Tasha's Hideous Laughter is a level 1 enchantment spell. It allows spellcasters to send a targeted creature into a fit of laughter, falling Prone.
Description
Leave a creature Prone with laughter, without the ability to get up.
The creature must have an Intelligence of 5 or more.
The target can try to shake off the effect each time it takes damage.
Properties
- Details
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
At higher levels
Upcast: Casting this spell at a higher level doesn't grant any additional benefits.Condition: Hideous Laughter
Duration: 10 turns
- Can't move or take
Actions, 
Bonus actions, or 
Reactions, and has 
Disadvantage on 
Strength and Dexterity saving throws. - Attacks against a Prone creature have
Advantage if they're made within 3 m / 10 ft of the creature. - At the end of its turn or when it takes damage, the entity can try to shake off the effect.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class Level 1: Bard, Wizard, and Great Old One
- Class Level 3: Arcane Trickster, and Eldritch Knight
Notes
of Copper (Acid) Ancestry learns this spell automatically.- Learned as a quest reward for completing Help the Cursed Monk and choosing to bear Shar's curse.
- Despite the claim made in the spell's description, a creature affected by Hideous Laughter is not technically considered Prone for the purposes of interactions with other mechanics. For example, Hook Horrors may Multiattack a Prone target, but not a target affected by Hideous Laughter.
