Instinctive Charm

Instinctive Charm is an Enchantment School wizard passive feature and reaction that charms an attacker, interrupting and preventing the attack. If the target succeeds the Wisdom saving throw, it cannot be affected again until after a Long Rest.

Description

 Charm an enemy attacking you. They will attack a new target if possible as a reaction.^{[See Notes]}

Properties

Cost

 Reaction

Details

WIS Save (Spell save DC)

Condition: Charmed

 Charmed

Duration: 1 turn

Spell save DC  Wisdom saving throw

• Cannot attack the spellcaster. The spellcaster has Advantage on Charisma Checks in dialogue.

Charmed

Condition: Instinctive Charm: Unaffected

 Instinctive Charm: Unaffected

Duration: Until Long rest

• Cannot be affected by  Instinctive Charm until after a Long Rest.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 6: Enchantment School

Notes

• As a general rule, creatures have Advantage on saving throws versus charm effects from enemies they are in active combat with. As a result, the saving throw for this action will always be rolled at advantage.
• The way this reaction works is as follows:
  • An attacker targets the Enchantment wizard with any Attack roll. This includes weapon, spell, and unarmed attack rolls.
  • The Enchantment wizard triggers Instinctive Charm as a reaction before the attack is performed.
  • On a failed saving throw, an attackers action is interrupted and cancelled. Any resources spent on the attack, including spell slots in the case of attack roll spells, are also lost.
  • The attacker becomes  Charmed by the Enchantment wizard for 1 turn.
  • The attacker is then given an  Extra Attack, even if the attacker normally would not have access to that feature and even if the triggering attack was a spell.
  • This extra attack can be spent freely, but it cannot target the wizard due to the  Charmed condition. Contrary to the description, using this free attack does not require an  Reaction.
  • On a successful save, the attacker gains the  Instinctive Charm: Unaffected condition which lasts indefinitely and the attack is performed as normal. Instinctive Charm can not trigger against attackers with this condition.
• The way Instinctive Charm interrupts enemy attacks is very similar to  Counterspell except that it works against attacks targetting the Enchantment wizard. It even uses identical animations, visuals, and sound as Counterspell.