You create a 10-foot-radius, 20-foot-tall Cylinder of magical energy centered on a point on the ground that you can see within range. Glowing runes appear wherever the Cylinder intersects with the floor or other surface. Choose one or more of the following types of creatures: Celestials, Elementals, Fey, Fiends, or Undead. The circle affects a creature of the chosen type in the following ways: *…

Level 3 Abjuration (Cleric, Paladin, Warlock, Wizard) Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 10 feet Components: V, S, M (salt and powdered silver worth 100+ GP, which the spell consumes) Duration: 1 hour You create a 10-foot-radius, 20-foot-tall Cylinder of magical energy centered on a point on the ground that you can see within range. Glowing runes appear wherever the Cylinder intersects with the floor…

Millennia ago, elf mages researching alternative magical traditions developed a technique by which many spellcasters working together could cast spells beyond the limit of any individual. This technique became known as circle magic, and although it was initially developed by elves, spellcasters in Thay and Rashemen reinvented the technique, and from there it quickly spread to other realms in…

When you cast a spell that requires at least one Material component with a specified cost that is consumed by the spell, you can reduce the minimum cost of one such Material component by 50 GP per each secondary caster contributing to the spell. For example, casting Revivify as a Circle spell with two secondary casters would reduce the Material component’s minimum cost to 200 GP. Each secondary…

The world of Faerûn is filled with countless heroes who have undertaken amazing adventures—Drizzt Do’Urden, his wife Cattie-brie, and their daughter, Briennelle; Alustriel Silverhand and the rest of the Seven Sisters; Karlach Cliffgate, Astarion, and Shadowheart; and many more. Now, the world has new heroes: the ones you and your fellow players create. Heroes in the Forgotten Realms are larger…

You take a Magic action to initiate casting a Circle spell. When you do so, choose which Circle casting option (see "Circle Casting Options" below) you’re using for this casting; you must also meet any of the other requirements described in that option’s text. Until the Circle spell’s casting is complete (see below), you must maintain Concentration on the spell. If a Reaction would trigger when a…

The following organizations could serve as wizards’ circle group patrons:

Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement) This circlet allows the wearer to wipe from their memory any knowledge of a specific deed or time in their life, making it useful for those who fear mages plumbing their minds with magic. While wearing this circlet, you can take a Magic action to specify a trigger such as “after I leave this temple” or “when I cast the Animate Dead spell.” For the next 24…

Protect Wild Creatures and Natural Wonders The Sylvan Circle acts as the sword and shield of the natural world. You adventure to ensure that the world’s natural wonders are preserved and that the diversity of its flora and fauna are not threatened. Although some Sylvan Circle Magi become hardliners that see themselves at war with civilization, most work to strike a balance between the needs of…

Massive cavern. Lines of magical blue force and glowing esoteric runes. An enormous, sleeping wolf constrained by golden chains. Sonorous chanting. Deep, resonant chanting fills this enormous cavern, which a frozen stream neatly bisects. A magic circle—big enough to enclose a small keep—takes up most of the cavern. The circle’s lines and runes of engraved silver glow with a rippling azure light…