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Dungeon Master’s Guide
control and shares your Initiative count, taking its turn immediately after yours.
On your turn, you can mentally command the snake (no action required) if it is within 60 feet of you and you don
location. Absent commands from you, the snake defends itself.
As a Bonus Action, you can command the snake to revert to staff form in its current space, and you can’t use the staff's property again
Spells
Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn
ends its turn inside the Sphere. A creature makes this save only once per turn.
The Sphere moves 10 feet away from you at the start of each of your turns.
Casting as a Circle Spell. Casting this as a
), which the spell consumes. The spell’s range increases to 1 mile, and its duration increases to until dispelled (no Concentration required). The spell ends early if any caster who participated in
Conjure Celestial
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required by you), as long as they don't violate its alignment. If you don't issue any commands to the celestial, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
The GM has the
Dominate Monster
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telepathic link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that
creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You
Magic Items
Tyranny of Dragons
action to cast one of the following spells from the wand, even if you are incapable of casting spells: ray of frost (no charges, or 1 charge to cast at 5th level; +5 to hit with ranged spell attack
), sleet storm (3 charges; spell save DC 15), or ice storm (4 charges; spell save DC 15). No other components are required.
The wand regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges each day at dawn. If you expend the wand’s last charge, roll a d20. On a 20, the wand melts away, forever destroyed.
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
it, the pech can cast Wall of Stone. If at least seven other pechs are within 30 feet of it, it can cast Greater Restoration. Each other pech involved in casting the spell can’t have the
incapacitated condition and must have at least one use of Communal Spellcasting remaining, which it must immediately expend to participate (no action required).
Stone Shape (3/Day). The pech casts Stone
Dominate Beast
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link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that creature
," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You can use
Dominate Person
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link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as "Attack that
creature," "Run over there," or "Fetch that object." If the creature completes the order and doesn't receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
You can
Conjure Elemental
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that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don't issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is
Magic Items
Mythic Odysseys of Theros
see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required, casting the wall of thorns spell there.
Winter. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a space that you can see within 320 feet of you, no
attack roll required, casting the ice storm spell there.
Destroying the Bow. The bow can’t be destroyed without first destroying all its arrows. The winter arrow must be fed to a cerberus on the
Conjure Fey
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has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as they don't violate its alignment. If you don't issue any commands to the fey creature, it
defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions.
If your concentration is broken, the fey creature doesn't disappear. Instead, you lose control of the fey creature, it becomes
Monsters
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
casting elder runes on them. Halaster’s gates connect the different levels of Undermountain, thus enabling him to bring new monsters into the dungeon to replenish those that die or escape. Even as
, however, Halaster is alert and attentive to the activities and preparations of all beings near him. He never willingly enters combat without first casting mage armor and mind blank on himself.As the
Monsters
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
within the sphere is heavily obscured, and the sphere moves with Auril. The effect lasts until Auril drops to 0 hit points in this form, until she chooses to end the effect (no action required), or
using her magic.
Casting such great magic night after night while also granting spells to her devoted followers leaves Auril weak and vulnerable. In her self-inflicted weakened state, Auril is inclined
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Conjure Celestial 7th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon a celestial of challenge rating 4 or lower, which
duration. Roll initiative for the celestial, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Conjure Celestial 7th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon a celestial of challenge rating 4 or lower, which
duration. Roll initiative for the celestial, which has its own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
normally follow casting the Wish spell to produce an effect other than duplicating another spell.Multiattack. Nafas makes three Storm Shamshir attacks and uses Create Vortex.
Storm Shamshir. Melee
dust lasts until Nafas disperses it (no action required) or uses this lair action again, and it can’t be dispersed by wind.
Regional Effects
The region containing Nafas’s lair is warped
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
charges to cast wall of fire from the shield (save DC 21 for each). The wall of fire spell lasts for 1 minute (no concentration required). The shield regains all expended charges daily at dawn.
