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Bard Cantrips Guide

This document describes several cantrips available to bards. It provides information on the casting time, range, components, and effects of the cantrips Blade Ward, Dancing Lights, Friends, Light, Mage Hand, Message, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation, and Mending. The cantrips allow bards to provide various magical effects like resistance to damage, creating lights, influencing others' attitudes, illumination, telekinetically manipulating objects, whispering messages, creating illusions and sounds, performing minor tricks, and repairing small objects.

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  • Spell History,
  • Spell Usage,
  • Spell Variants,
  • Spell Interactions,
  • Spellcasting,
  • Spell Index,
  • Spell Guides,
  • Spell Customization,
  • Spell Descriptions,
  • Spell Lists
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Bard Cantrips Guide

This document describes several cantrips available to bards. It provides information on the casting time, range, components, and effects of the cantrips Blade Ward, Dancing Lights, Friends, Light, Mage Hand, Message, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation, and Mending. The cantrips allow bards to provide various magical effects like resistance to damage, creating lights, influencing others' attitudes, illumination, telekinetically manipulating objects, whispering messages, creating illusions and sounds, performing minor tricks, and repairing small objects.

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ped2
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
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Topics covered

  • Spell History,
  • Spell Usage,
  • Spell Variants,
  • Spell Interactions,
  • Spellcasting,
  • Spell Index,
  • Spell Guides,
  • Spell Customization,
  • Spell Descriptions,
  • Spell Lists
  • Spell List: Cantrips: Lists and describes cantrips with details on casting times, range, and components.
  • Spell List: 1st Level: Provides details on 1st level spells including casting requirements and effects.
  • Spell List: 1st Level Continued: Continues 1st level spells with additional entries and specifications.
  • Spell List: 2nd Level: Covers 2nd level spells with complete information on spell mechanics and usage.
  • Spell List: 2nd Level Continued: Continues with more 2nd level spells detailing abilities and effects.
  • Spell List: 3rd Level: Includes complete descriptions of 3rd level spells focusing on their execution and impact.
  • Spell List: 3rd Level Continued: Further explores 3rd level spells with exhaustive details on their capacities and elements.
  • Spell List: 4th Level: Describes 4th level spells focusing on powerful abilities and effects.
  • Spell List: 5th Level: Details 5th level spells with intricate descriptions of their powers and use cases.
  • Spell List: 5th Level Continued: Finishes 5th level spell descriptions, providing comprehensive understanding of each spell.

BLADEWARD

DANCINGLIGHTS

FRIENDS

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

Self

V,S

1action

1round

V,S,M

Youextendyourhandandtraceasigilof
wardingintheair.Untiltheendofyournext
turn,youhaveresistanceagainst
bludgeoning,piercing,andslashingdamage
dealtbyweaponattacks.

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

S,M

Youcreateuptofourtorchsizedlightswithin
range,makingthemappearastorches,
lanterns,orglowingorbsthathoverintheair
fortheduration.Youcanalsocombinethe
fourlightsintooneglowingvaguelyhumanoid
formofMediumsize.Whicheverformyou
choose,eachlightshedsdimlightina10
footradius.Asabonusactiononyourturn,
youcanmovethelightsupto60feettoa
newspotwithinrange.Alightmustbewithin
20feetofanotherlightcreatedbythisspell,
andalightwinksoutifitexceedsthespell's
range.

AbjurationCantrip

LIGHT

EnchantmentCantrip

Bard

MENDING

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

1hour

V,S

Youtouchoneobjectthatisnolargerthan
10feetinanydimension.Untilthespellends,
theobjectshedsbrightlightina20foot
radiusanddimlightforanadditional20feet.
Thelightcantbecoloredasyoulike.
Completelycoveringtheobjectwith
somethingopaqueblocksthelight.Thespell
endsifyoucastitagainordismissitasan
action.Ifyoutargetanobjectheldorwornby
ahostilecreature,thatcreaturemustsucceed
onaDexteritysavingthrowtoavoidthespell.

1minute

1minute

V,S,M

Aspectral,floatinhandappearsatapoint
youchoosewithinrange.Thehandlastsfor
thedurationoruntilyoudismissitasan
action.Thehandvanishesifitisevermore
than30feetawayfromyouorifyoucastthis
spellagain.Youcanuseyouractionto
controlthehand.Youcanusethehandto
manipulateanobject,openanunlockedfoor
orcontainer,stoworretrieveanitemfroman
opencontainer,orpourthecontentsoutofa
vial.Youcanmovethehandupto30feet
eachtimeyouuseit.Thehandcan'tattack,
activatemagicalitems,orcarrymorethan10
pounds.

EvocationCantrip

RANGE
Touch

DURATION

Instantaneous

Thisspellrepairsasinglebreakortearinan
objectyoutouch,suchasbrokenchainlink,
twohalvesofabrokenkey,atorncloack,or
aleakingwineskin.Aslongasthebreakor
tearisnolargerthan1footinanydimension,
youmendit,leavingnotraceoftheformer
damage.Thisspellcanphysicallyrepaira
magicitemorconstruct,butthespellcan't
restoremagictosuchanobject.

ConjurationCantrip

Bard

Bard

30feet

TransmutationCantrip

Bard

V,M

Touch

Concentration,upto1
minute

Fortheduration,youhaveadvantageonall
Charismachecksdirectedatonecreatureof
yourchoicethatisn'thostiletowardyou.
Whenthespellends,thecreaturerealizes
thatyouusedmagictoinfluenceitsmood
andbecomeshostiletowardyou.Acreature
pronetoviolencemightattackyou.Another
creaturemightseekretributioninotherways,
dependingonthenatureofyourinteraction
withit.

MAGEHAND

1action

Self

attheDM'sdiscretion

EvocationCantrip

Bard

Bard

120feet

1action

MESSAGE

MINORILLUSION

PRESTIDIGITATION

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S,M

120feet
1round

1action
S,M

30feet

1minute

andonlythetarget

Investigation

Youpointyourfingertowardacreaturewithin
rangeandwhisperamessage.Thetarget
hearsthemessageandcanreplyina
whisperthatonlyyoucanhear.Youcancast
thisspellthroughsolidobjectsifyouare
familiarwiththetargetandknowitisbeyond
thebarrier.Magicalsilence,1footofstone,1
inchofcommonmetal,athinsheetoflead,or
3feetofwoodblocksthespell.Thespell
doesn'thavetofollowastraightlineandcan
travelfreelyaroundcornersorthrough
openings.

Youcreateasoundoranimageofanobjectwithin
rangethatlastsfortheduration.Theillusionalso
endsifyoudismissitasanactionorcastthis
spellagain.Ifyoucreateasound,itsvolumecan
rangefromawhispertoascream.Itcanbeyour
voice,someoneelse'svoice,alion'sroar,a
beatingofdrums,oranyothersoundyouchoose.
Thesoundcontinuesunabatedthroughoutthe
duration,oryoucanmakediscretesoundsat
differenttimesbeforethespellends.Ifyoucreate
animageofanobject??uchasachair,muddy
footprints,orasmallchest??tmustbenolarger
thana5footcube.Theimagecan'tcreatesound,
light,smell,oranyothersensoryeffect.Physical
interactionwiththeimagerevealsittobean
illusion,becausethingscanpassthroughit.Ifa
creatureusesitsactiontoexaminethesoundor
image,thecreaturecandeterminethatitisan
illusionwithasuccessfulIntelligencecheck
againstyourspellsaveDC.Ifacreaturediscerns
theillusionforwhatitis,theillusionbecomesfaint
tothecreature.

Bard

TransmutationCantrip

Bard

IllusionCantrip

1action
V,S

10feet

Upto1hour

Thisspellisaminormagicaltrickthatnovice
spellcastersuseforpractice.Youcreateoneof
thefollowingmagicaleffectswithinrange:??You
createaninstantaneous,harmlesssensoryeffect,
suchasashowerofsparks,apuffofwind,faint
musicalnotes,oranoddodor.??You
instantaneouslylightorsnuffoutacandle,atorch,
orasmallcampfire.??Youinstantaneouslyclean
orsoilanobjectnolargerthan1cubicfoot.??
Youchill,warm,orflavorupto1cubicfootof
nonlivingmaterialfor1hour.??Youmakeacolor,
asmallmark,orasymbolappearonanobjectora
surfacefor1hour.??Youcreateanonmagical
trinketoranillusoryimagethatcanfitinyourhand
andthatlastsuntiltheendofyournextturn.If
youcastthisspellmultipletimes,youcanhaveup
tothreeofitsnoninstantaneouseffectsactiveat
atime,andyoucandismisssuchaneffectasan
action.

Bard

TransmutationCantrip

TRUESTRIKE

VICIOUSMOCKERY

ANIMALFRIENDSHIP

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

30feet

1action

Concentration,upto1
round

DivinationCantrip

Instantaneous

COMPONENTS
V,S,M

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S

Uptothreecreaturesofyourchoicethatyou
canseewithinrangemustmakeCharisma
savingthrows.Wheneratargetthatfailsthis
savingthrowmakesanattackrollorasaving
throwbeforethespellends,thetargetmust
rollad4andsubtractthenumberrolledfrom
theattackrollorsavingthrow.AtHigher
Levels.Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspell
slotof2ndlevelorhigher,youcantargetone
aditionalcreatureforeachslotlevelabove
1st.

1stlevelEnchantment

1stlevelEnchantment

Bard

COMPREHENDLANGUAGES
(RITUAL)

30feet

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S,M

Self

1hour

apinchofsootandsalt
Fortheduration,youunderstandtheliteral
meaningofanyspokenlanguagethatyou
hear.Youalsounderstandanyspoken
languagethatyouhear.Youalsounderstand
anywrittenlanguagethatyousee,butyou
mustbetouchingthesurfaceofwhichthe
wordsarewritten.Ittakesabout1minuteto
readonepageoftext.Thisspelldoesn't
decodesecretmessagesinatextorglyph,
suchasanarcanesigil,thatisn'tpartofa
writtenlanguage.

1stlevelEnchantment

Bard

CASTINGTIME
1action

1hour

Youattempttocharmahumanoidyoucan
seewithinrange.ItmustmakeaWisdom
savingthrow,anddoessowithadvantageif
youoryourcompanionsarefightingit.Ifit
failsthesavingthrow,itischarmedbyyou
untilthespellendsoruntilyouoryour
companionsdoanythingharmfultoit.The
charmedcreatureregardsyouasafriendly
acquaintance.Whenthespellends,the
creatureknowsitwascharmedbyyou.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,youcan
targetoneadditionalcreatureforeachslot
levelabove1st.Thecreaturesmustbewithin
30feetofeachotherwhenyoutargetthem.

adropofblood

Bard

Thisspellletsyouconvinceabeastthatyou
meanitnoharm.Chooseabeastthatyou
canseewithinrange.Itmustseeandhear
you.Ifthebeast'sIntelligenceis4orhigher,
thespellfails.Otherwise,thebeastmust
succeedonaWisdomsavingthroworbe
charmedbyyouforhtespell'sduration.Ifyou
oroneofyourcompanionsharmsthetarget,
thespellends.AtHigherLevels.Whenyou
castthisspellusingaspellslotof2ndlevelor
higher,youcanaffectoneadditionalbeast
foreachslotlevelabove1st.

