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Difference in targeting requirements between Scrying and Sending
Sending says (emphasis mine):
You send a short message of twenty-five words or less to a creature with which you are familiar. The creature hears the Message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender ...
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Can you target yourself with the third benefit of the Telekinetic feat to act as a "Disengage" by moving you away from an enemy?
The third benefit of the Telekinetic feat states (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, page 81):
As a bonus action, you can try to telekinetically shove one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. ...
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Can the Scrying spell target a location on another plane?
The description of the scrying spell states:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
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Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose ...
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How does the School of Enchantment wizard's Split Enchantment feature affect the Crown of Madness spell?
The party's enchantress is about to hit level 10 and will soon have access to the School of Enchantment wizard feature Split Enchantment (PHB, p. 117):
Starting at 10th level, when you cast an ...
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Can Primal Savagery be used as a reaction with the War Caster feat?
My druid player has just taken the War Caster feat, which states (from the PHB):
When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from
you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell ...
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Is there any rule that prohibits a character from using Wish to cast Simulacrum on a hostile humanoid?
Could a character use Wish to cast Simulacrum (thus requiring only one action and no material components) on any humanoid target?
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Are the targeting-based restrictions for Twinned Spell metamagic and the Shield Master feat treated differently?
After an erratum, Twinned Spell metamagic says:
To be eligible, a spell must be incapable of targeting more than one creature at the spell’s current level. For example, magic missile and scorching ...
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Can I cast the Light cantrip on an 11-foot pole?
The description of the Light spell in D&D 5e says:
You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius ...
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Shadowfell Shard Order of Operations
Shadowfell Shard:
When you use a Metamagic option on a spell while you are holding or wearing the shard, you can momentarily curse one creature targeted by the spell; choose one ability score, and ...
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Can a College of Creation Bard use Bardic Inspiration on their Dancing Item?
Bards have the Bardic Inspiration feature which states:
You can use a bonus action on your turn to choose one creature other than yourself within 60 feet of you who can hear you. That creature gains ...
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If there is no other enemy within 5 feet of the initial target of the Green-Flame Blade cantrip, must the fire leap to a friendly creature in range?
When I use the green-flame blade cantrip to attack a creature, then it can bounce the flame to a creature within 5 feet of my target.
If there is no enemy within 5 feet of my target, but there is a ...
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Must a night hag be within touching distance of a sleeping humanoid to use Nightmare Haunting?
From the Night Hag statblock (MM, p. 178):
Nightmare Haunting (1/Day). While on the Ethereal Plane the hag
magically touches a sleeping humanoid on the Material Plane. [...] As
long as the contact ...
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If the Tiny Servant spell is cast on a crossbow, can it shoot by itself?
The spell Tiny Servant (XGtE, p. 168) lets the caster create a Tiny creature out of an object:
You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn’t attached to another object or a surface and isn’t being ...
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Does the spell Destructive Wave allow choosing hidden creatures as targets?
Many spells where you can select targets specify you must select targets that you can see, for example Seeming:
This spell allows you to change the Appearance of any number of creatures that you can ...
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Does the light from Branding Smite persist after the target dies? [duplicate]
The players were exploring Castle Ravenloft. A trap separated the human paladin from the rest of the party and placed him in a deep pit with no light source. In looking for a way out, he accidently ...
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