Guide:Undocumented Patch 5 updates

Patch 5 released with an enormous changelog featuring major changes like the introduction of Honour difficulty and new epilogues. It also included hundreds of gameplay changes and fixes and ended with:

And many, many more fixes, improvements, tweaks, and labours of love!

This article aims to document these unlisted fixes, improvements, and tweaks.

Spell changes

• The range of  Heal increased from  Range: 1.5 m / 5 ft to  Range: 18 m / 60 ft.
•  Otiluke's Resilient Sphere can now only be cast on targets of size large or smaller.

Combat changes

•  Arcane Charge has been significantly reworked.
  • Previously it provided bonus damage equal to your proficiency bonus to all damage against  Threatened targets. It also imposed a 50% movement speed penalty while it was active.
  • Now, it provides 2 bonus damage to spells against threatened targets. There is no movement speed penalty.
  • Bided Time now only activates when hit by an enemy melee attack. Previously, it could be triggered by an allied attack (for example, if you used a  Mage Hand to hit yourself).
•  Arcane Acuity has been slightly reworked.
  • It can now stack up to 10 times (up from 7).
  • When taking damage, you lose 2 stacks of Arcane Acuity.
  • This happens with any damage, including self-damage like  Heat. This means that Heat items and Hat of Fire Acuity may not work very well together.
•  Radiating Orb has been slightly reworked.
  • It can now stack up to 10 times (up from 7).
  • When an affected entity makes an attack roll (whether it hits or misses), 2 stacks will be removed.
  • Luminous Armour previously had a bug where it could exceed the normal stack limit. This has been fixed.
•  Mental Fatigue has been significantly reworked.
  • It can now stack up to 7 times (previously it couldn't stack).
  • When an affected entity fails a mental Saving throw with at least 5 stacks, they are discharged, dealing 1d4Psychic damage.

Minor changes

• Summon Golem Bell now requires an action to use and no longer counts as a "dash" for the purposes of activating items like Boots of Arcane Bolstering. Previously, it functioned as a completely free way of activating on-dash items.
•  Knowledge of the Ages: Wisdom now gives proficiency in  Animal Handling,  Insight,  Perception,  Medicine, and  Survival. It used to give proficiency in  Animal Handling,  History,  Investigation,  Nature, and  Religion.