CHARMPERSON
30feet

24hours

1stlevelDivination

Bard

1action

V,S,M

30feet

amorseloffood

EnchantmentCantrip

Bard

BANE
CASTINGTIME

1action

Youunleashastringofinsultslacedwith
subtleenchantmentsatacreatureyoucan
seewithinrange.Ifthetargetcanhearyou
(thoughtitneednotunderstandyou),itmust
succeedonaWisdomsavingthrowortake
1d4psychicdamageandhavedisadvantage
onthenextattackrollitmakesbeforethe
endofitsnextturn.Thisspell'sdamage
increasesby1d4whenyoureach5thlevel
(2d4),11thlevel(3d4)and17thlevel(4d4)

Youextendyourhandandpointafingerata
targetinrange.Yourmagicgrantsyouabrief
insightintothetarget'sdefenses.Onyour
nextturn,yougainadvantageonyourfirst
attackrollagainstthetarget,providedthat
thisspellhasn'tended.

Bard

60feet

1action

CUREWOUNDS

DETECTMAGIC(RITUAL)

DISGUISESELF

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S

Touch

Instantaneous

Acreatureyoutouchregainsanumberofhit
pointsequalto1d8+yourspellcastingability
modifier.Thisspellhasnoeffectonundead
orconstructs.AtHigherLevels.Whenyou
castthisspellusingaspellslotof2ndlevelor
higher,thehealingincreasesby1d8foreach
slotlevelabove1st.

Bard

1stlevelEvocation

1action
V,S

Self

Concentration,upto10
minutes

Fortheduration,yousensethepresenceof
magicwithin30feetofyou.Ifyousense
magicinthisway,youcanuseyouractionto
seeafaintauraaroundanyvisiblecreature
orobjectintheareathatbearsmagic,and
youlearnitsschoolofmagic,ifany.Thespell
canpenetratemostbarriers,butisblockedby
1footofstone,1inchofcommonmetal,a
thinsheetoflead,or3feetofwoodordirt.

Bard

1stlevelDivination

1action
V,S

Self

1hour

Youmakeyourself??ncludingyourclothing,armor,
weapons,andotherbelongingsonyourperson??
ookdifferentuntilthespellendsoruntilyouuse
youractiontodismissit.Youcanseem1foot
shorterortallerandcanappearthin,fat,orin
between.Youcan'tchangeyourbodytype,soyou
mustadoptaformthathasthesamebasic
arrangementoflimbs.Otherwise,theextentofthe
illusionisuptoyou.Thechangeswroughtbythis
spellfailtoholduptophysicalinspection.For
example,ifyouusethisspelltoaddahattoyour
outfit,objectspassthroughthehat,andanyone
whotouchesitwouldfeelnothingorwouldfeel
yourheadandhair.Ifyouusethisspelltoappear
thinnerthanyouare,thehandofsomeonewho
reachesouttotouchyouwouldbumpintoyou
whileitwasseeminglystillinmidair.Todiscern
thatyouaredisguised,acreaturecanuseits
actiontoinspectyourappearanceandmust
succeedonanIntelligence(Investigation)check
againstyourspellsaveDC.

Bard

1stlevelIllusion

DISSONANTWHISPERS

FAERIEFIRE

FEATHERFALL

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

60feet

1action

Instantaneous

Youwhisperadiscordantmelodythatonly
onecreatureofyourchoicewithinrangecan
hear,wrackingitwithterriblepain.Thetarget
mustmakeaWisdomsavingthrow.Ona
failedsave,ittakes3d6psychicdamageand
mustimmediatelyuseitsreaction,if
available,tomoveasfarasitsspeedallows
awayfromyou.Thecreaturedoesn'tmove
intoobviouslydangerousground,suchasa
fireorapit.Onasuccessfulsave,thetarget
takeshalfasmuchdamageanddoesn'thave
tomoveaway.Adeafenedcreature
automaticallysucceedsonthesave.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,thedamage
increasesby1d6foreachslotlevelabove
1st.

Concentration,upto1
minute

COMPONENTS
V

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Instantaneous

V,S

Acreatureofyourchoicethatyoucansee
withinrangeregainshitpointsequalto1d4+
yourspellcastingabilitymodifier.Thisspell
hasnoeffectonunddeadorconstructs.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,thehealing
increasesby1d4foreachslotlevelabove
1st.

1stlevelTransmutation

Bard

IDENTIFY(RITUAL)
RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

Touch

1minute

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

Touch

DURATION

Instantaneous

Youchooseoneobjectthatyoumusttouch
throughoutthecastingofthespell.Ifitisa
magicitemorsomeothermagicimbued
object,youlearnitspropertiesandhowto
usethem,whetheritrequiresattunementto
use,andhowmanychargesithas,ifany.
Youlearnwhetheranyspellsareaffecting
theitemandwhattheyare.Iftheitemwas
createdbyaspell,youlearnwhichspell
createdit.Ifyouinsteadtouchacreature
throughoutthecasting,youlearnwhatspells,
ifany,arecurrentlyaffectingit.

1stlevelEnchantment

Bard

RANGE

apearlworthatleast100gpandanowl
feather

Awillingcreatureyoutouchisimbuedwith
bravery.Untilthespellends,thecreatureis
immunetobeingfrightenedandgains
temporaryhitpointsequaltoyourspellcasting
abilitymodifieratthestartofeachofitsturns.
Whenthespellends,thetargetlosesany
remainingtemporaryhitpointsfromthisspell.
AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspell
usingaspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,you
cantargetoneadditionalcreatureforeach
slotlevelabove1st.

1stlevelEvocation

Bard

Reaction:Whenyouoracreaturewithin60
feetofyoufallsChooseuptofivefalling
creatureswithinrange.Afallingcreature's
rateofdescentslowsto60feetperround
untilthespellends.Ifthecreaturelands
beforethespellends,ittakesnofalling
damageandcanlandonitsfeet,andthe
spellendsforthatcreature.

HEROISM

60feet

1minute

1stlevelDivination

Bard

1bonusaction

V,M

60feet

asmallfeatherorpieceofdown

1stlevelEvocation

Bard

HEALINGWORD
CASTINGTIME

1reaction

Eachobjectina20footcubewithinrangeis
outlinedinblue,green,orvioletlight(your
choice).Anycreatureintheareawhenthe
spelliscastisalsooutlinedinlightifitfailsa
Dexteritysavingthrow.Fortheduration,
objectsandaffectedcreaturessheddimlight
ina10footradius.Anyattackrollagainstan
affectedcreatureorobjecthasadvantageif
theattackercanseeit,andtheaffected
creatureorobjectcan'tbenefitfrombeing
invisible.

1stlevelEnchantment

Bard

60feet

1action

ILLUSORYSCRIPT(RITUAL)

LONGSTRIDER

SILENTIMAGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1minute
S,M

Touch

10days

aleadbasedinkworthatleast10gp,which
thespellconsumes
Youwriteonparchment,paper,orsome
othersuitablewritingmaterialandimbueit
withapotentillusionthatlastsforthe
duration.Toyouandanycreaturesyou
designatewhenyoucastthespell,thewriting
appearsnormal,writteninyourhand,and
conveyswhatevermeaningyouintended
whenyouwrotethetext.Toallothers,the
writingappearsasifitwerewritteninan
unknownormagicalscriptthatis
unintelligible.Alternatively,youcancausethe
writingtoappeartobeanentirelydifferent
message,writteninadifferenthandand
language,thoughthelanguagemustbeone
youknow.Shouldthespellbedispelled,the
originalscriptandtheillusionbothdisappear.
Acreaturewithtruesightcanreadthehidden
message.

Bard

1stlevelIllusion

1action
V,S,M

Touch

1hour

apinchofdirt
Youtouchacreature.Thetarget'sspeed
increasesby10feetuntilthespellends.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,youcan
targetoneadditionalcreatureforeachslot
levelabove1st.

Bard

1stlevelTransmutation

1action
V,S,M

60feet

Concentration,upto10
minute

abitoffleece
Youcreatetheimageofanobject,acreature,or
someothervisiblephenomenonthatisnolarger
thana15footcube.Theimageappearsataspot
withinrangeandlastsfortheduration.Theimage
ispurelyvisual,itisn'taccompaniedbysound,
smell,orothersensoryeffects.Youcanuseyour
actiontocausetheimagetomovetoanyspot
withinrange.Astheimagechangeslocation,you
canalteritsappearancesothatitsmovements
appearnaturalfortheimage.Forexample,ifyou
createanimageofacreatureandmoveit,youcan
altertheimagesothatitappearstobewalking.
Physicalinteractionwiththeimagerevealsittobe
anillusion,becausethingscanpassthroughit.A
creaturethatusesitsactiontoexaminetheimage
candeterminethatitisanillusionwitha
successfulIntelligence(Investigation)check
againstyourspellsaveDC.Ifacreaturediscerns
theillusionforwhatitis,thecreaturecansee
throughtheimage.

Bard

1stlevelIllusion

SLEEP
RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S,M

SPEAKWITHANIMALS
(RITUAL)

90feet

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action

1minute

apinchoffindsand,rosepetals,oracricket

V,S

Thisspellsendscreaturesintoamagicalslumber.
Roll5d8,thetotalishowmanyhitpointsof
creaturesthisspellcanaffect.Creatureswithin20
feetofapointyouchoosewithinrangeareaffected
inascendingorderoftheircurrenthitpoints
(ignoringunconsciouscreatures).Startingwiththe
creaturethathasthelowestcurrenthitpoints,
eachcreatureaffectedbythisspellfalls
unconsciousuntilthespellends,thesleepertakes
damage,orsomeoneusesanactiontoshakeor
slapthesleeperawake.Subtracteachcreature's
hitpointsfromthetotalbeforemovingontothe
creaturewiththenextlowesthitpoints.A
creature'shitpointsmustbeequaltoorlessthan
theremainingtotalforthatcreaturetobeaffected.
Undeadandcreaturesimmunetobeingcharmed
aren'taffectedbythisspell.AtHigherLevels.
Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspellslotof2nd
levelorhigher,rollanadditional2d8foreachslot
levelabove1st.

Self

10minutes

THUNDERWAVE
1action

COMPONENTS
V,S

DURATION

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

Self(15footcube)

1action

Instantaneous

V,S,M

Concentration,upto
1min

Acreatureofyourchoisethatyoucansee
withinrangeperceiveseverythingas
hilariouslyfunneandfallsintofitsoflaugherif
thisspellaffectsit.Thetargetmustsucceed
onaWisdomsavingthrowoffallprone,
becomingincapacitatedandunabletostabd
upfortheduration.Acreaturewithan
Intelligencescoreof4orlessisn'taffected.
Attheendofeachofitsturns,andeachtime
ittakesdamage,thetargetcanmakeanother
Wisdomsavingthrow.Thetargethas
advantageonthesavingthrowifit'striggered
bydamage.Onasuccess,thespellends.

