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Fear
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Description
Hostile targets drop everything and become
Fearful: they have 
Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls. If the target ends their turn where they can't see you, they can make another 
Saving throw to shake off their fear.
Properties
- Cost
Action + 
Level 3 Spell Slot- Details
- WIS Save
Range: Self
AoE: 9 m / 30 ft (Cone)
Concentration
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
Technical details
UIDZone_Fear
Spell flagsCondition: Fearful
Fearful 
Duration: 2 turns
Spell save DC Wisdom saving throw
- Has Disadvantage on Ability Checks and
Attack rolls. - It must run from the source of its fear and cannot take any additional actions.
- Targets can make a Saving throw to shake off this effect if they end their turn out of sight from their source of fear.
Condition: Weapon Dropped!
Weapon Dropped! Duration: 1 turn
Spell save DC Wisdom saving throw
- An enemy has made you drop your weapon to the ground, similar to
.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class level 5: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard, and Trickery Domain (Domain Spell)
- Class level 9: Gloom Stalker
Granted by items:
Servitor of the Black Hand Gloves (
Recharge: Long rest)
Other ways to learn:
- Wizards with
Level 3 Spell Slots can scribe a 
Scroll of Fear to their spellbooks.
Notes
- This spell does not target allies who are included in the area of effect.
- This spell is the only ability in the game that applies Fearful (or a variation of) but is affected by effects providing advantage or disadvantage on saving throws against being
Frightened, such as 
Countercharm or 
Shield of the Undevout.
- While the initial saving throw to apply Fearful is affected by these effects, the saving throw that occurs each turn to remove Fearful is not.
External links[edit | edit source]
Fear on the Forgotten Realms Wiki