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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In Pathfinder, is ceasing to concentrate a free action, immediate action or not an action?
While it seems to be no real difference between those action types, for this action, there really is. If that is considered a free action, i can only do it during my own turn, otherwise i can drop ...
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Does lightning arrow do full damage to both rider and mount? [closed]
Does both rider and mount take full damage from a lightning arrow if it hits?
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What is the outcome of being under the effects of Freedom of Movement while underwater?
I know you don't take penalties to attack/damage with any type of weapon, but I'm actually looking at movement and the like.
Are you able to swim freely, by choice? Do you ignore currents? Do you ...
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How much does Otiluke's Resilient Sphere weigh when it has a creature in it?
For the purposes of moving ORS, when it says:
The sphere is weightless and just large enough to contain the creature or object inside
Does it mean that the creature and the sphere becomes ...
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Does Otiluke's Resilient Sphere on creature that swallowed another prevent escaping the swallow?
Does Otiluke's Resilient Sphere prevent an engulfed/swallowed creature from escaping? I can think of two examples to show what I mean:
A creature is swallowed by a Gelatinous Cube, then ORS is cast ...
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Can you use Magic Initiate to cast a spell you already know, and still learn another spell?
I have a wizard PC who wants to gain the feat Magic Initiate and use free 1st level spell to use mage armour once a day. He already knows Mage armour, so:
Can he use the Feat to gain a free casting ...
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How wide of an area are characters dispersed when a Rope Trick spell ends?
Related to: Can a short rope used with Rope Trick create a “safe space” during combat?
Per the spell description:
Anything inside the extradimensional space drops out when the spell ends.
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What can a character do under the effects of a feeblemind spell based off the INT of 1?
I've been going through the posts on feeblemind, but haven't found one that explains, other than what is specifically mentioned in the spell, exactly what can be done while under it's effects.
It ...
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How exactly does the Dispel Magic spell work against magical effects?
There has been a lot of debate in my D&D group about the specific wording of Dispel Magic which were not answered by the D&D Sage Advice Compendium:
Choose one creature, object, or magical ...
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How exactly does the Dispel Magic spell work against higher-level spells?
The description of the Dispel Magic spell states (emphasis mine):
Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within range. Any spell of 3rd level or lower on the target ends. For each spell of ...
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How exactly does the Dispel Magic spell work with multiple effects?
The description of the Dispel Magic spell states (emphasis mine):
Choose one creature, object, or magical effect within range. Any spell of 3rd level or lower on the target ends. For each spell of ...
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Do the rules on counterspells make it possible to virtually ensure your spell is always cast? [duplicate]
Do the rules on counterspells essentially make it possible to always have your spells succeed?
(i.e...thus making high level one-on-one “cage match” wizarding duels simply a race to be first?)
In ...
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Can a short rope used with Rope Trick create a “safe space” during combat?
Rope trick in 5e says:
You touch a length of rope that is up to 60 feet long. One end of the rope then rises into the air until the whole rope hangs perpendicular to the ground. At the upper end ...
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Freedom of Movement and Power Word Stun
Does Freedom of Movement allow you to move even if you have the stunned condition from a spell such as Power Word Stun?
Freedom of Movement
..spells and other magical effects can neither reduce ...
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Prevent abuse of Wand of Detect Magic?
So, one of my characters got basically a wand of detect magic at low levels. Now they seem to use it wherever they can. I don't blame them - in a dangerous dungeon? Yeah, sure, detect magic to see if ...
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How many wizard spells can I cast? [duplicate]
We just started playing D&D we are huge noobs and have problems with the wizard.
I'm a level 2 Wizard with 3 level 1 Spellslots.
Now the rulebook says:
You prepare the list of wizard spells ...
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Homunculus: worth its own weight?
I started a new campaign and the DM started me with an egg, which I just discovered contains a homunculus. (egg, whatever). I looked up its stats and it seems...awful. The create homunculus spell from ...
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How to balance wish?
So, the 5e Wish spell is effectively the "win the game" spell. I mean, one could wish that all evil in the world is gone, that the dark gods be destroyed, that reality itself unravel. Yeah, there are ...
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anyone know of a list of spells for the arcane archer's imbue spell ability [closed]
I am looking for a list that match the arcane archer's imbue spell ability. Please help save my 60 year old eyes, LOL.
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Is there a way to detect Modified Memories?
In D&D 5E, is there a way to detect if someone has had their memories tampered with via the spell Modify Memory?
In 3.5E, you could pick up on this with Detect Magic. According to the 3.5 SRD, ...
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Can the Dominate Person spell be used for interrogation?
If you capture a foe and cast dominate person on them, will they then truthfully answer any questions you ask them, such as where their base is located, what secret entrances it has, the password of ...
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Is spell attack bonus added to hail of thorns? [closed]
When using hail of thorns is the spell attack bonus added to the roll?
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Can a Sorcerer/Wizard prepare spells from another person's spellbook? [duplicate]
Sam is a level 8 sorcerer that takes 1 level of wizard for his 9th level. He now has a wizard spellbook and all that.
Walter the level 9 wizard has a thought. Walter hands Sam his own spellbook for a ...
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Can casting the Aid spell stack on the same targets?
When you cast Aid at second level, it buffs three creatures' max HP and current HP by 5 for 8 hours.
Can this spell stack, either by casting it multiple times or by having several spell casters cast ...
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Pearl of Power in lower slots
Can you use a higher level pearl of power to regain a lower spell slot? Say you have a Pearl of Power 3, could I use it to regain a 1st level spell slot, or is it specifically only for that slot and ...
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If a caster has several clones lying in wait, can they choose which one to revive into?
