Dominate Person

Dominate Person is a level 5 enchantment spell. It allows spellcasters to force a humanoid to temporarily fight as an ally.

Description

 Dominate a nearby humanoid. Allies are unaffected.

Every time the creature takes damage, it may repeat the  Saving Throw against your domination.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 5 Spell Slot

Details

 WIS Save

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

 Concentration

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Target_DominatePerson

Spell flags

HasHighGroundRangeExtension, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsHarmful, IsSpell

Condition: Dominated

 Dominated

Duration: 10 turns

 WIS Save (Spell save DC)

• Affected entity will follow and fight alongside the caster of this spell.
• Every time it takes damage, it may break the caster's control over it with a successful Wisdom  Saving Throw.

 Charmed

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 9: Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard, The Archfey, The Great Old One, Trickery Domain (Domain Spell), and Knowledge Domain (Domain Spell)

Granted by items:

• Nymph Cloak ( Recharge: Long rest)

Other ways to learn:

• Wizards with  Level 5 Spell Slots can transcribe a  Scroll of Dominate Person to their spellbooks.

Notes

• Dominated characters follow the caster and fight the caster's enemies, but are not be directly controllable like a normal summon or party member.

Bugs

• The level 10 Enchantment Wizard feature  Split Enchantment allows the caster to target two humanoids with this spell, but only dominates one - even with failed saves - as the second instance of domination ends the effect of the first.

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External links

• ⁠Dominate person on the Forgotten Realms Wiki