1stlevelenchantment

Bard

ANIMALMESSENGER
(RITUAL)

60feet

COMPONENTS

DURATION

30feet

24hours

amorseloffood
Bymeansofthisspell,youuseananimalto
deliveramessage.ChooseaTinybeastyoucan
seewithinrange,suchasasquirrel,ablueray,or
abad.Youspecifyalocation,whichyoumust
havevisited,andarecipientwhomatchesa
generaldescription,suchasamanorwoman
dressedintheuniformofthetownguardorared
haireddwarfwearingapointedhat.Youalsospeak
amessageofuptotwentyfivewords.Thetarget
beasttravelsforhtedurationofthespelltowards
thespecifiedlocation,coveringabout50milesper
24hoursforaflyingmessengeror25milesfor
otheranimals.Whenthemessengerarrives,it
deliversyourmessagetothecreaturethatyou
described,replicatingthesoundofyourvoice.The
messengerspeaksonlytoacreaturematchingthe
descriptionyougave.Ifthemessengerdoesn't
reachitsdestinationbeforethespellends,the
messageislost,andthebeastmakesitwayback
towhereyoucastthisspell.AtHigherLevels.If
youcastthisspellusingaspellslotof3rdlevelor
higher,thedurationofthespellincreasesby48
hoursforeachslotlevelabove2nd.

1stlevelConjuration

RANGE

V,S,M

Thisspellcreatesaninvisible,mindless,shapeless
forcethatperformssimpletasksatyourcommand
untilthespellends.Theservantspringsinto
existenceinanunoccupiedspaceontheground
withinrange.IthasAC10,1hitpoint,anda
Strengthof2,anditcan'tattack.Ifitdropsto0
hitpoints,thespellends.Onceoneachofyour
turnsasabonusaction,youcanmentally
commandtheservanttomoveupto15feetand
inteactwithanobject.Theservantcanperform
simpletasksthatahumanservantcoulddo,such
asfetchingthings,cleaning,mending,folding
clothes,lightingfires,servingfood,andpouring
wine.Onceyougivethecommand,theservant
performsthetasktothebestofitsabilityuntilit
completesthetask,thenwaitsforyournext
command.Ifyoucommandtheservanttoperform
ataskthatwouldmoveitmorethan60feetaway
fromyou,thespellends.

Bard

CASTINGTIME
1action

1hour

apieceofstringandabitofwood

1stlevelEvocation

30feet

tinytartsandafeatherthatwavedintheair

UNSEENSERVANT(RITUAL)

Awaveofthunderousforcesweepsoutfrom
you.Eachcreatureina15footcube
originatingfromyoumustmakeaConstitution
savingthrow.Onafailedsave,acreature
takes2d8thunderdamageandispushed10
feetawayfromyou.Onasuccessfulsave,
thecreaturetakeshalfasmuchdamageand
isn'tpushed.Inaddition,unsecuredobjects
thatarecompletelywithintheareaofeffect
areautomaticallypushed10feetawayfrom
youbythespell'seffect,andthespellemitsa
thunderousboomaudibleoutto300feet.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof2ndlevelorhigher,thedamage
increasesby1d8foreachslotlevelabove
1st.

Bard

COMPONENTS

2ndlevelEnchantment

Bard

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

V,S,M

1stlevelDivination

Bard

CASTINGTIME
1action

Yougaintheabilitytocomprehendand
verballycommunicatewithbeastsforthe
duration.Theknowledgeandawarenessof
manybeastsislimitedbytheirintelligence,
butatminimum,beastscangiveyou
informationaboutnearbylocationsand
monsters,includingwhatevertheycan
perceiveorhaveperceivedwithinthepast
day.Youmightbeabletopersuadeabeast
toperformasmallfavorforyou,attheDM's
discretion.

1stlevelEnchantment

Bard

CASTINGTIME

TASHA'SHIDEOUSLAUGHER

CASTINGTIME

BLINDNESS/DEAFNESS

CALMEMOTIONS

CLOUDOFDAGGERS

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V

30feet

1minute

Youcanblindordeafenafoe.Chooseone
creaturethatyoucanseewithinrangeto
makeaConstitutionsavingthrow.Ifitfails,
thetargetiseitherblindedordeafened(your
choice)fortheduration.Attheendofeachof
itsturns,thetargetcanmakeaConstitution
savingthrow.Onasuccess,thespellends.
AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspell
usingaspellslotof3rdorhigher,youcan
tagetoneadditionacreatureforeachslot
levelabove2nd.

Bard

2ndlevelNecromancy

1action
V,S

60feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

Youattempttosuppressstrongemotionsina
groupofpeople.Eachhumanoidina20foot
radiusspherecenteredonapointyou
choosewithinrangemustmakeaCharisma
savingthrowacreaturecanchoosetofailthis
savingthrowifitwishes.Ifacreaturefailsits
savingthrow,chooseoneofthefollowingtwo
effects.Youcansuppressanyeffectcausing
atargettobecharmedorfrightened.When
thisspellends,anysuppressedeffect
resumes,providedthatitsdurationhasnot
expiredinthemeantime.Alternatively,you
canmakeatargetindifferentaboutcreatures
ofyourchoicethatitishostiletoward.This
indifferenceendsifthetargetisattackedor
harmedbyaspellorifitwitnessesanyofits
friendsbeingharmed.Whenthespellends,
thecreaturebecomeshostileagain,unless
theDMrulesotherwise.

Bard

2ndlevelEnchantment

1action
V,S,M

60feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

asliverofglass
Youfilltheairwithspinningdaggersina
cube5feetoneachside,centeredona
pointyouchoosewithinrange.Acreature
takes4d4slashingdamagewhenitenters
thespell'sareaforthefirsttimeonaturnor
startsitsturnthere.AtHigherLevels.when
youcastthisspellusingaspellslotof3rd
levelorhigher,thedamageincreasesby2d4
foreachslotlevelabove2nd.

Bard

2ndlevelConjuration

CROWNOFMADNESS

DETECTTHOUGHTS

ENHANCEABILITY

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S

120feet

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

Onehumanoidofyourchoicethatyoucan
seewithinrangemustsucceedonaWisdom
savingthroworbecomecharmedbyyoufor
theduration.Whilethetargetischarmedin
thisway,atwistedcrownofjaggediron
appearsonitshead,andamadnessglowsin
itseyes.Thecharmedtargetmustuseits
actionbeforemovingoneachofitsturnsto
makeameleeattackagainstacreatureother
thanitselfthatyoumentallychoose.The
targetcanactnormallyonitsturnifyou
choosenocreatureorifnonearewithinits
reach.Onyoursubsequentturns,youmust
useyouractiontomaintaincontroloverthe
target,orthespellends.Also,thetargetcan
makeaWisdomsavingthrowattheendof
eachofitsturns.Onasuccess,thespell
ends.

ENTHRALL
COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

60feet

1action

1minute

V,S,M

Youweaveadistractingstringofwords,
causingcreaturesofyourchoicethatyoucan
seewithinrangeandthatcanhearyouto
makeaWisdomsavingthrow.Anycreature
thatcan'tbecharmedsucceedsonthis
savingthrowautomatically,andifyouoryour
companionsarefightingacreature,ithas
advantageonthesave.Onafailedsave,the
targethasdisadvantageonWisdom
(Perception)checksmadetoperceiveany
creatureotherthanyouuntilthespellendsor
untilthetargetcannolongerhearyou.The
spellendsifyouareincapacitatedorcanno
longerspeak.

2ndlevelEnchantment

Concentration,upto1
hour

Youtouchacreatureandbestowuponitamagical
enhancement.Chooseoneofthefollowingeffects:
thetargetgainstheeffectuntilthespellends.
Bear'sEndurance.Thetargethasadvantageon
Constitutionchecks.Italsogains2d6temporary
hitpoints,whicharelostwhenthespellends.
Bull'sStrength.Thetargethasadvantageon
Strengthchecks,andhisorhercarryingcapacity
doubles.
Cat'sGrace.Thetargethasadvantageon
Dexteritychecks.Italsodoesn'ttakedamagefrom
falling20feetorlessifitisn'tincapacitated.
Eagle'sSplendor.Thetargethasadvantageon
Charismachecks.
Fox'sCunning.Thetargetthasadvantageon
Intelligencechecks.
Owl'sWisdom.Thetargethasadvantageon
Wisdomchecks.
AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusinga
spellslotof3rdlevelorhigher,youcantargetone
additionalcreatureforeachslotlevelabove2nd.

2ndlevelTransmutation

Bard

HEATMETAL

CASTINGTIME

HOLDPERSON

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

60feet

RANGE

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

60feet

DURATION

Concentration,upto1
minute

apieceofironandaflame

asmall,straightpieceofiron

Chooseamanufacturedmetalobject,such
asametalweaponorasuitofheavyor
mediummetalarmor,thatyoucanseewithin
range.Youcausetheobjecttoglowredhot.
Anycreatureinphysicalcontactwiththe
objecttakes2d8firedamagewhenyoucast
thespell.Untilthespellends,youcanusea
bonusactiononeachofyoursubsequent
turnstocausethisdamageagain.Ifa
creatureisholdingorwearingtheobjectand
takesthedamagefromit,thecreaturemust
succeedonaConstitutionsavingthrowor
droptheobjectifitcan.Ifitdoesn'tdropthe
object,ithasdisadvantageonattackrolls
andabilitychecksuntilthestartofyournext
turn.AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthis
spellusingaspellslotof3rdlevelorhigher,
thedamageincreasesby1d8foreachslot
above2nd.

Chooseahumanoidthatyoucanseewithin
range.ThetargetmustsucceedonaWisdom
savingthroworbeparalyzedfortheduration.
Attheendofeachofitsturns,thetargetcan
makeanotherWisdomsavingthrow.Ona
success,thespellendsonthetarget.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusing
aspellslotof3rdlevelorhigher,youcan
targetonadditionalhumanoidforeachslot
levelabove2nd.Thehumanoidsmustbe
within30feetofeachotherwhenyoutarget
them.

2ndlevelTransmutation

2ndlevelEnchantment

Bard

Bard

Bard

V,S,M

Touch

furorafeatherfromabeast

RANGE

V,S

Concentration,upto1
minute

Fortheduration,youcanreadthethoughtsofcertaincreatures.
Whenyoucastthespellandasyouractiononeachturnuntil
thespellends,youcanfocusyourmindonanyonecreature
thatyoucanseewithin30feetofyou.Ifthecreatureyouchoose
hasanIntelligenceof3orlowerordoesn'tspeakanylanguage,
thecreatureisunaffected.Youinitiallylearnthesurface
thoughtsofthecreaturewhatismostonitsmindinthat
moment.Asanaction,youcaneithershiftyourattentionto
anothercreature'sthoughtsorattempttoprobedeeperintothe
samecreature'smind.Ifyouprobedeeper,thetargetmust
makeaWisdomsavingthrow.Ifitfails,yougaininsightintoits
reasoning(ifany),itsemotionalstate,andsomethingthat
loomslargeinitsmind(suchassomethingitworriesover,
loves,orhates).Ifitsucceeds,thespellends.Eitherway,the
targetknowsthatyouareprobingintoitsmind,andunlessyou
shiftyourattentiontoanothercreaturesthoughts,thecreature
canuseitsactiononitsturntomakeanIntelligencecheck
contestedbyyourIntelligencecheckifitsucceeds,thespell
ends.Questionsverballydirectedatthetargetcreature
naturallyshapethecourseofitsthoughts,sothisspellis
particularlyeffectiveaspartofaninterrogation.Youcanalso
usethisspelltodetectthepresenceofthinkingcreaturesyou
can'tsee.Whenyoucastthespellorasyouractionduringthe
duration,youcansearchforthoughtswithin30feetofyou.The
spellcanpenetratebarriers,but2feetofrock,2inchesofany
metalotherthanlead,orathinsheetofleadblocksyou.You
Bard
2ndlevelDivination
can'tdetectacreaturewithanIntelligenceof3orlowerorone
thatdoesn'tspeakanylanguage.Onceyoudetectthepresence
ofacreatureinthisway,youcanreaditsthoughtsfortherest
ofthedurationasdescribedabove,evenifyoucan'tseeit,butit
muststillbewithinrange.

