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For the purpose of magic immunity, does Counterspell target the caster or the spell?
In the MM it states that the rakshasa is immune to magic of 6th level or lower. Does this include the counterspell spell or does counterspell target the spell and not the creature?
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Can the Nystul's Magic Aura spell make you immune to/unable to be targeted by the Dominate Person spell?
Nystul's Magic Aura can make it so that magic and spells treat a creature as though it were another creature type. However the extent of this effect is ambiguous.
At first, it says the following, ...
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Can a player character use the Misty Step spell to bring another character or creature with them when they teleport?
I am an Eladrin elf and have the ability to use the misty step spell to teleport with my clothing and items.
However, can I grapple a party member (or NPC or other creature) and use the misty step ...
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Can I exclude characters from understanding my magically understandable speech from the monk's Tongue of the Sun and Moon feature?
The rules for the monk ability Tongue of the Sun and Moon state:
Starting at 13th level, you learn to touch the ki of other minds so that you understand all spoken languages. Moreover, any creature ...
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Does the DM choose the target for monster attacks?
Pretty much what the title says. Say 4 goblins attack the party of adventurers, who do the goblins attack? Can each goblin attack a different target?
I guess in case of characters that fall ...
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Is a creature aware that a Hex or Hunter's Mark spell has been cast on it?
Both spells have a verbal component when casting them, but they can both be cast from 90 feet away, possibly from stealth or while the creature is distracted, so it may not notice the casting.
I'm ...
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Does the Hunter's Mark spell chain to multiple creatures?
I'm looking to play a ranger. The Hunter's Mark spell says:
If the target drops to 0 hit points before this spell ends. you can use a bonus action on a subsequent turn of yours to mark a new ...
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Do you need line of sight to cast spells on someone?
The rules on spellcasting contain the following section:
A Clear Path to the Target
To target something [with a spell], you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you ...
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Can the sorcerer's Metamagic option Twinned Spell be used on the Eldritch Blast cantrip?
I was just reading this on an online max-DPR build. There were some who thought using the Metamagic option Twinned Spell on the warlock's Eldritch Blast cantrip was illegal, and some who thought the ...
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Does a "willing" creature know the outcome of the spell that is being cast on them?
Perhaps put another way, can you lie when casting a spell on a "willing creature"? For instance, I could cast Dimension Door on myself and one willing creature. I may tell him we're going ...
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Can spells be cast through a Wall of Force?
The spell description of wall of force is silent on the question of whether spell effects can pass through the wall. The semi-relevant part of the description states:
Nothing can physically pass ...
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If someone attacks a swarm with a single-target spell while it's in a character's space, is that character also affected by the spell?
My players have walked into a Spider Lair and fought their first group of Spiderlings, or effectively a Swarm of Spiders from the MM. I didn't realize until after the encounter that they have a reach ...
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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 Flurry of Blows limited to one target?
Monks get the Flurry of Blows ability as part of the Ki feature at 2nd level (PHB, p. 78):
Immediately after you take the Attack action on your turn, you can spend 1 ki point to make two unarmed ...
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In what order are creatures affected by the Sleep spell?
I thought I understood the sleep spell, but now I'm confused about the order of creatures affected. I always thought it was from lowest current HP to highest.
However, near the end of the spell ...
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When are targets picked for spells with multiple "missiles"?
For spells like Magic Missile and Scorching Ray that involve multiple ranged attacks, when do you pick targets for each ray/missle?
Do you pick them all up front and then roll attack/damage? Or do ...
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At higher levels, can the Eldritch Blast cantrip be cast as a reaction with the War Caster feat if all the beams are directed at a single target?
The final benefit of the War Caster feat says (PHB, p. 170):
The spell [...] must target only one creature.
If my character is level 5+, does a spell like eldritch blast still meet this condition as ...
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Can you cast banishment on yourself?
Can you cast banishment on yourself from a non-native plane, as a way of returning to your native plane?
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Are there any rules for adjudicating a ranged attack fired at a target engaged in melee combat with an ally?
While running a session recently, one of the players chose to "assist" his companion who was in melee with a goblin, by firing an arrow at the pair of them. I couldn't find any particular rules for ...
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How does targeting work for the Poison Spray cantrip?
Poison spray targets only one creature (at a range of 10 feet), but the description talks about "a puff of noxious gas [projected] from your palm." sounds like it should affect a creature ...
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Sorcerer Wild Surge result quandries
I've got a couple of questions about some of the results in the wild surge table for the sorcerer.
First of all, the magic missile result. On a roll of 09-10 "You cast magic missile as a 5th-level ...
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