Finally, wizards add their Intelligence modifier. Bards, paladins, and sorcerers add their Charisma modifier. Clerics, druids, and rangers add their Wisdom modifier. When you make a concentration check, you roll d20 and add your caster level and the ability score modifier used to determine bonus spells of the same type. If something interrupts your concentration while you’re casting, you must make a concentration check or lose the spell. Table: Concentration Check DCs SituationĪffected by a non-damaging spell while casting (If you’ve prepared multiple copies of a single spell, you can cast each copy once.) If you’re a bard or sorcerer, casting a spell counts against your daily limit for spells of that spell level, but you can cast the same spell again if you haven’t reached your limit. Once you’ve cast a prepared spell, you can’t cast it again until you prepare it again. You don’t have to prepare (or learn, in the case of a bard or sorcerer) a specific version of the spell. If a spell has multiple versions, you choose which version to use when you cast it. Additionally, you must concentrate to cast a spell. To cast a spell, you must be able to speak (if the spell has a verbal component), gesture (if it has a somatic component), and manipulate the material components or focus (if any). If you’re a bard or sorcerer, you can select any spell you know, provided you are capable of casting spells of that level or higher. If you’re a cleric, druid, experienced paladin, experienced ranger, or wizard, you select from among spells prepared earlier in the day and not yet cast (see Preparing Wizard Spells and Preparing Divine Spells). Choosing a Spellįirst you must choose which spell to cast. Whether a spell is arcane or divine, and whether a character prepares spells in advance or chooses them on the spot, casting a spell works the same way. Despite these different ways characters use to learn or prepare their spells, when it comes to casting them, the spells are very much alike. Most spellcasters prepare spells in advance-whether from a spellbook or through prayers-while some cast spells spontaneously without preparation. Some spellcasters select their spells from a limited list of spells known, while others have access to a wide variety of options.

Divine (cast by clerics, druids, and experienced paladins and rangers).

Arcane (cast by bards, sorcerers, and wizards) and.Illusion ( figment, glamer, pattern, phantasm, shadow)Ī spell is a one-time magical effect.

Discovering True Names and Infernal SigilsĬonjuration ( calling*, creation, healing, summoning*, teleportation).Bursts and Emanations and Larger Creatures.Additional Information on the Evil Descriptor.

Saving Throws and Illusions (Disbelief).Concentration Checks and Casting Spells.

Evil magical names