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Conditions are the effects of certain Spells, Class Features, etc. Conditions may positively or negatively affect a creature. Knowing how to inflict, apply, or avoid certain Conditions can grant you the upper hand in many situations.

List of Conditions

Acid

Effect
Reduces  Armour Class by 2.

Action Surge

Effect
Can take an extra Action this turn.

Aid

Effect
Hit point maximum increased by X.

File:Armor Of Agathys Condition Icon.png Armour of Agathys

Effect
Gained x Temporary Hit Points. If hit with a melee attack, the attacker takes x Cold damage.

Arms of Hadar

Effect
Can't take reactions.

Bane

Effect
Has a 1d4 penalty to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Barkskin

Effect
Armour Class increased to 16.

Blade Ward

Effect
Has resistance against Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing damage dealt by weapon attacks. Damage of these types is halved.

File:Blinded Condition Icon 2.png Blinded

Effect
Ranged attacks and spells have a range of 4.5m / 15ft and Attack Rolls suffer Disadvantage. Attack Rolls against Blinded creatures have Advantage.

Bleeding

Effect
Creature takes 2Slashing damage at the start of each turn and has Disadvantage on Constitution Saving Throws. Removed by healing.

Bless

Effect
Has a 1d4 bonus to Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.

Blurred

Effect
Attackers have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against this creature, unless they do not rely on sight or can see through illusions.

File:Bufotoxin Condition Icon 2.png Bufotoxin

Effect
Has Disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws.

Burning

Effect
Takes 1d4 Fire damage per turn.

Calmed

Effect
Can't be Charmed or Frightened.

Charmed

Effect
Can't attack spellcaster. Spellcaster has Advantage on Charisma Checks.

Chest Trauma

Effect
Has Disadvantage on Constitution Saving Throws and has one fewer action. Removed by healing.

Chill Touch

Effect
Can not regain Hit Points. If Undead, has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls.

Click Heels

Effect
Movement Speed is doubled. Enemies have Disadvantage on Opportunity Attacks against them.

Cloud of Daggers

Effect
Spinning daggers fill the air. Anyone inside the whirlwind takes 4d4 Slashing damage each turn.

Colour Spray

Effect
Ranged attacks and spells have a range of 4.5m / 15ft and Attack Rolls suffer Disadvantage. Attack Rolls against Blinded creatures have Advantage.

Command: Approach

Effect
Has to move toward the spellcaster using the shortest route possible. Cannot take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Command: Drop

Effect
An enemy has made you drop your weapon to the ground. Cannot take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Command: Flee

Effect
Has to move as far away from the spellcaster by the fastest available means. Cannot take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Command: Grovel

Effect
Prone: Can't move or act, and has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attacks against a Prone creature have Advantage if they're made within 3m / 10ft of the creature. A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up. Cannot take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Command: Halt

Effect
Cannot move. Cannot take actions, bonus actions, or reactions.

File:Control Undead Condition.png Controlled

Effect
This undead is under the control of a Paladin. It will follow the Paladin and attack their enemies.

Crippled

Effect
Movement Speed reduced to 0, and has Disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws. Removed by healing.

Crown of Madness

Effect
Instilled with magical madness. Will attack the nearest creature.

Darkvision

Effect
Can see in the dark out to the range of 12m / 40ft.

Dash

Effect
Movement Speed is doubled.

Dazed

Effect
Has Disadvantage on Wisdom Saving Throws, can't take Reactions, and loses the Dexterity bonus to their  Armour Class. Removed if an ally Helps this creature.

Detect Thoughts

Effect
Can read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.

Difficult Terrain

Effect
Movement Speed halved.

File:Disengage Condition Icon 2.png Disengage

Effect
Can move without provoking Opportunity Attacks.

Disguise Self

Effect
Appearance is entirely changed.

Divine Sense

Effect
Has Advantage on Attack Rolls against celestials, fiends, and undead.

Downed

Effect
You are Unconscious and must make Death Saving Throws. On 3 successes, you stop bleeding out and become Stable. On 3 failures, you die. If you regain any Hit Points, lose Downed. Or an ally Helps you, regain 1 Hit Point.

