Fear

Level 3 Illusion

Fear is a level 3 illusion spell in D&D 5e (2024 rules), available to the Bard, Psion, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard. Casting time: Action. Range: Self. Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute.

Level
Level 3
School
Illusion
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S, M
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute

M (a white feather)

Description

You project a phantasmal image of a creature's worst fears. Each creature in a 30-foot Cone must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or drop whatever it is holding and have the Frightened condition for the duration. While Frightened by this spell, a creature must take the Dash action and move away from you by the safest available route on each of its turns, unless there is nowhere to move. If the creature ends its turn in a location where it doesn't have line of sight to you, the creature makes a Wisdom saving throw, ending the spell on itself on a success.

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