Otto's Irresistible Dance

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Control

Otto's Irresistible Dance is a Control spell. Control spells restrict enemy options through debuffs or denial effects.

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spell that turns a foe’s charm into comic dancing, leaving it vulnerable and unable to act normally.
social influence

Otto's Irresistible Dance is a Social Influence spell. Social Influence spells create ways to communicate, persuade, and alter behavior.

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2024 Rules

Level & School
6th-level enchantment
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V
Duration
Concentration, up to 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Wizard

One creature that you can see within range must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a successful save, the target dances comically until the end of its next turn, during which it must spend all its movement to dance in place.

On a failed save, the target has the Charmed condition for the duration. While Charmed, the target dances comically, must use all its movement to dance in place, and has Disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws and attack rolls, and other creatures have Advantage on attack rolls against it. On each of its turns, the target can take an action to collect itself and repeat the save, ending the spell on itself on a success.

2014 Rules

Level & School
6th-level enchantment
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V
Duration
Concentration, 1 minute
Classes
Bard, Wizard

Choose one creature that you can see within range. The target begins a comic dance in place: shuffling, tapping its feet, and capering for the duration. Creatures that can't be charmed are immune to this spell.

A dancing creature must use all its movement to dance without leaving its space and has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws and attack rolls. While the target is affected by this spell, other creatures have advantage on attack rolls against it. As an action, a dancing creature makes a Wisdom saving throw to regain control of itself. On a successful save, the spell ends.

Otto's Irresistible Dance 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version adds an initial Wisdom save. On a success, the target only dances until the end of its next turn. On a failure, it gains the Charmed condition for the duration, and it can use an action on each of its turns to repeat the save and end the spell on a success.

Otto's Irresistible Dance popularity

How popular is Otto's Irresistible Dance? 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.

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