Electrocuted

Effect
Takes 1d4 Lightning damage at the start of each turn.

Encumbered

Effect
Carrying too much weight. Movement Speed reduced, and Jump distance is halved.

Movement Speed is reduced by a third.

Enlarged

Effect
Size is increased. Weapon attacks deal 1d4 more damage. Has Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws.

File:Bear's Endurance Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Bear's Endurance

Effect
Has Advantage on Constitution Checks. Gain 7 Temporary Hit Points.

File:Bull's Strength Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Bull's Strength

Effect
Has Advantage on Strength Checks. Weight Limit doubled.

File:Cat's Grace Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Cat's Grace

Effect
Has Advantage on Dexterity Checks. Takes half falling damage.

File:Eagle's Splendor Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Eagle's Splendor

Effect
Has Advantage on Charisma Checks.

File:Fox's Cunning Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Fox's Cunning

Effect
Has Advantage on Intelligence Checks.

File:Owl's Wisdom Condition Icon.png Enhance Ability: Owl's Wisdom

Effect
Has Advantage on Wisdom Checks.

Ensnared

Effect
Cannot move and takes 1d6 Piercing damage per turn. Attack Rolls against the creature have Advantage, while creature's Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws have Disadvantage.

Entangled

Effect
Cannot move. Attack Rolls against the creature have Advantage, while creature's Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws have Disadvantage.

Enwebbed

Effect
Cannot move. Attack Rolls against the creature have Advantage, while creature's Attack Rolls and Dexterity Saving Throws have Disadvantage.

Expeditious Retreat

Effect
Dash available as a bonus action.

Exposing Bite

Effect
Creature is distracted. The next attack against the creature from wihtin 1.5m / 5ft is guaranteed to be a critical hit.

Faerie Fire

Effect
Shedding dim light. Incoming attacks have Advantage. Cannot be Invisible.

False Life

Effect
Gained X Temporary Hit Points.

Feather Fall

Effect
Rate of falling is slowed, granting immunity to Falling damage.

Feeble

Effect
Deal only half damage with weapon attacks that use Strength.

Frenzied

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Frenzy ends early if the barbarian didn't attacked an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Friends

Effect
Has Advantage on Charisma Checks directed at the target creature.

Frightened

Effect
Cannot move. A Frightened creature has Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls.

Frostbite

Effect
When taking Cold damage, takes an additional 1 Cold damage per turn of Frostbite remaining.

Gaping Wounds

Effect
Attacks againts this creature deal an additional 2Piercing damage. Removed by healing.

Goaded

Effect
Must attack the goading creature, if possible.

Guidance

Effect
Has a 1d4 bonus to Ability Checks.

Guiding Bolt

Effect
The next Attack Roll made against this creature has Advantage.

Hamstrung

Effect
Movement Speed reduced by 50%. Removed by healing.

Hastened

Effect
Target gains +2 to  Armour Class and Advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws. Target's Movement Speed is doubled. Target gains an additional Action. When the condition ends, target becomes Lethargic, and is unable to Move or take Actions for 1 turn.

Healing Radiance

Effect
Allies within 3m / 10ft will regain Spellcasting Modifier Hit Points at the start of the Paladin's next turn.

Heavily Encumbered

Effect
Carrying far too much weight. Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.

Movement Speed is reduced by two-thirds.

Heroism

Effect
Can't be Frightened. Receive 5 temporary hit points per turn.

Hex: Charisma

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Charisma Checks.

Hex: Constitution

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Constitution Checks.

Hex: Dexterity

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Dexterity Checks.

Hex: Intelligence

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Intelligence Checks.

Hex: Strength

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Strength Checks.

Hex: Wisdom

Effect
Creature suffers additional 1d6 Necrotic damage from the spellcaster. It also has Disadvantage on Wisdom Checks.

Hideous Laughter

Effect
Can't move or act, and has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attacks against a Prone creature have Advantage if they're made within 3m / 10ft of the creature. At the end of its turn or when it takes damage, the creature can try to shake off the effect.

