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If a sentient item such as Blackrazor maintains concentration on a spell but does not have a Constitution score, can its concentration be broken?
Some sentient items in D&D have spellcasting capabilities. For example, the description of the sentient magic greatsword Blackrazor says (DMG, p. 217):
Blackrazor can cast the haste spell on you ...
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Are there any summoning spells on the warlock spell list that don't require high Charisma to be effective?
Me and my friends are running a campaign in D&D 5e. I am playing a Genie-patron (Marid) Pact of the Blade warlock (with a 1-level fighter dip at the start) currently.
My Str and Con scores are 16 (...
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Can Cure Wounds do damage? [duplicate]
Can the Cure Wounds spell deal damage? Say, my spell casting modifier was -2 and I rolled a 1 on the d8. Would the target actually take 1 damage? If so, what kind of damage would it even be?
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What spells force the target to make an ability check?
The warlock spell Hex says:
choose one ability when you cast the spell. The target has disadvantage on ability checks made with the chosen ability.
I would like to know the spells which impose an ...
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What types of bonuses can be applied with the fortify epic spell seed to boost intelligence?
The DMG lists all the bonus types, some are common improvements to abilities, like enhancement or inherent. But what other types of bonuses could be applied to intelligence?
I could see the following ...
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How can I use telepathic bond on a donkey?
So, my character has a donkey. I'd like my donkey to be 3 smart, so that I can use telepathic bond to talk to it.
There aren't stats for donkeys. There are stats for various horses, and for mules, ...
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Can you use Feeblemind to Awaken more beasts in order to use them as sidekicks?
Awaken only works on beasts with 4 INT or lower. Feeble lowers INT to 1 for 30 days. Could I use this to broaden the range of animals I could awaken?
I want to introduce a talking Ape as a sidekick ...
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Can Cold Spell Specialization affect Shivering Touch?
I have a player trying to apply the benefits of Cold Spell Specialization to the spell Shivering Touch.
Shivering Touch:
On a successful melee touch attack, you instantly suck the heat from the ...
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Reincarnation effects on feats and ability scores
How does reincarnation affect feats and ability score increases?
I'm running a campaign with a group of fairly high (16th-18th) level characters and the only "bring back the dead" option ...
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Is there a minimum intelligence score needed to make use of non-natural abilities?
In a recent session a character who was under the influence of a Potion of Flying was turned into an ant by a hostile spellcaster. The DM rules that even though the potion's effect persisted and gave ...
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How could the Awaken spell be cast on highly intelligent plants and beasts?
In D&D 5e, the Awaken spell allows a gain of intelligence and ability:
After spending the casting time tracing magical pathways within a precious gemstone, you touch a Huge or smaller beast or ...
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How does Polymorph Any Object turn objects into creatures?
Polymorph Any Object, as the name implies, allows spell casters to polymorph objects into creatures. I thought I knew how that worked, but having now used the spell in a game, I am uncertain. So, how ...
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How is 'Same or Lower Intelligence' determined for the spell Polymorph Any Object?
In this spell, one of the factors that determines the spell's final duration is "Subject is... Same or lower intelligence." What does that mean?
Obviously, if the spell turns the subject into an ...
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Can a creature be too stupid to know whether the companions of the person charming it are companions?
This is D&D 5e. We were attacking a baddie. The wizard cast charm monster and charmed it.
It has an Intelligence score of 4. Is it smart enough to know that the other party members are, in ...
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Do you keep Ability Score Increases from Manuals when Shapechanged?
Shapechange is a 9th level spell that lets you assume the form of a different creature, replacing your game statistics, including your Strength, Dexterity and Constitution scores, by that of your new ...
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