A cautious caster has made several clones (as the 8th level wizard/sorcerer spell) in safe-houses to revive into, then died.
Can they choose which clone to revive into?
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How to halve the damage on a successful saving throw?
I'm new to DnD, though not new to rpgs in general.
I'm a bit confused on the damage of spells. For example, the Fireball deals 8d6 fire damage on a failed saving throw, and half as much on a ...
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Does a Feral Tiefling's Vicious Mockery damage go up as normal?
The Devil's Tongue trait simply lists Vicious Mockery as being known, so I'd assumed the damage would increase as per usual (5th level [2d4], 11th level [3d4], and 17th level [4d4]), but it seemed ...
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How does spellcasting from class features affect a Tiefling's racial spellcasting?
I'm making a Feral Tiefling with the Devil's Tongue set of traits, and as written the spells gained from being a Tiefling use Charisma for spellcasting and a DC.
Later, I'm going to be making him an ...
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Reducing the size of a Fey Player Character
So, I'm considering joining a game that is rather limited to help a friend get some DM experience. It is SRD only, no templates or the like, so there are many constraints.
I tend to play rather ...
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Can I cast the "Find Familiar" spell on behalf of another character and would that prevent me from using the find familiar spell on myself?
In a game I am about to play, there is a Bard who wants a pet owl. Can I as a warlock cast the find familiar spell on her behalf? I realize it is not a warlock spell, but if I take the Pact of the ...
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Can Animate Undead be used on the same corpse multiple times?
The spell Animate Undead (not Animate Dead), animates a corpse for a number of rounds equal to your level. After this duration, the undead presumably becomes a corpse again.
The spell has the ...
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Does the Enlarge spell stack if it is cast multiple times?
Does the enlarge/reduce spell stack if it is cast multiple times?
In my campaign my character and party want to know if it is possible to cause our barbarian to become huge in size (two enlarge ...
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Can I Alter Self to look like another creature type?
The spell alter self gives certain limits on what you can transform into (you must keep your body plan and size), but allows changing into another race. Does this mean one could use the spell to look ...
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Can a Mage Hand take actions which, in turn, activate magical items?
5e PHB specifies that mage hand cannot 'activate magical items'.
A magical item (two rocks, which when touched together produce a magical effect) was stowed in a bag on my ally's back during a fight....
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When I die and leave a clone behind, is my bound weapon now bound to the clone?
So I have an eldritch knight who was rewarded by a powerful wizard with a clone. A few months later and he ends up dying by being thrown off a cliff. Now that he's back he has 0 gear because of the ...
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Can these spells be cast one after another to create a tunnel?
Suppose there is a 60-foot wide stone obstacle. Going over or around it is not possible.
The wizard then casts, one after the other:
Transmute Rock to Mud: use six 10x10 cubes in a straight line.
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Exactly what creature types does Dominate Monster affect?
Dominate monster affects monsters, obviously — but my question is, what exactly counts as a monster? 5e Creature types include Aberration, Beast, Celestial, Construct, Dragon, Elemental, Fey, Fiend, ...
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Does arcane ward come back after a polymorph?
In the description of polymorph, it states that
The target's game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast.
And this sage advice clarifies ...
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Is there a means to summon a treant?
So, I have a druid character who will be taking a custom feat called Beckon the Flaming (i.e. Beckon the Frozen from Frostburn with the element types switched):
When you summon a creature or ...
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Can an Arcane Trickster copy a Wizard spell from a scroll into their "spellbook"?
Page 200 of the DMG says that a wizard scroll can be copied into a spellbook
A wizard spell on a spell scroll can be copied just as spells in spellbooks can be copied. When a spell is copied from a ...
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When you cast alarm, is the password also spoken?
The alarm spell
Alarm creates a subtle ward on an area you select. Once the spell effect is in place, it thereafter sounds a mental or audible alarm each time a creature of Tiny or larger size ...
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Does Eldritch Researcher allows for +0 (or lower) metamagic?
The eldritch researcher story feat states:
Completion Benefit: The save DCs for any spells you create increase by 1 when you cast them. In addition, when applying metamagic feats to self-created ...
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Does Grease at most just cause one round being prone?
Grease in 5e states that a character who fails a DEX save goes prone. It takes half their movement to get up. If a character can move 30 feet/round - then the character can exit the greased area ...
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How can an intelligent magic item cast the spells it knows without investing feats?
If an intelligent magic item (like a magic staff) somehow gains the ability to cast spells (like by taking levels of sorcerer), is there a way for it to cast its spells despite its lack of hands and a ...
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Can you cast Lighten Object or Shrink on Bag of Holding?
We have a kleptomaniac kender in the party, and every now and then he steals an item that is useful to the party. Our group happened upon a Bag of Holding IV but our kender cant carry it with out ...
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Is a druid hit by Feeblemind able to use wild shape?
In the description of feeblemind, it states that a creature that fails the saving throw cannot cast spells, use magic items or communicate. But a druid's wild shape is none of those.
Would a druid ...
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What exactly is "manipulating an item"
I have a player who is playing an animated treasure chest using the eldritch might complete handbook rulings on intelligent items. There is an ability that allows him to possess someone if they "...
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Can a bard teach a wizard a spell?
Can a wizard learn a spell from a bard, assuming the spell is on both class lists? This is related to Can a warlock teach a spell to a wizard? but is not exactly the same, since warlocks don't really ...
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Can I still command/control Prime-cast concentration spells while I am in the Border Ethereal?
If I have cast something like Animated Objects or Bigby's Hand and then follow up the next round with casting Etherealness, can I still command/control those spells?