Legend Lore
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level divination
- Casting Time
- 10 minute
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (incense worth 250+ GP, which the spell consumes, and four ivory strips worth 50+ GP each)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2024)
Name or describe a famous person, place, or object. The spell brings to your mind a brief summary of the significant lore about that famous thing, as described by the DM.
The lore might consist of important details, amusing revelations, or even secret lore that has never been widely known. The more information you already know about the thing, the more precise and detailed the information you receive is. That information is accurate but might be couched in figurative language or poetry, as determined by the DM.
If the famous thing you chose isn't actually famous, you hear sad musical notes played on a trombone, and the spell fails.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level divination
- Casting Time
- 10 minute
- Range
- Self
- Components
- V, S, M (incense worth at least 250 gp, which the spell consumes, and four ivory strips worth at least 50 gp each)
- Duration
- Instantaneous
- Classes
- Bard, Cleric, Wizard
- Source
- Player's Handbook (2014)
Name or describe a person, place, or object. The spell brings to your mind a brief summary of the significant lore about the thing you named. The lore might consist of current tales, forgotten stories, or even secret lore that has never been widely known. If the thing you named isn't of legendary importance, you gain no information. The more information you already have about the thing, the more precise and detailed the information you receive is.
The information you learn is accurate but might be couched in figurative language. For example, if you have a mysterious magic axe on hand, the spell might yield this information: "Woe to the evildoer whose hand touches the axe, for even the haft slices the hand of the evil ones. Only a true Child of Stone, lover and beloved of Moradin, may awaken the true powers of the axe, and only with the sacred word Rudnogg on the lips."
Legend Lore 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Legend Lore popularity
How popular is Legend Lore? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, and is chosen less than other options when available. This spell may fill a specific niche for a spellbook.
- Top 50% of all level 5 spells
- Bottom 50% picked level 5 Wizard spell
- Bottom 50% of all 5e spells
- Bottom 25% picked level 5 Bard spell
- Bottom 25% picked level 5 Cleric spell
Read about how this popularity data is calculated.
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Contact Other Plane 5th-level divination
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Players prefer Clairvoyance over Legend Lore
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Players prefer Identify over Legend Lore
Scrying 5th-level divination
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Divination 4th-level divination
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