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Can you dispel a magic effect you can't perceive?
Discussions about Dispel Magic seem to imply that as long as you can perceive a magic effect in range of the spell, you can try and dispel it.
See Can the Dispel Magic spell end a Darkness spell? ...
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Can I cast Slow on an invisible target?
The following situation occurred yesterday during our session:
The sorcerer was stalking a guy he wanted to kill. They were in the middle of a city, so the sorcerer waited for an opportune moment to ...
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How does an NPC guess where an invisible PC is when attacking?
How does the DM have an NPC guess where to attack me if my PC is invisible, since the DM always already knows? Unseen Attackers and Targets says:
When you attack a target that you can't see, you ...
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What happens when you try to target a creature with fire bolt but there is an invisible creature in between?
| Y | - | C | - | T |
Y = You
C = Invisible Creature
T = Target
What happens if you cast a firebolt on an enemy but in the line of sight between you and your target there is an invisible ...
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Does a Familiar I’m carrying turn invisible with me if I cast Greater Invisibility on myself?
What happens if I have a Familiar (from the Find Familiar spell) hidden in a coat pocket (not a pocket dimension, just a regular pocket), and I use the Greater Invisibility spell on myself? Would it ...
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Can the Guiding Bolt spell be aimed at an invisible target?
Most spells state that the target must be something you can see. for example the magic missile spell says:
Each dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see within range.
But recently I ...
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Can you target yourself while blinded or invisible?
Several spells, like Healing Word and Hold Person, require you to see your target. Does this mean that you aren't allowed to target yourself with spells that require you to see your target when you're ...
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Do I need to be able to see invisibility to target an invisible Wall of Force with Disintegrate?
The text for Disintegrate says:
A thin green ray springs from your pointing finger to a target that you can see within range. The target can be a creature, an object, or a creation of magical force,...
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Can a spell that targets a creature be cast on an area where the caster believes there is an invisible creature?
A Cleric wants to use Sacred Flame in an area where he thinks there is an invisible enemy.
His logic is something like this: Sacred Flame is something similar to fire from heaven, so I can "command" ...
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Can "Shield of Faith" counter invisibility?
The wording of Shield of Faith suggests that it can be used to reveal a known but invisible enemy:
A shimmering field appears and surrounds a creature of your choice within range (60 feet), granting ...
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Does an arrow in an invisible creature allow you to see creature for Magic Missle attack?
Dnd 5e Magic Missle requires you to be able to see the target.
PHB, pg 257 "Each dart hits a creature of your choice that you can see within range."
Therefore you can't target an invisible ...
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Does casting Dispel Magic on the Illusion created by a Mislead spell also end the Mislead's invisibility?
The Mislead spell has two effects: It creates an illusory copy of the caster that lasts for the duration (concentration, up to 1 hour), and it makes the caster invisible (same conditions as the ...
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Can you aim for something behind an invisible creature to avoid the disadvantage?
Inspired by the question here. I wanted to ask if someone knows that there is an invisible creature in front of him can the person declare an attack on something behind the invisible creature in order ...
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Can the Oath of Vengeance paladin use the Channel Divinity option Vow of Enmity on an invisible target?
I was reading the Channel Divinity abilities of the Oath of Vengeance paladin on my character sheet on D&D Beyond. Under Vow of Enmity, it says:
As a bonus action, you can use your Channel ...
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Do other sources of invisibility make worn or carried items invisible?
The spell Invisibility makes the target invisible as well as making their worn/carried items invisible, but there are many abilities in the game (for instance, the monk's 18th level ability Empty Body)...
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