Harm

Harm is a level 6 necromancy spell. It allows spellcasters to greatly enfeeble an enemy.

Description

Reduce a target's maximum hit points, but never below 1.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 6 Spell Slot

Damage: 14~84

14d6⁠Necrotic

Details

 CON Save (On Save: Target still takes half damage, but its maximum hit points are not reduced.^{[See: Bugs]})

 Range: 18 m (60 ft)

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Target_Harm

Spell flags

HasHighGroundRangeExtension, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsHarmful, IsSpell

Condition: Harm

 Harm

Duration: Until long rest

 CON Save (Spell save DC)

• Affected entity's maximum hit points have been reduced by the damage inflicted by the  Harm spell.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 11: Cleric

Bugs

• On a failed saving throw, Harm reduces the target's maximum hit points by 14d6 but does not actually inflict any ⁠Necrotic damage. This means that it does not trigger damage riders or other effects which require a damage source. Furthermore, the effective damage dealt (through the reduction in maximum hit points) is reduced by the amount of hit points the target was already missing, potentially to zero. A target's maximum hit points cannot be reduced below 1. If a target with a hit point maximum of only 1 fails their save, the spell has no effect.
  • On a successful saving throw, Harm deals 14d6 / 2⁠⁠Necrotic damage as expected. If this damage would reduce a target below 1 hit point, they are instead  Knocked Out at 1 hit point, potentially ending combat.
• Creatures immune to disease receive no damage if they fail their save, but still take half damage if they succeed.

External links

•  Harm on the Forgotten Realms Wiki