Friends

A
Control

Friends is a Control spell. Control spells restrict enemy options through debuffs or denial effects.

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 spell that bends one creature with
social influence

Friends is a Social Influence spell. Social Influence spells create ways to communicate, persuade, and alter behavior.

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, leaving a failed
save-or-suck

Friends is a Save or Suck spell. Save or Suck spells fall entirely flat if the target succeeds on a saving throw.

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 charm that ends in suspicion.

2024 Rules
Level & School
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
10 feet
Components
S, M (some makeup)
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

You magically emanate a sense of friendship toward one creature you can see within range. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or have the Charmed condition for the duration. The target succeeds automatically if it isn't a Humanoid, if you're fighting it, or if you have cast this spell on it within the past 24 hours.

The spell ends early if the target takes damage or if you make an attack roll, deal damage, or force anyone to make a saving throw. When the spell ends, the target knows it was Charmed by you.

2014 Rules
Level & School
Enchantment cantrip
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
S, M (a small amount of makeup applied to the face as this spell is cast)
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

For the duration, you have advantage on all Charisma checks directed at one creature of your choice that isn't hostile toward you. When the spell ends, the creature realizes that you used magic to influence its mood and becomes hostile toward you. A creature prone to violence might attack you. Another creature might seek retribution in other ways (at the DM's discretion), depending on the nature of your interaction with it.

Friends 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

Friends changed a lot. It now has a 10-foot range and targets one creature you can see, with a Wisdom save to resist; on a fail, it inflicts Charmed instead of giving you advantage on Charisma checks. It now ends early if the target takes damage or if you attack, deal damage, or force a saving throw, and it automatically fails on non-Humanoids, while fighting targets and repeat casts within 24 hours are blocked.

Friends popularity

How popular is Friends? It is a commonly found spell in the game, but it is almost never chosen when available. This spell is not highly valued.

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