CASTINGTIME
1action

1action

acopperpiece

2ndlevelEnchantment

Bard

Self

1action

INVISIBILITY

KNOCK

LESSERRESTORATION

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S,M

Touch

Concentration,upto1
hour

aneyelashencasedingumarabic
Acreatureyoutouchbecomesinvisibleuntil
thespellends.Anythingthetargetiswearing
orcarryingisinvisibleaslongasitisonthe
target'sperson.Thespellendsforatarget
thatattacksorcastsaspell.AtHigherLevels.
Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspellslotof
3rdlevelorhigher,youcantargetone
additionalcreatureforeachslotlevelabove
2nd.

Bard

2ndlevelIllusion

1action
V

60feet

Instantaneous

Chooseanobjectthatyoucanseewithin
range.Theobjectcanbeadoor,abox,a
chest,asetofmanacles,apadlock,or
anotherobjectthatcontainsamundaneor
magicalmeansthatpreventsaccess.
Atargetthatisheldshutbyamundanelock
orthatisstuckorbarredbecomesunlocked,
unstuck,orunbarred.Iftheobjecthas
multiplelocks,onlyoneofthemisunlocked.
Ifyouchooseatargetthatisheldshutwith
arcanelock,thatspellissuppressedfor10
minutes,duringwhichtimethetargetcanbe
openedandshutnormally.
Whenyoucastthespell,aloudknock,
audiblefromasfarawayas300feet,
emanatesfromthetargetobject.

Bard

2ndlevelTransmutation

1action
V,S

Touch

Instantaneous

Youtouchacreatureandcanendeitherone
diseaseoroneconditionafflictingit.The
conditioncanbeblinded,deafened,
paralyzed,orpoisoned.

Bard

2ndlevelAbjuration

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S,M

LOCATEOBJECT

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S,M

Instantaneous

Self

Concentration,upto10
minutes

2ndlevelDivination

V,S,M

SHATTER

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

1action

1hour

V,S,M

ApinchofTalcandasmallsprinklingof
powderedsilver

abitoffleece

60feet

DURATION

Instantaneous

Asuddenloudringingnoise,painfully
intense,eruptsfromapointofyourchoice
withinrange.Eachcreatureina10foot
radiusspherecenteredonthatpointmust
makeaConstitutionsavingthrow.Acreature
takes3d8thunderdamageonafailedsave,
orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.
Acreaturemadeofinorganicmaterialsuchas
stone,crystal,ormetalhasdisadvantageon
thissavingthrow.Anonmagicalobjectthat
isn'tbeingwornorcarriedalsotakesthe
damageifit'sinthespell'sarea.AtHigher
Levels.Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspell
slotof3rdlevelorhigher,thedamage
increasesby1d8foreachslotlevelabove
2nd.

2ndlevelDivination

Bard

RANGE

achipofmica

Fortheduration,youseeinvisiblecreatures
andobjectsasiftheywerevisible,andyou
canseeintotheEtherealPlane.Ethereal
creaturesandobjectsappearghostlyand
translucent.

Youcraftanillusionthattakesrootinthemindofacreaturethat
youcanseewithinrange.ThetargetmustmakeanIntelligence
savingthrow.Onafailedsave,youcreateaphantasmalobject,
creature,orothervisiblephenomenonofyourchoicethatisno
largerthana10footcubeandthatisperceivableonlytothe
targetfortheduration.Thisspellhasnoeffectonundeador
constructs.Thephantasmincludessound,temperature,and
otherstimuli,alsoevidentonlytothecreature.Thetargetcan
useitsactiontoexaminethephantasmwithanIntelligence
(Investigation)checkagainstyourspellsaveDC.Ifthecheck
succeeds,thetargetrealizesthatthephantasmisanillusion,
andthespellends.Whileatargetisaffectedbythespell,the
targettreatsthephantasmasifitwerereal.Thetarget
rationalizesanyillogicaloutcomesfrominteractingwiththe
phantasm.Forexample,atargetattemptingtowalkacrossa
phantasmalbridgethatspansachasmfallsonceitstepsonto
thebridge.Ifthetargetsurvivesthefall,itstillbelievesthatthe
bridgeexistsandcomesupwithsomeotherexplanationforits
fall??twaspushed,itslipped,orastrongwindmighthave
knockeditoff.Anaffectedtargetissoconvincedofthe
phantasm'srealitythatitcaneventakedamagefromthe
illusion.Aphantasmcreatedtoappearasacreaturecanattack
thetarget.Similarly,aphantasmcreatedtoappearasfire,a
poolofacid,orlavacanburnthetarget.Eachroundonyour
turn,thephantasmcandeal1d6psychicdamagetothetargetif
itisinthephantasm'sareaorwithin5feetofthephantasm,
Bard
2ndlevelIllusion
providedthattheillusionisofacreatureorhazardthatcould
logicallydealdamage,suchasbyattacking.Thetarget
perceivesthedamageasatypeappropriatetotheillusion.

Self

2ndlevelEvocation

Bard

COMPONENTS

SEEINVISIBILITY

60feet

Untildispelled

Youimplantamessagewithinanobjectinrange,a
messagethatisutteredwhenatriggerconditionis
met.Chooseanobjectthatyoucanseeandthat
isn'tbeingwornorcarriedbyanothercreature.
THenspeakthemessage,whichmustbe25words
orless,thoughitcanbedeleveredoveraslongas
10minutes.Finally,determinethecircumstance
thatwilltriggerthespelltodeliveryourmessage.
Whenthatcircumstanceoccurs,amagicalmouth
appearsontheobjectandrecitesthemessagein
yourvoiceandatthesamevolumeyouspoke.If
theobjectyouchosehasamouthorsomething
thatlookslikeamouth(forexample,themouthof
astatue),themagicalmouthappearstheresothat
wordsappeartocomefromtheobject'smouth.
WHenyoucastthisspell,youcanhavethespell
endafteritdeliversitsmessage,oritcanremain
andrepeatsitsmessagewheneverthetrigger
occurs.Thetriggeringcircumstancecanbeas
generalorasdetailedasyoulike,thoughitmust
bebasedonvisualoraudibleconditionsthatoccur
within30feetoftheobject.Forexample,youcould
instructthemouthtospeakwhenanycreature
moveswithin30feetoftheobjectorwhenasilver
bellringswithin30feetofit.
Bard
2ndlevelIllusion

2ndlevelDivination

Bard

PHANTASMALFORCE
1action

V,S,M

30feet

asmallbitofhoneycombandjadedustworth
atleast10gp,whichthespellconsumes

Describeornameanobjectthatisfamiliarto
you.Yousensethedirectiontotheobject's
location,aslongasthatobjectiswithin1,000
feetofyou.Iftheobjectisinmotion,you
knowthedirectionofitsmovement.Thespell
canlocateaspecificobjectknowntoyou,as
longasyouhaveseenitupclosewithin30
feetatleastonce.Alternatively,thespell
canlocatethenearestobjectofaparticular
kind,suchasacertainkindofapparel,
jewelry,furniture,tool,orweapon.Thisspell
can'tlocateanobjectifanythicknessoflead,
evenathinsheet,blocksadirectpath
betweenyouandtheobject.

Describeornameaspecifickindofbeastor
plant.Concentratingonthevoiceofnaturein
yoursurroundings,youlearnthedirection
anddistancetotheclosestcreatureorplant
ofthatkindwithin5miles,ifanyarepresent.

CASTINGTIME

1minute

aforkedtwig

abitoffurfromabloodhound

Bard

RANGE

1action

Self

MAGICMOUTH(RITUAL)

CASTINGTIME

CASTINGTIME

LOCATEANIMALSOR
PLANTS(RITUAL)

SILENCE(RITUAL)

SUGGESTION

ZONEOFTRUTH

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S

120feet

Concentration,upto10
minutes

Fortheduration,nosoundcanbecreated
withinorpassthrougha20footradius
spherecenteredonapointyouchoosewithin
range.Anycreatureorobjectentirelyinside
thesphereisimmunetothunderdamage,
andcreaturesaredeafenedwhileentirely
insideit.Castingaspellthatincludesaverbal
componentisimpossiblethere.

Bard

2ndlevelIllusion

1action
V,M

30feet

Concentration,upto8
hours

asnake'stougneandeitherabitof
honeycomboradropofsweetoil
Yousuggestacourseofactivity(limitedtoa
sentenceortwo)andmagicallyinfluencea
creatureyoucanseewithinrangethatcanhear
andunderstandyou.Creaturesthatcan'tbe
charmedareimmunetothiseffect.Thesuggestion
mustbewordedinsuchamannerastomakethe
courseofactionsoundreasonable.Askingthe
creaturetostabitself,throwitselfontoaspear,
immolateitself,ordosomeotherobviouslyharmful
actendsthespell.Thetargetmustmakea
Wisdomsavingthrow.Onafailedsave,itpurses
thecourseofactionyoudescribedtothebestof
itsability.Thesuggestedcourseofactioncan
continuefortheentireduration.Ifthesuggested
activitycanbecompletedinashortertime,the
spellendswhenthesubjectfinisheswhatitwas
askedtodo.Youcanalsospecifyconditionsthat
willtriggeraspecialactivityduringtheduration.
Forexample,youmightsuggestthataknightfive
herwarhorsetothefirstbeggarshemeets.Ifthe
conditionisn'tmetbeforethespellexpires,the
activityisn'tpreformed.Ifyouoranyofyour
companionsdamagethetarget,thespellends.
Bard

2ndlevelEnchantment

1action
V,S

60feet

10minutes

Youcreateamagicalzonethatguards
againstdeceptionina15footradiussphere
centeredonapointofyourchoicewithin
range.Untilthespellends,acreaturethat
entersthespell'sareaforthefirsttimeona
turnorstartsitsturntheremustmakea
Charismasavingthrow.Onafailedsave,a
creaturecan'tspeakadeliberateliewhilein
theradius.Youknowwhethereachcreature
succeedsorfailsonitssavingthrow.An
affectedcreatureisawareofthespelland
canthusavoidansweringquestionstowhich
itwouldnormallyrespondwithalie.Such
creaturescanbeevasiveinitsanswersas
longasitremainswithintheboundariesof
thetruth.