Hold Person

Effect
Paralysed. At the end of each turn, makes a Wisdom Saving Throw. On a successful save, the Condition is removed.

Holy Rebuke

Effect
Affected entity is protected by a vengeful aura. Attackers take 1d4 Radiant damage. when they hit the entity with a melee attack.

Horde Breaker

Effect
Creature is open to a follow-up attack.

Hunter's Mark Quarry

Effect
Suffers an additional 1d6 damage from the spellcaster. Spellcaster also gains Advantage on all Perception and Survival Checks.

Incapacitated

Effect
Cannot take Actions or Reactions. Lose Concentration, if maintaining a Concentration spell.

Infernal Legion

Effect
You are one, you are legion, without personality or individuality - born only to fight. When within 20m / 67ft of another creature wearing a merregon's mask, Strength increases by 1 and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma decrease by 1 per nearby mask.

Infested

Effect
Crawling with tiny spiders that deal 1d4 Piercing damage and 1d4 Poison damage each turn. When hit with a melee attack, the infestation spreads to the attacker. Upon death, the infestation spreads to all nearby creatures. Removed by fire or acid. Doesn't harm ettercaps or spiders.

Invisible

Effect
Has Advantage on Attack Rolls and impose Disadvantage on enemy Attack Rolls. Attacking or casting a Spells ends this condition.

Jump

Effect
The creature's jump distance is tripled for 1 minute.

Light

Effect
This object has an aura of light with a radius of 12m / 40ft

Lightning Charges

Effect
Lightning courses through you. You have +1 to Attack Rolls and deal an additional 1Lightning damage. If you gain 5 charges, they are consumed the next time you deal damage, and you deal an additional 1d8Lightning damage. You lose 1 charge per turn. See Lightning Charges for more information.

Longstrider

Effect
Movement Speed increased by 3m / 10ft.

Mage Armour

Effect
Base Armour Class is 13.

File:Mirror Image Condition.png Mirror Image

Effect
Gain 3 Mirror Images. The spellcaster's Armour Class increases by 3 for each image they have. When the spellcaster successfully evades an attack, an image disappears.

Momentum

Effect
Spurred on a sense of urgency. Movement Speed increased by 10ft. Removed when Restrained, Incapacitated, Prone, or slowed down.

Oath Broken

Effect
You have broken your sacred Oath and betrayed your beliefs. You can no longer use Channel Oath Charges. You should go to camp and contemplate what happened and what comes next.

Off Balance

Effect
The affected entity has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Checks, and Attack Rolls against the entity have Advantage. Removed by taking damage or when Helped.

Paralysed

Effect
Creature is Incapacitated Automatically fails all Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws Attack Rolls against the creature have Advantage Any attack roll made against this creature by an attacker within 3 m / 10 ft automatically hits and is an automatic Critical Hit

Pinched

Effect
Take 2 Piercing damage at the beginning of each turn and Movement Speed is reduced by 3m / 10ft.

Produce Flame

Effect
A flickering flame sheds light around the creature.

Poisoned

Effect
Suffers Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.

Poisonous Fumes

Effect
Takes 1d4 (1~4) Poison damage per turn damage Suffers Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Ability Checks.

Prepared

Effect
Deals an additional 1Slashing damage with melee attacks.

Prone

Effect
Can't move or act, and has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attacks against a Prone creature have Advantage if they're made within 3m / 10ft of the creature. A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up.

Protection form Evil and Good

Effect
The target is protected against aberrations, celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead. These creatures have Disadvantage on Attack Rolls against the target. The target can't be Charmed, Frightened, or Possesed by them.

