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Does being in the same space as a swarm reduce the chance of being hit by an attack?
I'm running the Curse of Strahd adventure for DnD 5e.
The party is fighting Baba Lysaga, who already has 3/4 cover, giving her +5 AC as she flies on a skull.
I was thinking about adding Swarms of ...
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Clarification on spells that require the caster to see the target vs those that don't [duplicate]
Some spells like Command specify that you need to see your target:
You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range.
Some other spells like Animate Objects don't specify that you ...
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How easy is it to pinpoint someone's location when you can't see them?
Let's say a Darkness spell is casted on a specific point:
Magical darkness spreads from a point you choose within range to fill a 15-foot-radius sphere for the duration. The darkness spreads around ...
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Can a Tricksy fey from the Summon Fey spell place a cube of darkness partially on an enemy, so allies can still target what’s visible at advantage?
The summon fey spell (TCoE, p. 112) summons a fey spirit marked by a chosen mood, which determines the secondary effect of its Fey Step bonus action (after teleporting 30 feet). For the Tricksy mood, ...
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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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Can I target someone who I can see in a mirror?
Inspired by this question, I'm wondering what happens if want to cast a spell that requires me to see the target, I can see my target in a mirror, and have a clear path to them, but I don't have line ...
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Would spells such as Detect Poison and Disease or Detect Magic work through Familiar vision?
If I were to cast a spell on myself such as Detect Magic or Detect Poison and Disease, and then look through the eyes of my familiar, would the spell continue to take effect through the familiar? As ...
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Do alternate forms of vision count as being able to see for the purposes of spells that require the target to see the caster?
Certain spells require the target to be able to see the caster. Is a creature that uses blindsight considered able to "see" the caster? What about if they're seeing the caster via darkvision ...
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Can the Continual Flame spell be cast on an opponent's helmet to blind them?
The spell continual flame (p. 227 of the Player's Handbook) is a touch spell. It does not offer any parameters as to what qualifies as a target other than it has to be an object. In theory you could ...
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Are creatures affected by the Slow spell if the character who cast it does not know their exact location?
We had a little problem last session. Here's the scenario: there are enemies in the area of a darkness spell that the PC has never seen but has heard. He casts the spell slow on the area that includes ...
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Does the Scrying spell require you to have a clear path to the target in order to work?
The section "A Clear Path to the Target", on page 205 of the PHB states "To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can’t be behind total cover."
The description of the Scrying ...
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Can I cast the Scrying spell to see from places I've only seen using the Scrying spell?
The scrying spell allows you to place an invisible sensor anywhere you've seen before. You can see and hear through the sensor as if you were there
Imagine this scenario: I've seen the top of a ...
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Does casting Light, or a similar spell, have any effect when the caster is swallowed by a monster?
So you've been swallowed by a Giant Toad. Oops. Your fellows are sure to kill it soon enough, but you want to do something in the meantime.
"Well," you say, "perhaps I'll attack the toad from the ...
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Can I cast cloudkill inside of a building while I'm outside of it?
If I cast a spell like cloudkill that says:
You create a 20-foot radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range.
Am I able to cast it inside of a building ...
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Can you cast Planar Binding on a creature that you cannot hear or see?
Most spells state that you "do x to a creature you can see" or "do x at a point you can see within range", but planar binding does not have any such statement.
Does this mean that you can cast it on ...
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