Bard

2ndlevelEnchantment

BESTOWCURSE

CLAIRVOYANCE

DISPELMAGIC

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S

Touch

10minutes

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

Youtouchacreature,andthatcreaturemust
succeedonaWisdomsavingthroworbecome
cursedforthedurationofthespell.Whenyoucast
thisspell,choosethenatureofthecursefromthe
followingoptions:??Chooseoneabilityscore.
Whilecursed,thetargethasdisadvantageon
abilitychecksandsavingthrowsmadewiththat
abilityscore.??Whilecursed,thetargethas
disadvantageonattackrollsagainstyou.??While
cursed,thetargetmustmakeaWisdomsaving
throwatthestartofeachofitsturns.Ifitfails,it
wastesitsactionthatturndoingnothing.??While
thetargetiscursed,yourattacksandspellsdeal
anextra1d8necroticdamagetothetarget.A
removecursespellendsthiseffect.AttheDM's
option,youmaychooseanalternativecurse
effect,butitshouldbenomorepowerfulthan
thosedescribedabove.TheDMhasfinalsayon
suchacurse'seffect.AtHigherLevels.Ifyou
castthisspellusingaspellslotof4thlevelor
higher,thedurationisconcentration,upto10
minutes.Ifyouuseaspellslotof5thlevelor
higher,thedurationis8hours.Ifyouuseaspell
slotof7thlevelorhigher,thedurationis24hours.
Ifyouusea9thlevelspellslot,thespelllastsuntil
itisdispelled.Usingaspellslotof5thlevelor
highergrantsadurationthatdoesn'trequire
concentration.
Bard
3rdlevelNecromancy

1mile

Concentration,upto10
minutes

Youcreateaninvisiblesensorwithinrangein
alocationfamiliartoyou(aplaceyouhave
visitedorseenbefore)orinanobvious
locationthatisunfamiliartoyou(suchas
behindadoor,aroundacorner,orinagrove
oftrees).Thesensorremainsinplaceforthe
duration,anditcan'tbeattackedorotherwise
interactedwith.Whenyoucastthespell,you
chooseseeingorhearing.Youcanusethe
chosensensethroughthesensorasifyou
wereinitsspace.Asyouraction,youcan
switchbetweenseeingandhearing.A
creaturethatcanseethesensor(suchasa
creaturebenefittingfromseeinvisibilityor
truesight)seesaluminous,intangibleorb
aboutthesizeofyourfist.

3rdlevelDivination

Bard

COMPONENTS
V,S,M

FEIGNDEATH(RITUAL)
CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

Touch

1hour

3rdlevelIllusion

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
S,M

120feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

aglowingstickofincenseoracrystalvial
filledwithphosphorescentmaterial
Youcreateatwistingpatternofcolorsthat
weavesthroughtheairinsidea30footcube
withinrange.Thepatternappearsfora
momentandvanishes.Eachcreatureinthe
areawhoseesthepatternmustmakea
Wisdomsavingthrow.Onafailedsave,the
creaturebecomescharmedfortheduration.
Whilecharmedbythisspell,thecreatureis
incapacitatedandhasaspeedof0.The
spellendsforanaffectedcreatureifittakes
anydamageorifsomeoneelseusesan
actiontoshakethecreatureoutofitsstupor.

Bard

3rdlevelIllusion

LEOMUND'STINYHUT
(RITUAL)
CASTINGTIME

RANGE

1minute

Self(10footradius
hemisphere)

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S,M

8hours

asmallcrystalbead
A10footradiusimmobiledomeofforce
springsintoexistencearoundandaboveyou
andremainsstationaryfortheduration.The
spellendsifyouleaveitsarea.Nine
creaturesofMediumsizeorsmallercanfit
insidethedomewithyou.Thespellfailsifits
areaincludesalargercreatureormorethan
ninecreatures.Creaturesandobjectswithin
thedomewhenyoucastthisspellcanmove
throughitfreely.Allothercreaturesand
objectsarebarredfrompassingthroughit.
Spellsandothermagicaleffectscan'textend
throughthedomeorbecastthroughit.The
atmosphereinsidethespaceiscomfortable
anddry,regardlessoftheweatheroutside.
Untilthespellends,youcancommandthe
interiortobecomedimlylitordark.Thedome
isopaquefromtheoutside,ofanycoloryou
choose,butitistransparentfromtheinside.
Bard

3rdlevelEvocation

RANGE
Touch

DURATION

Untildispelledor
triggered

incenseandpowdereddiamondworthat
least200gp,whichthespellconsumes

3rdlevelNecromancy

Bard

HYPNOTICPATTERN
RANGE

V,S,M

Youtouchawillingcreatureandputitintoa
catalepticstatethatisindistinguishablefrom
death.Forthespell'sduration,oruntilyou
useanactiontotouchthetargetanddismiss
thespell,thetargetappearsdeadtoall
outwardinspectionandtospellsusedto
determinethetarget'sstatus.Thetargetis
blindedandincapacitated,anditsspeed
dropsto0.Thetargethasresistancetoall
damageexceptpsychicdamage.Ifthetarget
isdiseasedorpoisonedwhenyoucastthe
spell,orbecomesdiseasedorpoisonedwhile
underthespell'seffect,thediseaseand
poisonhavenoeffectuntilthespellends.

Youprojectaphantasmalimageofa
creature'sworstfears.Eachcreatureina30
footconemustsucceedonaWisdomsaving
throwordropwhateveritisholdingand
becomefrightenedfortheduration.While
frightenedbythisspell,acreaturemusttake
theDashactionandmoveawayfromyouby
thesafestavailablerouteoneachofitsturns,
unlessthereisnowheretomove.Ifthe
creatureendsitsturninalocationwhereit
doesn'thavelineofsighttoyou,thecreature
canmakeaWisdomsavingthrow.Ona
successfulsave,thespellendsforthat
creature.

CASTINGTIME

1hour

apinchofgraveyarddirt

awhitefeatherortheheartofahen

Bard

GLYPHOFWARDING

RANGE

Self(30footcone)

Instantaneous

3rdlevelAbjuration

Bard

1action

V,S

120feet

Chooseanycreature,object,ormagical
effectwithinrange.Anyspellof3rdlevelor
loweronthetargetends.Foreachspellof
4thlevelorhigheronthetarget,makean
abilitycheckusingyourspellcastingability.
TheDCequals10+thespell'slevel.Ona
successfulcheck,thespellends.AtHigher
Levels.Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspell
slotof4thlevelorhigher,youautomatically
endtheeffectsofaspellonthetargetifthe
spell'slevelisequaltoorlessthanthelevel
ofthespellslotyouused.

afocusworthatleast100gp,eithera
jeweledhornforhearingoraglasseyefor
scrying

FEAR
CASTINGTIME

1action

1action

Whenyoucastthisspell,youinscribeaglyphthatharmsother
creatures,eitheruponasurface(suchasatableorasectionof
floororwall)orwithinanobjectthatcanbeclosed(suchasa
book,ascroll,oratreasurechest)toconcealtheglyph.Ifyou
chooseasurface,theglyphcancoveranareaofthesurfaceno
largerthan10feetindiameter.Ifyouchooseanobject,that
objectmustremaininitsplace,iftheobjectismovedmore
than10feetfromwhereyoucastthisspell,theglyphisbroken
andthespellendswithoutbeingtriggered.Theglyphisnearly
invisibleandrequiresasuccessfulIntelligence(Investigation)
checkagainstyourspellsaveDCtobefound.Youdecidewhat
triggerstheglyphwhenyoucastthespell.Forglyphsinscribed
onasurface,themosttypicaltriggersincludetouchingor
standingontehglyph,removinganotherobjectcoveringthe
glyph,approachingwithinacertaindistanceoftheglyph,or
mainpulatingtheobjectonwhichtheglyphisinscribed.For
glyphsinscribedwithinanobject,themostcommontriggers
includeopeningthatobject,approachingwithinacertain
distanceoftheobject,orseeingorreadingtheglyph.Oncea
glyphistriggered,thisspellends.Youcanfurtherrefinethe
triggersothespellactivatesonlyundercertaincircumstances
oraccordingtophysicalcharacteristics(sughasheightor
weight),creaturekind(forexample,thewardcouldbesetto
affectaberrationsordrow),oralignment.Youcanalsoset
conditionsforcreaturesthatdon'ttriggertheglyph,suchas
Bard
3rdlevelAbjuration
thosewhosayacertainpassword.Whenyouinscribethe
glyph,chooseexplosiverunesoraspellglyph.Explosive
Runes.Whentriggered,theglypheruptswithmagicalenergy
ina20footradiusspherecenteredontheglyph.Thesphere
spreadsaroundcorners.Eachcreatureintheauramustmake
aDexteritysavingthrow.Acreaturetakes5d8acid,cold,fire,
lightning,orthunderdamageonafailedsavingthrow(your
CASTINGTIME
RANGE
choicewhenyoucreatetheglyph),orhalfasmuchdamageon
1action
120feet
asuccessfulone.SpellGlyph.Youcanstoreapreparedspell
of3rdlevelorlowerintheglyphbycastingitaspartofcreating
COMPONENTS
DURATION
theglyph.Thespellmusttargetasinglecreatureoranarea.
Thespellbeingstoredhasnoimmediateeffectwhencastin
V,S,M
Concentration,upto10
thisway.Whentheglyphistriggered,thestoredspelliscast.If
minutes
thespellhasatarget,ittargetsthecreaturethattriggeredthe
glyph.Ifthespellaffectsanarea,theareaiscenteredonthat
abitoffleece
creature.Ifthespellsummonshostilecreaturesorcreates
Youcreatetheimageofanobject,acreature,orsomeother
harmfulobjectsortraps,theyappearascloseaspossibleto
visiblephenomenonthatisnolargerthana20footcube.The
theintruderandattackit.Ifthespellrequiresconcentration,it
imageappearsataspotthatyoucanseewithinrangeandlasts
lastsuntiltheendofitsfullduration.AtHigherLevels.When
fortheduration.Itseemscompletelyreal,includingsounds,
youcastthisspellusingaspellslotof4thlevelorhigher,the
smells,andtemperatureappropriatetothethingdepicted.You
damageofanexplosiverunesglyphincreasesby1d8foreach
can'tcreatesufficientheatorcoldtocausedamage,asound
slotlevelabove3rd.Ifyoucreateaspellglyph,youcanstore
loudenoughtodealthunderdamageordeafenacreature,ora
anyspellofuptothesamelevelastheslotyouuseforthe
smellthatmightsickenacreature(likeatroglodyte'sstench).
glyphofwarding.
Aslongasyouarewithinrangeoftheillusion,youcanuseyour
actiontocausetheimagetomovetoanyotherspotwithin
range.Astheimagechangeslocation,youcanalterits
appearancesothatitsmovementsappearnaturalforthe
image.Forexample,ifyoucreateanimageofacreatureand
moveit,youcanaltertheimagesothatitappearstobe
walking.Similarly,youcancausetheillusiontomakedifferent
soundsatdifferenttimes,evenmakingitcarryona
conversation,forexample.Physicalinteractionwiththeimage
revealsittobeanillusion,becausethingscanpassthroughit.
Acreaturethatusesitsactiontoexaminetheimagecan
determinethatitisanillusionwithasuccessfulIntelligence
(Investigation)checkagainstyourspellsaveDC.Ifacreature
discernstheillusionforwhatitis,thecreaturecanseethrough
theimage,anditsothersensoryqualitiesbecomefainttothe
creature.AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusinga
spellslotof6thlevelorhigher,thespelllastsuntildispelled,
withoutrequiringyourconcentration.
Bard
3rdlevelIllusion

MAJORIMAGE

NONDETECTION

SPEAKWITHDEAD

SPEAKWITHPLANTS

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME
1action

Self(30footradius)

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S,M

Touch

1action

8hours

V,S,M

apinchofdiamonddustworth25gp
sprinkledoverthetarget,whichthespell
consumes

10minutes

3rdlevelNecromancy

Bard

STINKINGCLOUD
COMPONENTS
V,S,M

COMPULSION

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,M

Touch

1action

1hour

V,S

asmallclaymodelofaziggurat

arotteneggorseveralskunkcabbageleaves

3rdlevelConjuration

3rdlevelDivination

Bard

RANGE
30feet

DURATION

Concentration,upto1
minute

Creaturesofyourchoicethatyoucansee
withinrangeandthatcanhearyoumust
makeaWisdomsavingthrow.Atarget
automaticallysucceedsonthissavingthrowif
itcan'tbecharmed.Onafailedsave,atarget
isaffectedbythisspell.Untilthespellends,
youcanuseabonusactiononeachofyour
turnstodesignateadirectionthatis
horizontaltoyou.Eachaffectedtargetmust
useasmuchofitsmovementaspossibleto
moveinthatdirectiononitsnextturn.Itcan
takeitsactionbeforeitmoves.Aftermoving
inthisway,itcanmakeanotherWisdom
savingthrowtotrytoendtheeffect.Atarget
isn'tcompelledtomoveintoanobviously
deadlyhazard,suchasafirepit,butitwill
provokeopportunityattackstomoveinthe
designateddirection.

