Compulsion

  • Level & School
    4th-level enchantment
  • Casting Time
    Action
  • Range
    30 feet
  • Components
    V, S
  • Duration
    Concentration, up to 1 minute
  • Classes
    Bard

Each creature of your choice that you can see within range must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition until the spell ends.

For the duration, you can take a Bonus Action to designate a direction that is horizontal to you. Each Charmed target must use as much of its movement as possible to move in that direction on its next turn, taking the safest route. After moving in this way, a target repeats the save, ending the spell on itself on a success.

Compulsion 5e 2024 vs. 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version introduces the Charmed condition, whereas the 2014 version does not. The 2024 version allows movement "up to 1 minute" duration, and specifies "taking the safest route," while the 2014 version states "1 minute" duration and does not specify route safety. The save to end the effect is repeated after movement in 2024.