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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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While sailing can Gust of Wind be used to speed up your boat?
This can work
Besides "talk to your DM" your idea is viable. What you and the DM need to work out is "How strong is a gust of wind?"
Conservative Estimate
From the spell descriptions, a good est …
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How does an Unseen Servant move?
The game isn't that granular in this case. It moves however it moves, because it is magic. At a given table, the DM can put more definition to it, or players can suggest further detail.
The Unseen …
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Can two characters use the Call Lightning spell from the same storm?
Concentration (Basic Rules p. 79-80)
Some spells require you to maintain concentration in order to keep their magic active. If you lose concentration, such a spell ends. … (p. 81 Basic Rules) The effects of different spells add together while the durations of those spells overlap. The effects of the same spell cast multiple times don’t combine, however. …
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Must an unseen servant stay on the ground?
Don't treat the Unseen Servant like a creature
As was noted in this answer to this question, the Unseen Servant is not a creature. What it does and how it acts is pure magic. The granular detail yo …
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Does Silent Image Move On Its First Round?
The casting time is one action.
It won't move from where you cast it unless you expend an action to make it do so. (You already spent your action casting the spell).
The next time you have an actio …
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Does Insect Plague damage the caster if they're in the area of effect?
The rules as written are fairly clear: it's more typically useful with the caster outside of the sphere.
The sphere remains for the duration, and its area is lightly obscured. The
sphere’s are …
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How can we kill Demogorgon with a single fireball in 1st ed. AD&D?
"so much the better."
1 It might take a combination of three wishes/limited wishes, but there are plenty of 7th level spells available at that level. … That interpretation allows the magic user to chain a series of spells together until he/she runs out of segments of casting time. All then resumes. …
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How can we kill Demogorgon with a single fireball in 1st ed. AD&D?
The extended Time Stop is the key to giving you the time you need to cast the spells. … Rules page citations from 1e PHB:
Magic user spells per level page 26
29th level MU: 7th level spells =6; 9th level spells = 6 (36th will have at least that many)
Delayted Blast Fireball: p. 87
Limited …
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Accepted
Is Flaming Sphere Opaque?
In addition, spells, special abilities, and other effects can apply penalties or bonuses to your attack roll.
The GM makes a ruling on cover (yes/no) and how much cover(half, 3/4, total). … A target with total cover can’t be targeted directly by an attack or a
spell, although some spells can reach such a target by including it
in an area of effect. …
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How to protect an army from a Storm of Vengeance
An alternative Strategy
This is a bit of a frame challenge. The alternative to "skill on skill" is to set up an asymmetrical fight. The problem to solve is the power of that spell caster to do seri …
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Is there a spell or effect that will summon a living humanoid to you?
(Using another party member as the target location)
Use a ring of spell storing if need be to be able to cast any of the above spells, or use scrolls. … Caveat: if her location is greater than 500 feet from the outside of the prison, this won't work unless you're able to cast a series of DD spells on the way in and cast the same number of DD spells on …
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Couldn't the cooperative casting of Binding apply to all casting?
At High Priest (16th level) a cleric with a
wisdom of 18 or greater can cast 7th level spells (if said spells
are granted by the deity). … spells. …
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When does the -3 STR penalty from using wish wear off?
Having scanned the DMG, the PHB, and the Complete Wizard's handbook, the rules don't specify. As with most things involving wish, the DM needs to make a ruling. Beyond what you cited from the PHB, i …
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Amnesiac accidentally casts Sending to herself
Using the spell description creatively
From a reading of how the spell works, one creature sends a message to
another creature, but it does not specify that it cannot be the same creature.
You …
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Can a Fireball, a fragile glass jar, and a lot of ball bearings make a "Claymore"-like explo...
the Wizard participating (risk of failure)
A scroll of animate object, one time use, with the risk that since the Spell is 5th level, and the wizard is 5th level and can thus only use up to 3rd level spells …