Thisspellgrantsthecreatureyoutouchthe
abilitytounderstandanyspokenlanguageit
hears.Moreover,whenthetargetspeaks,
anycreaturethatknowsatleastone
languageandcanhearthetarget
understandswhatitsays.

Youcreatea20footradiussphereofyellow,
nauseatinggascenteredonapointwithin
range.Thecloudspreadsaroundcorners,
anditsareaisheavilyobscured.Thecloud
lingersintheairfortheduration.Each
creaturethatiscompletelywithinthecloudat
thestartofitsturnmustmakeaConstitution
savingthrowagainstpoison.Onafailed
save,thecreaturespendsitsactionthatturn
retchingandreeling.Creaturestahtdon't
needtobreatheorareimmunetopoison
automaticallysucceedonthissavingthrow.A
moderatewind(atleast10milesperhour)
dispersesthecloudafter4rounds.Astrong
wind(atleast20milesperhour)dispersesit
after1round.

Bard

3rdlevelTransmutation

Bard

TONGUES

90feet

10minutes

4thlevelEnchantment

Bard

1action

RANGE

Youimbueplantswithin30feetofyouwithlimited
sentienceandanimation,givingthemtheabilityto
communicatewithyouandfollowyoursimple
commands.Youcanquestionplantsaboutevents
inthespell'sareawithinthepastday,gaining
informationaboutcreaturesthathavepassed,
weather,andothercircumstances.Youcanalso
turndifficultterraincausedbyplantgrowth(such
asthicketsandundergrowth)intoordinaryterrain
thatlastsfortheduration.Oryoucanturnordinary
terrainwhereplantsarepresentintodifficultterrain
thatlastsfortheduration,causingvinesand
branchestohinderpursuers,forexample.Plants
mightbeabletoperformothertasksonyour
behalf,attheDM'sdiscretion.Thespelldoesn't
enableplantstouprootthemselvesandmove
about,buttheycanfreelymovebranches,tendrils,
andstalks.Ifaplantcreatureisinthearea,you
cancommunicatewithitasifyoushardacommon
language,butyougainnomagicalabilityto
influenceit.Thisspellcancausetheplants
createdbytheentanglespelltoreleasea
restrainedcreature.

Yougrantthesemblanceoflifeand
intelligencetoacorpseofyourchoicewithin
range,allowingittoanswerthequestionsyou
pose.Thecorpsemuststillhaveamouthand
can'tbeundead.Thespellfailsifthecorpse
wasthetargetofthisspellwithinthelast10
days.Untilthespellends,youcanaskthe
corpseuptofivequestions.Thecorpse
knowsonlywhatitknewinlife,includingthe
languagesitknew.Answersareusuallybrief,
cryptic,orrepetitive,andthecorpseisunder
nocompulsiontoofferatruthfulanswerifyou
arehostiletoitoritrecognizesyouasan
enemy.Thisspelldoesn'treturnthe
creature'ssoultoitsbody,onlyitsanimating
spirit.Thus,thecorpsecan'tlearnnew
information,doesn'tcomprehendanything
thathashappenedsinceitdied,andcan't
speculateaboutfutureevents.

3rdlevelAbjuration

CASTINGTIME

V,S

burningincense

Fortheduration,youhideatargetthatyou
touchfromdivinationmagic.Thetargetcan
beawillingcreatureoraplaceoranobject
nolargerthan10feetinanydimension.The
targetcan'tbetargetedbyanydivination
magicorperceivedthroughmagicalscrying
sensors.

Bard

10feet

1action

CONFUSION

DIMENSIONDOOR

FREEDOMOFMOVEMENT

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S,M

90feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

threenutshells
Thisspellassaultsandtwistscreatures'minds,
spawningdelusionsandprovokinguncontrolled
actions.Eachcreatureina10footradiussphere
centeredonapointyouchoosewithinrangemust
succeedonaWisdomsavingthrowwhenyoucast
thisspellorbeaffectedbyit.Anaffectedtarget
can'ttakereactionsandmustrollad10atthe
startofeachofitsturnstodetermineitsbehavior
forthatturn.d10Behavior1Thecreatureusesall
itsmovementtomoveinarandomdirection.To
determinethedirection,rollad8andassigna
directiontoeachdieface.Thecreaturedoesn't
takeanactionthisturn.26Thecreaturedoesn't
moveortakeactionsthisturn.78Thecreature
usesitsactiontomakeameleeattackagainsta
randomlydeterminedcreaturewithinitsreach.If
thereisnocreaturewithinitsreach,thecreature
doesnothingthsturn.910Thecreaturecanact
andmovenormally.Attheendofitsturns,an
affectedtargetcanmakeaWisdomsavingthrow.
Ititsucceeds,thiseffectendsforthattarget.At
HigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusinga
spellslotof5thlevelorhigher,theradiusofthe
sphereincreasesby5feetforeachslotabove
4th.
Bard
4thlevelEnchantment

1action
V

500feet

Instantaneous

Youteleportyourselffromyourcurrent
locationtoanyotherspotwithinrange.You
arriveatexactlythespotdesired.Itcanbea
placeyoucansee,oneyoucanvisualize,or
oneyoucandescribebystatingdistanceand
direction,suchas??00feetstraight
downward??or??pwardtothenorthwestata
45degreeangle,300feet.??Youcanbring
alongobjectsaslongastheirweightdoesn't
exceedwhatyoucancarry.Youcanalso
bringonewillingcreatureofyoursizeor
smallerwhoiscarryinggearuptoitscarrying
capacity.Thecreaturemustbewithin5feet
ofyouwhenyoucastthisspell.Ifyouwould
arriveinaplacealreadyoccupiedbyan
objectoracreature,youandanycreature
travelingwithyoueachtake4d6force
damage,andthespellfailstoteleportyou.

Bard

4thlevelConjuration

1action
V,S,M

Touch

1hour

aleatherstrap,boundaroundthearmora
similarappendage
Youtouchawillingcreature.Fortheduration,
thetarget'smovementisunaffectedby
difficultterrain,andspellsandothermagical
effectscanneitherreducethetarget'sspeed
norcausethetargettobeparalyzedor
restrained.Thetargetcanalsospend5feet
ofmovementtoautomaticallyescapefrom
nonmagicalrestraints,suchasmanaclesora
creaturethathasitgrappled.Finally,being
underwaterimposesnopenaltiesonteh
target'smovementorattacks.

Bard

4thlevelAbjuration

GREATERINVISIBILITY

HALLUCINATORYTERRAIN

LOCATECREATURE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

10minutes

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S,M

24hours

COMPONENTS
V,S,M

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Concentration,upto1
hour

V,S

acaterpillarcocoon

Thisspelltransformsacreaturethatyoucansee
withinrangeintoanewform.Anunwillingcreature
mustmakeaWsidomsavingthrowtoavoidthe
effect.Ashapechangerautomaticallysucceedson
thissavingthrow.Thetransformationlastsforthe
duration,oruntilthetargetdropsto0hitpointsor
dies.Thenewformcanbeanybeastwhose
challengeratingisequaltoorlessthanthe
target's(orthetarget'slevel,ifitdoesn'thavea
challengerating).Thetarget'sgamestatistics,
includingmentalabilityscores,arereplacedbythe
statisticsofthechosenbeast.Itretainsits
alignmentandpersonality.Thetargetassumesthe
hitpointsofitsnewform.Whenitrevertstoits
normalform,thecreaturereturnstothenumberof
hitpointsithadbeforeittransformed.Ifitreverts
asaresultofdroppingto0hitpoints,anyexcess
damagecarriesovertoitsnormalform.Aslongas
theexcessdamagedoesn'treducethecreature's
normalformto0hitpoints,itisn'tknocked
unconscious.Thecreatureislimitedintheactions
itcanperformbythenatureofitsnewform,andit
can'tspeak,castspells,ortakeanyotheraction
thatrequireshandsorspeech.Thetarget'sgear
meldsintothenewform.Thecreaturecan't
activate,use,wield,orotherwisebenefitfromany
Bard
4thlevelTransmutation
ofitsequipment.

DOMINATEPERSON
CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S

60feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

Youattempttobeguileahumanoidthatyoucanseewithin
range.ItmustsucceedonaWisdomsavingthroworbe
charmedbyyoufortheduration.Ifyouorcreaturesthatare
friendlytoyouarefightingit,ithasadvantageonthesaving
throw.Whilethetargetischarmed,youhaveatelepathiclink
withitaslongasthetwoofyouareonthesameplaneof
existence.Youcanusethistelepathiclinktoissuecommands
tothecreaturewhileyouareconscious(noactionrequired),
whichitdoesitsbesttoobey.Youcanspecifyasimpleand
generalcourseofaction,suchas??ttackthatcreature,????un
overthere,??or??etchthatobject.??Ifthecreaturecompletes
theorderanddoesn'treceivefurtherdirectionfromyou,it
defendsandpreservesitselftothebestofitsability.Youcan
useyouractiontotaketotalandprecisecontrolofthetarget.
Untiltheendofyournextturn,thecreaturetakesonlythe
actionsyouchoose,anddoesn'tdoanythingthatyoudon'tallow
ittodo.Duringthistimeyoucanalsocausethecreaturetouse
areaction,butthisrequiresyoutouseyourownreactionas
well.Eachtimethetargettakesdamage,itmakesanew
Wisdomsavingthrowagainstthespell.Ifthesavingthrow
succeeds,thespellends.AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthis
spellusinga6thlevelspellslot,thedurationisconcentration,
upto10minutes.Whenyouusea7thlevelspellslot,the
durationisconcentration,upto1hour.Whenyouuseaspell
slotof8thlevelorhigher,thedurationisconcentration,upto8
hours.

Bard

5thlevelEnchantment

Concentration,upto1
hour

Describeornameacreaturethatisfamiliarto
you.Yousensethedirectiontothecreature's
location,aslongasthatcreatureiswithin
1,000feetofyou.Ifthecreatureismoving,
youknowthedirectionofitsmovement.The
spellcanlocateaspecificcreatureknownto
you,orthenearestcreatureofaspecifickind
(suchasahumanoraunicorn),solongas
youhaveseensuchacreatureupclose
within30feetatleastonce.Ifthecreature
youdescribedornamedisinadifferentform,
suchasbeingunfertheeffectsofa
polymorphspell,thisspelldoesn'tlocatethe
creature.Thisspellcan'tlocateacreatureif
runningwateratleast10feetwideblocksa
directpathbetweenyouandthecreature.