Rage

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and while throwing objects. Has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attacked an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rage: Bear Heart

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and while throwing objects. Has Resistance to all damage except psychic damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attack an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rage: Eagle Heart

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Can use Dash as a bonus action, and foes have Disadvantage on Opportunity Attacks. Also has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attack an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rage: Elk Heart

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Movement Speed increased by 4.5m / 15ft. Also has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attack an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rage: Tiger Heart

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Jump distance increased by 4.5m / 15ft. Also has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attack an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rage: Wolf Heart

Effect
Deal 2 extra damage with melee and improvised weapons, and when throwing objects. Allies have Advantage on melee Attack Rolls against enemies within 2m / 5ft. Also has Resistance to physical damage, and Advantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws. Cannot cast or concentrate on spells. Rage ends early if the barbarian didn't attack an enemy or take damage since their last turn.

Rallied

Effect
Maximum Hit Points increased by 8.

File:Ray Of Frost Condition Icon.png Ray of Frost

Effect
Movement Speed is reduced by 3m / 10ft.

Reckless Attack

Effect
You have Advantage on Attack Rolls, but enemies also have Advantage on Attack Rolls against you.

Reduced

Effect
Size is reduced. Weapon attacks deal 1d4 less damage. Has Disadvantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws.

Reeling

Effect
Recovering from receiving a terrible blow or hitting a strong metal. Has a -1 penalty to Attack Rolls for every turn remaining.

Resistance

Effect
Has a 1d4 bonus to Saving Throws.

Sacred Weapon

Effect
Wielder's Charisma Modifier is added to Attack Rolls made with this weapon. The weapon has become magical and emits light.

Shield of Faith

Effect
Receives +2 bonus to Armour Class.

Shillelagh

Effect
Creature's weapon is magical and deals 1d8 + Spellcasting Ability Bludgeoning damage. Attack Rolls use the wielder's Spellcasting Ability Modifier.

Shocked

Effect
Cannot take reactions and has Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Saving Throws using Dexterity.

Shocking Grasp

Effect
Cannot take reactions.

File:Silence Aura Condition Icon.png Silenced

Effect
Creature can't speak or cast spells with a verbal component, and is immune to Thunder damage.

Sleeping

Effect
A sleeping creature cannot move or act. Moreover, the creature automatically fails Strength and Dexterity Saving Throws. Attack Rolls against it have Advantage, and any attack that hits the creature is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 1.5m / 5ft of the creature. Removed by taking damage or when Helped.

File:Speak With Animals Condition Icon.png Speak with Animals

Effect
Can comprehend and communicate with beasts.

File:Spiteful Suffering Condition.png Spiteful Suffering

Effect
Affected entity takes 1d4 + Charisma Modifier Necrotic damage each turn and Attack Rolls against it have Advantage.

Stunned

Effect
Cannot move or take Actions, Bonus Actions, or Reactions.

Thaumaturgy

Effect
Has Advantage on Intimidation and Performance Checks.

Threatened

Effect
An enemy is close. Has Disadvantage on ranged Attack Rolls.

True Strike

Effect
The spellcaster has Advantage on Attack Rolls against this creature.

Turned

Effect
A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from the creature who turned it as possible. It can't willingly move to a space within 9m / 30ft of that creature. It also can't take Reactions. For its Actions, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. The condition ends upon taking damage.

Vicious Mockery

Effect
Disadvantage on the next Attack Roll.

Weak Grip

Effect
Has Disadvantage on Attack Rolls and Strength Saving Throws. Removed if an ally Helps this creature.

Wet

Effect
Prevented from burning. Resistance to Fire damage. Vulnerable to Lightning and Cold damage.

Wild Magic: Explosive Healing

Effect
Your spells of Level 1 and higher heal all creatures in a 3m / 10ft radius for 1d4 hit points per Spell Slot level.

Wild Magic: Enchant Weapons

Effect
The next attack with this weapon is a Critical Hit and deals an additional 1d4 Force damage.

Wild Magic: Teleport

Effect
Can use a Bonus Action to teleport up to 9m / 30ft.

Witch Bolt

Effect
The spellcaster can activate the arc linking it to this creature to automatically deal 1d12 Lightning damage.

Wrath

Effect
Adrenaline courses through your veins. You have a +1 bonus to melee damage. (As of Early Access Patch 9, this effect grants +1 to melee damage per remaining turn of Wrath.)