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Dominate Person
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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
UIDTarget_DominatePerson
Condition: Dominated
Dominated 
Duration: 10 turns
Spell save DC Wisdom saving throw
- 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.
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 scribe 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 targeting 2 humanoids with this spell, but only dominates one - even with failed saves - as the second instance of domination ends the effect of the first.
Visuals
External links[edit | edit source]
Dominate person on the Forgotten Realms Wiki