A good spell for Conquest Paladins when their built-in fear effect fails on immune enemies...

It takes two turns; but you can “Hold Person” an enemy, and if you use their “Spiritual Weapon” as a bonus action, you can really bring the pain.

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While reading this it says that the person becomes paralyzed, which means they are also incapacitated. Does becoming incapacitated break concentration? It doesn’t say it under the effect but I have seen some debate on this.

 Yes, it does! If you look at the rules for concentration, incapacitation breaks concentration! 

You can't concentrate on a spell when incapacitated. It's in the rules governing concentration, not in the effects of incapacitation. I don't know why it's written that way. 

Time Stop - 9th level

It says "Choose a humanoid that you can see within range."

Do you have to maintain line of sight, or could the target be obscured after the casting (in darkness or fog cloud for instance) and still be paralyzed?

our paladin, immune to charm, had died due to this....

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Comparing this to Hideous Laughter: If you have access to HL, then it's almost as good as this and only a level 1 spell:

• HL works on any creature with 4+ INT, not just humanoids like Hold Person. Seems like there's a lot of serious enemies that are intelligent beasts I'd like to make laugh
• If you're a warlock then level 1 v. 2 don't matter, but for anyone else HL uses a way lower slot

Main downside of HL is that the target gets a saving throw with advantage if you deal them damage, while HP seems to let you smack them around without worrying. This could be a big advantage for HP if you have AoE or other "out of control" damage going on, but there's a lot of ways to work around it as long as the person is incapacitated (which HL is very good at). 

Interesting to compare them!

I think for a Warlock with Level 2 spell slots, HP is the no brainer, especially because at higher levels it will hold more people. If it weren't for the limited "spells known" for Warlocks, I'd want to have both of these spells for greater versatility, at least until Warlock lvl 5 when Hold Person starts holding two people instead of 1. 

 They both have their uses.  THL is for simplifying battles, keeping one enemy out of the fight for a little while.  HP allows your allies to single out and dogpile onto one particular enemy.  Once you get to higher levels, THL tends to drop off in power, as it is easily outclassed by hypnotic pattern and banishment (both of those spells don't require any subsequent saves to end the effect early).    

does hold person work on mobs

does the spell end if the affected creature goes to 0 hit points and then back up to 1 hit point or does it keep going? for example the Necrotic husk ability from an undead warlock or an orc's relentless endurance? 

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Hey does any one know if there is a spell that can freeze time for certain people/ characters and what its call im writing my own story for dnd and i thought this would be a cool side mission or as a main storyline

 Yes, there is time stop, but only the castor is unaffected (it is basically a way to get extra turns, it doesn't last long)

The range is 60ft, but for clarity if you upcast the spell and target a humanoid 60ft away and there happens to be another humanoid 30ft or less further from you, you cannot target them, right?  I'm assuming not, but I'm curious anyway.

Anyone knows what book this is on? i cant seemto be able to find the spell on "manage spell"

I would DM house-rule allowing certain specific characters or classes to cast this spell on certain other creature subtypes if that PC can demonstrate that they have a fundamental understanding of the psychology of the creature type in question.  So I would allow e.g. a Druid casting hold person on multiple wolves or other animals, a Warlock maybe casting it on certain lower-CR devils or demons.  But most important is that the player has to demonstrate that their character has fundamental psychological understanding of the creature they're trying to enchant.  Might even allow an Order Cleric to cast it on certain Lawful-Neutral creatures?

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@jerclarke:

The comparison is valid but remember: This can be cast at any level higher than it's own with advantages, and the flexibility should you need it. But most importantly - A target of HL is incapacitated, a target of HP is PARALYZED. Hits on creatures paralyzed are automatically critical hits if the attacker is within 5ft. That is SUPREMELY powerful combined with proper movement and powerful attacks. The humanoid limitation is well worth the reward given certain builds and tactics.

 Also a note: Everyone who says Flight is Overpowered, that think because an Aarakocra or other beings with flight, that are Humanoid btw, if they are flying, Hold Person, will cause them to fall down how far they had flown up. So for an Aarakocra, they can be 50ft above ground. If a Flying Creature is reduced to 0ft movement, they will fall down. And depending on the height, they will take quite a hefty deal of damage. And if they survive the fall, and still under the effect then they can be piled on for just a execution style.

And having a level 3 Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard as enemies in small groups is very common (At least in my games) specially wizards, warlocks and sorcerers. So Aarakocra being OP because of flight, is just a laughing matter. DMs have to understand that there is many ways to counter small things like flight.

If a caster successfully casts this spell as a triggered reaction (held action) on the target's turn, does the target essentially get two saves (first for the initial reaction casting, second at the end of their turn)?

Yes. The spell always requires saving throws when first used, and at the end of the target's turns, regardless of when it is first used.

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but do they get disadvantage if prone 

This is for both Hold Spells.

If I hit a Held target, is it considered a Critical.  Meaning if I hit the die result is automatically a 20 not mater what I rolled as long as it hit OR is just the Dice doubled Say I roll an 11 with +11 to hit making it 22 hitting the target OR A roll of 11+a to Hit bonus of 11 hits the target and the die roll is considered a 20.

The reason I am asking is.  I was unable to reach the Big Bad, but I was right next to minion and 30' from the Big Bad And had 4 levels in Rune Knight fighter. I Cast hold person on the minion.  He failed.  I action Surged and I hit and smite the minion and transferred the damage to the Big Bad. He had 24 AC after shield spell.  Was my transfer of damage considered a Crit roll so I could hit him.

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Casting word is:

Identitus Paralyzium

 

 

Beyond 20

 

 

 

 

 

 No it isn't 🛑