4thlevelDivination

Bard

ANIMATEOBJECTS

60feet

Self

abitoffurfromabloodhound

4thlevelIllusion

Bard

POLYMORPH
1action

V,S,M

Youmakenaturalterrainina150footcubein
rangelook,sound,andsmelllikesomeothersort
ofnaturalterrain.Thus,openfieldsoraroadcan
bemadetoresembleaswamp,hill,crevasse,or
someotherdifficultorimpassableterrain.Apond
canbemadetoseemlikeagrassymeadow,a
precipicelikeagentleslope,orarockstrewngully
likeawideandsmoothroad.Manufactured
structures,equipment,andcreatureswithinthe
areaaren'tchangedinappearance.Thetactile
characteristicsoftheterrainareunchanged,so
creaturesenteringtheareaarelikelytosee
throughtheillusion.Ifthedifferenceisn'tobvious
bytouch,acreaturecarefullyexaminingthe
illusioncanattemptanIntelligence(Investigation)
checkagainstyourspellsaveDCtodisbelieveit.
Acreaturewhodiscernstheillusionforwhatitis,
seesitasavagueimagesuperimposedonthe
terrain.

4thlevelIllusion

CASTINGTIME

1action

astone,atwig,andabitofgreenplant

Youoracreatureyoutouchbecomes
invisibleuntilthespellends.Anythingthe
targetiswearingorcarryingisinvisibleas
longasitisonthetarget'sperson.

Bard

300feet

V,S

Touch

AWAKEN

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

120feet

Concentration,upto1
minute

Objectscometolifeatyourcommand.Chooseuptoten
nonmagicalobjectswithinrangethatarenotbeingwornor
carried.Mediumtargetscountastwoobjects,Largetargets
countasfourobjects,Hugetargetscountaseightobjects.You
can'tanimateanyobjectlargerthanHuge.Eachtarget
animatesandbecomesacreatureunderyourcontroluntilthe
spellendsoruntilreducedto0hitpoints.Asabonusaction,
youcanmentallycommandanycreatureyoumadewiththis
spellifthecreatureiswithin500feetofyou(ifyoucontrol
multiplecreatures,youcancommandanyorallofthematthe
sametime,issuingthesamecommandtoeachone).You
decidewhatactionthecreaturewilltakeandwhereitwillmove
duringitsnextturn,oryoucanissueageneralcommand,such
astoguardaparticularchamberorcorridor.Ifyouissueno
commands,thecreatureonlydefendsitselfagainsthostile
creatures.Oncegivenanorder,thecreaturecontinuestofollow
ituntilitstaskiscomplete.AnimatedObjectStatisticsTiny
HP:20,AC:18,Attack:+8tohit,1d4+4damage,Str:4,Dex:
18SmallHP:25,AC:16,Attack:+6tohit,1d8+2damage,
Str:6,Dex:14MediumHP:40,AC:13,Attack:+5tohit,2d6
+1damage,Str:10,Dex:12LargeHP:50,AC:10,Attack:+6
tohit,2d10+2damage,Str:14,Dex:10HugeHP:80,AC:
10,Attack:+8tohit,2d12+4damage,Str:18,Dex:6An
animatedobjectisaconstructwithAC,hitpoints,attacks,
Strength,andDexteritydeterminebyitssize.ItsConstitutionis
10anditsIntelligenceandWisdomare3,anditsCharismais
1.Itsspeedis30feet,iftheobjectslacklegsorother
appendagesitcanuseforlocomotion,itinsteadhasaflying
Bard
5thlevelTransmutation
speedof30feetandcanhover.Iftheobjectissecurelyattached
toasurfaceorlargerobject,suchasachainboltedtoawall,its
speedis0.Ithasblindsightwitharadiusof30feetandisblind
beyondthatdistance.Whentheanimatedobjectdropsto0hit
points,itrevertstoitsoriginalobjectform,andanyremaining
damagecarriesovertoitsoriginalobjectform.Ifyou
commandanobjecttoattack,itcanmakeasinglemeleeattack
CASTINGTIME
RANGE
againstacreaturewithin5feetofit.Itmakesaslamattackwith
1minute
Special
anattackbonusandbludgeoningdamagedeterminebyitssize.
TheDMmightrulethataspecificobjectinflictsslashingor
piercingdamagebasedonitsform.AtHigherLevels.Ifyou
COMPONENTS
DURATION
castthisspellusingaspellslotof6thorhigher,youcan
V,S,M
8hours
animatetwoadditionalobjectsforeachslotlevelabove5th.

Thisspellshapesacreature'sdreams.Chooseacreature
knowntoyouasthetargetofthisspell.Thetargetmustbeon
thesameplaneofexistenceasyou.Creaturesthatdon'tsleep,
suchaselves,can'tbecontactedbythisspell.You,orawilling
creatureyoutouch,entersatrancestate,actingasa
messenger.Whileinthetrance,themessengerisawareofhis
orhersurroundings,butcan'ttakeactionsormove.Ifthetarget
isasleep,themessengerappearsinthetarget'sdreamsand
canconversewiththetargetaslongasitremainsasleep,
throughthedurationofthespell.Themessengercanalso
shapetheenvironmentofthedream,creatinglandscapes,
objects,andotherimages.Themessengercanemergefrom
thetranceatanytime,endingtheeffectofthespellearly.The
targetrecallsthedreamperfectlyuponwaking.Ifthetargetis
awakewhenyoucastthespell,themessengerknowsit,and
caneitherendthetrance(andthespell)orwaitforthetargetto
fallasleep,atwhichpointthemessengerappearsinthetarget's
dreams.Youcanmakethemessengerappearmonstrousand
terrifyingtothetarget.Ifyoudo,themessengercandelivera
messageofnomorethantenwordsandthenthetargetmust
makeaWisdomsavingthrow.Onafailedsave,echoesofthe
phantasmalmonstrosityspawnanightmarethatlaststhe
durationofthetarget'ssleepandpreventsthetargetfrom
gaininganybenefitfromthatrest.Inaddition,whenthetarget
wakesup,ittakes3d6psychicdamage.Ifyouhaveabodypart,
lockofhair,clippingfromanail,orsimilarportionofthe
Bard
5thlevelIllusion
target'sbody,thetargetmakesitssavingthrowwith
disadvantage.

Touch

DURATION

V,S,M

Instantaneous

anagateworthatleast1,000gp,whichthe
spellconsumes
Afterspendingthecastingtimetracingmagical
pathwayswithinapreciousgemstone,youtoucha
hugeorsmallerbeastorplant.Thetargetmust
haveeithernoIntelligencescoreoranIntelligence
of3orless.ThetargetgainsanIntelligenceof10.
Thetargetalsogainstheabilitytospeakone
languageyouknow.Ifthetargetisaplant,itgains
theabilitytomoveitslimbs,roots,vinces,
creepers,andsoforth,anditgainssensessimilar
toahuamn's.YourDMchoosesstatistics
appropriatefortheawakenedplant,suchasthe
statisticsfortheawakenedshrubortheawakened
tree.Theawakenedbeastorplantischarmedby
youfor30daysoruntilyouandyourcompanions
doanythingharmfultoit.Whenthecharmed
conditionends,theawakenedcreaturechooses
whethertoremainfriendlytoyou,basedonhow
youtreateditwhileitwascharmed.

5thlevelTransmutation

Bard

DREAM

ahandfulofsand,adabofink,andawriting
quillpluckedfromasleepingbird

RANGE

8hours

1action

GEAS
CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1minute
V

60feet

30days

Youplaceamagicalcommandonacreaturethat
youcanseewithinrange,forcingittocarryout
someserviceorrefrainfromsomeactionorcourse
ofactiityasyoudecide.Ifthecreaturecan
understandyou,itmustsucceedonaWisdom
savingthroworbecomecharmedbyyouforthe
duration.Whilethecreatureischarmedbyyou,it
takes5d10psychicdamageeachtimeitactsina
mannerdirectlycountertoyourinstructions,butno
morethanonceeachday.Acreaturethatcan't
understandyouisunaffectedbythespell.Youcan
issueanycommandyouchoose,shortofan
activitythatwouldresultincertaindeath.Should
youissueasuicidalcommand,thespellends.You
canendthespellearlybyusinganactionto
dismissit.Aremovecurse,greaterrestoration,or
wishspellalsoendsit.AtHigherLevels.Whenyou
castthisspellusingaspellslotof7thor8thlevel,
thedurationis1year.Whenyoucastthisspell
usingaspellslotof9thlevelthespelllastsuntilit
isendedbyoneofthespellsmentionedabove.

Bard

5thlevelEnchantment

GREATERRESTORATION

HOLDMONSTER

LEGENDLORE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

V,S,M

Touch

1action

Instantaneous

V,S,M

diamonddustworth100gp,whichthespell
consumes

Concentration,upto1
minute

V,S

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

1action

Instantaneous

Awaveofhealingenergywashesoutfroma
pointofyourchoicewithinrange.Chooseup
tosixcreaturesina30footradiussphere
centeredonthatpoint.Eachtargetregains
hitpointsequalto3d8+yourspellcasting
abilitymodifier.Thisspellhasnoeffecton
undeadorconstructs.AtHigherLevels.
Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspellslotof
6thlevelorhigher,thehealingincreasesby
1d8foreachslotlevelabove5th.

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

DURATION

COMPONENTS

Self

Concentration,upto1
hour

V,S

5thlevelIllusion

Bard

PLANARBINDING

RAISEDEAD

RANGE

1action

Youbecomeinvisibleatthesametimethat
anillusorydoubleofyouappearswhereyou
arestanding.Thedoublelastsforthe
duration,buttheinvisibilityendsifyouattack
orcastaspell.Youcanuseyouractionto
moveyourillusorydoubleuptotwiceyour
speedandmakeitgesture,speak,and
behaveinwhateverwayyouchoose.You
canseethroughitseyesandhearthroughits
earsasifyouwerelocatedwhereitis.On
eachofyourturnsasabonusaction,you
canswitchfromusingitssensestousingyour
own,orbackagain.Whileyouareusingits
senses,youareblindedanddeafenedin
regardtoyourownsurroundings.

5thlevelConjuration

Bard

MODIFYMEMORY

COMPONENTS

5thlevelDivination

Bard

MISLEAD

60feet

Instantaneous

Nameordescribeaperson,place,orobject.The
spellbringstoyourmindabriefsummaryofthe
significantloreaboutthethingyounamed.Thelore
mightconsistofcurrenttales,forgottenstories,or
evensecretlorethathasneverbeenwidely
known.Ifthethingyounamedisn'toflegendary
importance,yougainnoinformation.Themore
informationyoualreadyhaveaboutthething,the
morepreciseanddetailedtheinformationyou
receiveis.Theinformationyoulearnisaccurate
butmightbecouchedinfigurativelanguage.For
example,ifyouhaveamysteriousmagicaxeon
hand,thespellmightyieldthisinformation:Woeto
theevildoerwhosehandtouchestheaxe,foreven
thehaftslicesthehandoftheevilones.Onlya
trueChildofStone,loverandbelovedofMoradin,
mayawakenthetruepowersoftheaxe,andonly
withthesacredwordRudnoggonthelips.