Anytime
(incorrectly) that it can break free of the shield if it’s brought to the Nine Hells, for it’s convinced that the shield’s powers are weaker there.
Freeing Gargauth. Casting dispel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
Conjure Fey 6th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon a fey creature of challenge rating 6 or lower, or a fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
action required by you), as long as they don’t violate its alignment. If you don’t issue any commands to the fey creature, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes no actions. If
Conjure Fey 6th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You summon a fey creature of challenge rating 6 or lower, or a fey
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dominate Monster 8th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You attempt to beguile a creature that you can see within range. It
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dominate Person 5th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see within range
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
Conjure Elemental 5th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (burning incense for air, soft clay for earth, sulfur and phosphorus for fire, or water and sand for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dominate Beast 4th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within range. It
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature completes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dominate Person 5th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a humanoid that you can see within range
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Dominate Monster 8th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour You attempt to beguile a creature that you can see within range. It
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
own turns. It obeys any verbal commands that you issue to it (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any commands to the elemental, it defends itself from hostile creatures but otherwise takes
Conjure Elemental 5th-level conjuration Casting Time: 1 minute Range: 90 feet Components: V, S, M (burning incense for air, soft clay for earth, sulfur and phosphorus for fire, or water and sand for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
Dominate Beast 4th-level enchantment Casting Time: 1 action Range: 60 feet Components: V, S Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute You attempt to beguile a beast that you can see within range. It
action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature completes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
action required) if it is within 60 feet of you and you don’t have the Incapacitated condition. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its turn, or you can issue it a general
command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. Absent commands from you, the snake defends itself. As a Bonus Action, you can command the snake to revert to staff form in its current space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
action required) if it is within 60 feet of you and you don’t have the Incapacitated condition. You decide what action the snake takes and where it moves during its turn, or you can issue it a general
command, such as to attack your enemies or guard a location. Absent commands from you, the snake defends itself. As a Bonus Action, you can command the snake to revert to staff form in its current space
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
, have more powerful effects when cast at a higher level, as detailed in a spell's description. CASTING IN ARMOR
Because of the mental focus and precise gestures required for spellcasting, you must
Casting a Spell at a Higher Level When a spellcaster casts a spell using a slot that is of a higher level than the spell, the spell assumes the higher level for that casting. For instance, if Umara
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
Casting Time Most spells require a single action to cast, but some spells require a bonus action, a reaction, or much more time to cast. Bonus Action A spell cast with a bonus action is especially
cantrip with a casting time of 1 action. Reactions Some spells can be cast as reactions. These spells take a fraction of a second to bring about and are cast in response to some event. If a spell can be
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Casting Time Most spells require the Magic action to cast, but some spells require a Bonus Action, a Reaction, or 1 minute or more. A spell’s Casting Time entry specifies which of those is required
another one using a Bonus Action on the same turn. Reaction and Bonus Action Triggers A spell that has a casting time of a Reaction is cast in response to a trigger that is defined in the spell’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Casting Time Most spells require the Magic action to cast, but some spells require a Bonus Action, a Reaction, or 1 minute or more. A spell’s Casting Time entry specifies which of those is required
another one using a Bonus Action on the same turn. Reaction and Bonus Action Triggers A spell that has a casting time of a Reaction is cast in response to a trigger that is defined in the spell’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
spell as a Ritual require Concentration if the spell doesn’t normally require it? Concentration is required when casting any spell, including a Ritual version, for longer than 1 action. Once the casting is complete, the spell requires Concentration only if its Duration entry says it does.
Casting Time Is there a limit on the number of spells you can cast on your turn? There’s no rule that states you can cast only X number of spells on your turn, but there are some practical
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
fire this arrow at a space on the ground that you can see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required, casting the wall of thorns spell there. Winter. As an action, you can fire this arrow at a
space that you can see within 320 feet of you, no attack roll required, casting the ice storm spell there. Destroying the Bow. The bow can’t be destroyed without first destroying all its arrows. The






