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Can a Leonin avoid targeting allies with the Daunting Roar ability if the Leonin is blinded?
I saw an interesting interaction today about the Leonin Daunting Roar ability. There was a blinded Leonin adjacent to allies and enemies. He wanted to use the Daunting Roar ability. The relevant text ...
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Managing the Manifest Mind
We had our first session with an Order of Scribes wizard the other night, from Tasha's.
Where we left off in our session is that the OoS wizard sent the Mind ahead of the party and encountered what is ...
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Can Locate Object find the orb of a Scrying sensor?
The Scrying spell states (emphasis mine):
On a failed save, the spell creates an invisible sensor within 10 feet of the target. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there. The ...
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What can spells cast into a Shield Guardian target?
There is already this question clarifying that you cannot cast spells with a range of self on the Shield Guardian, as you need to be able to target the guardian with the spell. It is clear that you ...
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How does the sorcerer's Distant Spell Metamagic option interact with an upcast Hold Person spell?
Hold Person is a spell that upcasts as follows:
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd. The humanoids ...
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When is a spell "on" a target for the purposes of Dispel Magic?
Suppose my character is currently under the effects of the Heat Metal spell (targeting his breastplate) and is also caught by the Entangle spell (i.e., I was in the Entangle area of effect when it was ...
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Can I successfully cast the Message cantrip targeting a familiar creature in range when I have no idea where they are to "point toward"?
This came up last night in-session, and RAW, I do not believe the verbiage of the Message Cantrip matches RAI. The issue arises due to the fact that the spell seems to be two spells in one.
You point ...
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What mechanics allow you to target an Unseen Servant?
It appears that the spell unseen servant creates a shapeless force that is neither an object nor a creature. Because it does not fall into either of those categories, what mechanical options are there ...
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Can See Invisibility and Dispel Magic detect a target affected by Sequester?
Sorry if it's dumb, but my reading of sequester (PHB, 274) suggests that it prevents any locate X spell (target) from detecting the target, as well as scrying (PHB, 273) and clairvoyance (PHB, 222) ...
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How does the target of Telepathy become aware that it has been cast so they can decide if they are a "willing creature"?
Without warning, a wizard casts telepathy targeting a friend who is on a different continent.
You create a telepathic link between yourself and a willing creature with which you are familiar.
How is ...
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If the Mizzium Apparatus magic item replaces a spell you cast, do you get to pick a new target?
The Mizzium Apparatus magic item allows you to try and cast spells you don't know. However, there's a check and if you fail that check, you instead cast a different random spell from the table.
Does ...
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Do summoning spells target the caster? [duplicate]
Many spells have a range of self, in which case the caster is a target.
However, summoning spells don't have a range of self, but nonetheless have some sort of effect on the caster, in that they are ...
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Can you cast the Rope Trick spell when you are in the air?
The rope trick spell description 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 ...
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What spells can damage objects?
I know that only specific spells can damage objects (fire bolt, fireball, shatter, etc.).
Is there a list of possible spells that could target an object?
I found this list of spells that can target ...
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Can you prevent players using cantrips to tell whether a creature is disguised as an object?
As it is established in the question below that there is some distinction between a cantrip that targets a creature and targeting an object:
What happens when a caster targets an object that looks ...
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