5thlevelEnchantment

Bard

MASSCUREWOUNDS
1action

V,S,M

Self

incenseworthatleast250gp,whichtehspell
consumes,andfourivorystripsworthatleast
50gpeach

Chooseacreaturethatyoucanseewithin
range.ThetargetmustsucceedonaWisdom
savingthroworbeparalyzedfortheduration.
Thisspellhasnoeffectonundead.Atthe
endofeachofitsturns,thetargetcanmake
anotherWisdomsavingthrow.Onasuccess,
thespellendsonthetarget.AtHigher
Levels.Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspell
slotof6thlevelorhigher,youcantargeton
additionalcreatureforeachslotlevelabove
5th.Thecreaturesmustbewithin30feetof
eachotherwhenyoutargetthem.

5thlevelAbjuration

CASTINGTIME

10minutes

asmall,straightpieceofiron

Youimbueacreatureyoutouchwithpositive
energytoundoadebilitatingeffect.Youcan
reducethetarget'sexhaustionlevelbyone,
orendoneofthefollowingeffectsonthe
target:*Oneeffectthatcharmedorpetrified
thetarget*Onecurse,includingthetarget's
attunementtoacursedmagicitem*Any
reductiontooneofthetarget'sabilityscores*
Oneeffectreducingthetarget'shitpoint
maximum

Bard

90feet

1action

30feet

DURATION

Concentration,upto1
minute

Youattempttoreshapeanothercreature'smemories.One
creaturethatyoucanseemustmakeaWisdomsavingthrow.
Ifyouarefightingthecreature,ithasadvantageonthesaving
throw.Onafailedsave,thetargetbecomescharmedbyyoufor
theduration.Thecharmedtargetisincapacitatedandunaware
ofitssurroundings,thoughitcanstillhearyou.Ifittakesany
damageoristargetedbyanotherspell,thisspellends,and
noneofthetarget'smemoriesaremodified.Whilethischarm
lasts,youcanaffectthetarget'smemoryofaneventthatit
experiencedwithinthelast24hoursandthatlastednomore
than10minutes.Youcanpermanentlyeliminateallmemoryof
theevent,allowthetargettorecalltheeventwithperfectclarity
andexactingdetail,changeitsmemoryofthedetailsofthe
event,orcreateamemoryofsomeotherevent.Youmust
speaktothetargettodescribehowitsmemoriesareaffected,
anditmustbeabletounderstandyourlanguageforthe
modifiedmemoriestotakeroot.Itsmindfillsinanygapsinthe
detailsofyourdescription.Ifthespellendsbeforeyouhave
finisheddescribingthemodifiedmemories,thecreature's
memoryisn'taltered.Otherwise,themodifiedmemoriestake
holdwhenthespellends.Amodifiedmemorydoesn't
necessarilyaffecthowacreaturebehaves,particularlyifthe
memorycontradictsthecreature'snaturalinclinations,
alignment,orbeliefs.Anillogicalmodifiedmemory,suchas
implantingamemoryofhowmuchthecreatureenjoyed
dousingitselfinacid,isdismissed,perhapsasabaddream.
TheDMmightdeemamodifiedmemorytoononsensicalto
affectacreatureinasignificantmanner.Aremovecurseor
Bard
5thlevelEnchantment
greaterrestorationspellcastonthetargetrestoresthe
creature'struememory.AtHigherLevels.Ifyoucastthisspell
usingaspellslotof6thlevelorhigher,youcanalterthe
target'smemoriesofaneventthattookplaceupto7daysago
(6thlevel),30daysago(7thlevel),1yearago(8thlevel),or
anytimeinthecreature'spast(9thlevel).

SCRYING

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1hour

V,S,M

60feet

24hours

1hour

V,S,M

Touch

Instantaneous

ajewelworthatleast1,000gp,whichthe
spellconsumes

adiamondworthatleast500gp,whichthe
spellconsumes

Withthisspell,youattempttobindacelestial,anelemental,a
fey,orafiendtoyourservice.Thecreaturemustbewithin
rangefortheentirecastingofthespell.(Typically,thecreature
isfirstsummonedintothecenterofaninvertedmagiccirclein
ordertokeepittrappedwhilethisspelliscast.)Atthe
completionofthecasting,thetargetmustmakeaCharisma
savingthrow.Onafailedsave,itisboundtoserveyouforthe
duration.Ifthecreaturewassummonedorcreatedbyanother
spell,thatspell'sdurationisextendedtomatchthedurationof
thisspell.Aboundcreaturemustfollowyourinstructionstothe
bestofitsability.Youmightcommandthecreatureto
accompanyyouonanadventure,toguardalocation,orto
deliveramessage.Thecreatureobeystheletterofyour
instructions,butifthecreatureishostiletoyou,itstrivesto
twistyourwordstoachieveitsownobjectives.Ifthecreature
carriesoutyourinstructionscompletelybeforethespellends,it
travelstoyoutoreportthisfactifyouareonthesameplaneof
existence.Ifyouareonadifferentplaneofexistence,itreturns
totheplacewhereyoubounditandremainsthereuntilthespell
ends.AtHigherLevels.Whenyoucastthisspellusingaspell
slotofahigherlevel,thedurationincreasesto10dayswitha
6thlevelslot,to30dayswitha7thlevelslot,to180dayswith
an8thlevelslot,andtoayearandadaywitha9thlevelspell
slot.

Youreturnadeadcreatureyoutouchtolife,
providedthatithasbeendeadnolongerthan10
days.Ifthecreature'ssoulisbothwillingandat
libertytorejointhebody,thecreaturereturnsto
lifewith1hitpoint.Thisspellalsoneutralizesany
poisonandcuresnonmagicaldiseasesthat
affectedthecreatureatthetimeitdied.Thisspell
doesn't,however,removemagicaldiseases,
curses,orsimilareffects,ifthesearen'tfirst
removedpriortocastingthespell,theytakeeffect
whenthecreaturereturnstolife.Thespellcan't
returnanundeadcreaturetolife.Thisspellcloses
allmortalwounds,butitdoesn'trestoremissing
bodyparts.Ifthecreatureislackingbodypartsor
organsintegralforitssurvivalitshead,for
instancethespellautomaticallyfails.Coming
backfromthedeadisanordeal.Thetargettakes
a4penaltytoallattackrolls,savingthrows,and
abilitychecks.Everytimethetargetfinishesa
longrest,thepenaltyisreducedby1untilit
disappears.

Bard

5thlevelAbjuration

Bard

5thlevelNecromancy

10minutes
V,S,M

Self

Concentration,upto10
minutes

afocusworthatleast1,000gp,suchasa
crystalball,asilvermirror,orafontfilledwith
holywater
Youcanseeandhearaparticularcreatureyou
choosethatisonthesameplaneofexistenceas
you.ThetargetmustmakeaWisdomsaving
throw,whichismodifiedbyhowwellyouknowthe
targetandthesortofphysicalconnectionyou
havetoit.Ifatargetknowsyou'recastingthis
spell,itcanfailthesavingthrowvoluntarilyifit
wantstobeobserved.KnowledgeSaveModifier
Secondhand(youhaveheardofthetarget)+5
Firsthand(youhavemetthetarget)+0Familiar
(youknowthetargetwell)5ConnectionSave
ModifierLikenessorpicture2Posessionor
garment4Bodypart,lockofhair,bitofnail,or
thelike10Onasuccessfulsave,thetarget
isn'taffected,andyoucan'tusethisspellagainst
itagainfor24hours.Onafailedsave,thespell
createsaninvisiblesensorwithin10feetofthe
target.Youcanseeandhearthroughthesensor
asifyouwerethere.Thesensormoveswiththe
target,remainingwithin10feetofitforthe
duration.Acreaturethatcanseeinvisibleobjects
seesthesensorasaluminousorbaboutthesize
ofyourfist.Insteadoftargetingacreature,you
Bard
5thlevelDivination
canchoosealocationyouhaveseenbeforeas
thetargetofthisspell.Whenyoudo,thesensor
appearsatthatlocationanddoesn'tmove.

SEEMING

TELEPORTATIONCIRCLE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

CASTINGTIME

RANGE

COMPONENTS

DURATION

COMPONENTS

DURATION

1action
V,S

30feet

8hours

Thisspellallowsyoutochangetheappearanceof
anynumberofcreaturesthatyoucnaseewithin
range.Yougiveeachtargetyouchooseanew,
illusoryappearance.Anunwillingtargetcanmakea
Charismasavingthrow,andifitsucceeds,itis
unaffectedbythisspell.Thespelldisguises
physicialappearancesaswellasclothing,armor,
weapons,andequipment.Youcanmakeeach
creatureseem1footshorterortallerandappear
thin,fat,orinbetween.Youcan'tchangeatarget's
bodytype,soyoumustchooseaformthathas
thesamebasicarrangementoflimbs.Otherwise,
theextentoftheillusionisuptoyou.Thespell
lastsfortheduration,unlessyouuseyouraction
todismissitsooner.Thechangeswroughtbythis
spellfailtoholduptophysicalinspections.For
example,ifyouusethisspelltoaddahattoa
creature'soutfitmobjectspassthroughthehat,
andanyonewhotouchesitwouldfeelnothingor
wouldfeelthecreature'sheadandhair.Ifyouuse
thisspelltoappearthinnerthenyouare,thehand
ofsomeonewhoreachesouttotouchyouwould
bumpintoyouwhileitwasseeminglystillinmidair.
Acreaturecanuseitsactiontoinspectatarget
andmakeanIntelligence(Investigation)check
againstyourspellsaveDC.Ifitsucceeds,it
becomesawarethatthetargetisdisguised.
Bard

5thlevelIllusion

1minute
V,M

10feet

1round

rarechalksandinksinfusedwithprecious
gemswith50gp,whichthespellconsumes
Asyoucastthespell,youdrawa10footdiameter
circleonthegroundinscribedwithsigilsthatlink
yourlocationtoapermanentteleportationcircleof
yourchoicewhosesigilsequenceyouknowand
thatisonthesameplaneofexistenceasyou.A
shimmeringportalopenswithinthecircleyoudrew
andremainsopenuntiltheendofyournextturn.
Anycreaturethatenterstheportalinstantly
appearswithin5feetofthedestinationcircleorin
thenearestunoccupiedspaceifthatspaceis
occupied.Manymajortemples,guilds,andother
importantplaceshavepermanentteleportation
circlesinscribedsomewherewithintheirconfines.
Eachsuchcircleincludesauniquesigilsequence
astringofmagicalrunesarrangedinaparticular
pattern.Whenyoufirstgaintheabilitytocastthis
spell,youlearnthesigilsequencesfortwo
destinationsontheMaterialPlane,determinedby
theDM.Youcanlearnadditionalsigilsequences
duringyouradventures.Youcancommitanew
sigilsequencetomemoryafterstudyingitfor1
minute.Youcancreateapermanentteleportation
circlebycastingthisspellinthesamelocation
everydayforoneyear.Youneednotusethe
circletoteleportwhenyoucastthespellinthis
way.
Bard
5thlevelConjuration

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