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Charm Person🔗

1st Level Magic-User Spell

Duration: One or more days (see below)

Range: 120’

A single human, demihuman, or human-like monster (see Persons must save versus spells) or be charmed, as follows:

  • Friendship: The subject regards the caster as a close friend and will come to the caster’s defense.
  • Commands: If they share a language, the caster may give the charmed creature commands, which they will obey.
  • Subject’s nature: The subject may resist commands that contradict their habits or alignment.
  • Suicidal commands: Are always refused.

Restrictions: Undead and human-like monsters of greater than 4+1 HD (see Hit Point Modifiers) are not affected.

Duration: The charm lasts indefinitely, but the subject is allowed to make further saves versus spells at intervals, depending on their INT score. If one of these saves succeeds, the spell ends.

  • INT 3–8: New save once every month.
  • INT 9–12: New save each week.
  • INT 13–18: New save once every day.