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Harrowing Ballad in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

The Crooked Moon Campaign Setting

Harrowing Ballad

2-level Enchantment

Casting Time: 1 bonus action
Range/Area: 120 ft.
Components: V, S
Duration: 1 minute (concentration)

You inflict a mind-eroding song on a creature that you can see within range. If the creature has an Intelligence of 4 or higher, it must succeed on an Intelligence saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration.

While Charmed in this way, the target is struck with a rapidly repeating ballad that only it can hear; it takes 1d6 Psychic damage at the start of each of its turns, and it has Disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and on Constitution saving throws made to maintain its Concentration. The target repeats the save at the end of each of its turns, ending the spell on a success.

At higher levels:

The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 2.

Available for: Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard

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