? [duplicate]
I'd like to cast Spirit Guardians and Sanctuary (Bonus) in the same turn, but I can't. So I bought some Sanctuary scrolls. Can I cast Spirit Guardians and read a Sanctuary (Bonus) Scroll in the same ...
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What spells or features can be reasonably used to convey inspiration in place of an instrument for a bard with an action or reaction?
One of the common rulings my DM allows at my table is the usage of any source of music or wordplay to grant Bardic Inspiration, if you have that class feature. For example, I commonly use Minor ...
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Can you use the Message cantrip to grant Bardic Inspiration?
I have never chosen Message (PHB, p.259) as a cantrip for my Bard but I wonder whether it could come in handy at times. For instance, if we are setting up a trap and I need to grant Bardic Inspiration ...
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Looking for RAW features or items that allow a PC to modify the outcome of a d4+1 that also isn't damage
I'm looking at Time Stop and wondering if there is any way at all to modify the rolled d4+1. I know that Extend Spell doesn't work because the duration is Instantaneous despite the extra rounds it ...
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Are things besides creatures affected by the Time Stop spell?
The time stop spell says time stops for other creatures.
What all is affected by the spell? Is gravity affected? Air movement?
I know that the spell only does what it says, and nothing else, but ...
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Do Permanent Spells Remain after a Polymorph?
I'm playing a wizard and I've cast Permanency on Tongues and Arcane Sight. If I Polymorph myself into a Sun Giant, do those spells remain active?
Furthermore, if I cast Haste earlier in the round, ...
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Can you cast Dispel Magic on the source of a spell (i.e. the caster) to end the spell?
If a caster is currently concentrating on a spell whose effects are not on the caster, can you cast Dispel Magic on the caster to end the spell?
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What is the maximum amount of reusable spells a character can have at the same time that do not require spell slots to cast?
I enjoy casting spells in D&D, but spell slots have always felt big and important to me. Regardless of the build I make, I always feel some compulsion to save them for a more important and pivotal ...
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Do Shadar-kai retain their memory after their death and how do they resurrect (are they born as an infant or as from a Resurrection spell)?
In the book Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, we are presented with the prehistory of the raven queen and the subrace of the Shadar-kai elves. The book says that the Shadar-kai are not afraid of death, ...
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With Form Of A Beast, if you use Strength Of A Bear, what damage do your attacks do?
The 2D20 Conan spell Form Of A Beast says that you "gain a Natural attack of 4 dice", but in the various iterations of the spell (such as Strength Of A Bear and Body Of A Wolf), it says you "gain its ...
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If a flying dragon drops you 100ft, can you use misty step to avoid the fall damage? [duplicate]
So to clarify I know in Xanathars fall damage happens immediately, but does it happen on your turn or in this case the dragons turn when it drops you? And to follow up could a player use misty step ...
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How does an angel's Protective Aura affect its spells and allies' spells?
Angels in Pathfinder 1E all have the Protective Aura supernatural ability:
Protective Aura (Su) Against attacks made or effects created by evil creatures, this ability provides a +4 deflection bonus ...
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Heroism Spell removes Frightened's effect, or does Frightened's effect still exist but is just not effective due to immunity? [duplicate]
In one session, my character got Frightended because he failed a save roll. Then my friend cast Heroism on my character, but after 1 minute the spell ran out. My question is, after 1 minute will the ...
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What is the in-game origin of the D&D clone spell?
What is the in-game origin of the clone spell? I'm looking for the inventor (or the first inventor) of the clone spell within the multiverse of D&D settings. Since D&D settings have a ...
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Can Homunculi Wield Weapons?
Say I want to equip my homunculus with a halberd. A homunculus' STR stat is 4, which means it can carry 30 pounds of weight. Since 4 x 15 is 60 lb. for base carrying capacity, divided by 2 for its ...
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What are the final polymorph rules?
The polymorph self spell and its friends were an ever-changing pile of errata. What was the final word on how polymorph effects work in Dungeons and Dragons, Third Edition? I am uninterested in the ...
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