Tasha's Hideous Laughter

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

Concentration

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Condition: Hideous Laughter

 Hideous Laughter

Duration: 10 turns

Wisdom saving throw

• 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.

Prone, Unconscious

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 1: Bard , Wizard , Great Old One Warlock , and Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer (Copper/Acid Ancestry)

• Class Level 3: Arcane Trickster Rogue , and Eldritch Knight Fighter

Feats:

•  Magic Initiate: Wizard

Notes

• 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  Tasha's Hideous Laughter is not technically considered  Prone for the purposes of interactions with other mechanics. For example, Hook Horrors may  Multiattack: Prone a Prone target, but not a target affected by Hideous Laughter.

External Links

• Tasha's hideous laughter on the Forgotten Realms Wiki