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Tasha's Hideous Laughter is a level 1 enchantment spell. It allows spellcasters to send a targeted creature into a fit of laughter, falling 
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with laughter, without the ability to get up.
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| | | type = spell | ||
| | | uid = Target_HideousLaughter | ||
| level = 1 | | level = 1 | ||
| school = Enchantment | | school = Enchantment | ||
| summary = It allows spellcasters to send a targeted creature into a fit of laughter, falling {{Cond|Prone}}. | |||
| description = Leave a creature {{Cond|Prone}} with laughter, without the ability to get up. | |||
| warning = {{Prereq|The creature must have an [[Intelligence]] of 5 or more.}}<br> | |||
| summary = It allows spellcasters to send a targeted creature into a fit of laughter, falling | {{Prereq|The target can try to shake off the effect each time it takes damage.}} | ||
| description = | | cost = action, spell1 | ||
| save = WIS | |||
| save dc = caster | |||
| action | | range m = 18 | ||
| concentration = yes | | concentration = yes | ||
| | | spell flags = HasHighGroundRangeExtension, HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsConcentration, IsHarmful, IsSpell | ||
| condition = Hideous Laughter | | condition = Hideous Laughter | ||
| condition dc = caster | |||
| condition duration = 10 | | condition duration = 10 | ||
| condition save = Wisdom | | condition save = Wisdom | ||
| | | classes = Bard, Wizard | ||
| class learns at level 1 = Bard, Wizard, The Great Old One, Draconic Bloodline:Copper/Acid Ancestry | |||
| class learns at level 3 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight | |||
| granted by feats = Magic Initiate: Bard, Magic Initiate: Wizard | |||
| other ways to learn = | |||
* Learned as a quest reward for completing [[Help the Cursed Monk]] and choosing to bear Shar's curse. | |||
** This version is a separate spell and does not expend a spell slot when it is used. However, it can only be cast once per [[Long rest]]. | |||
| notes = | | notes = | ||
* {{ | * Despite the claim made in the spell's description, a creature affected by {{SAI|Tasha's Hideous Laughter}} is not technically considered {{Cond|Prone}} for the purposes of interactions with other mechanics. For example, [[Hook Horror]]s may {{SAI|Multiattack: Prone}} a Prone target, but not a target affected by Hideous Laughter. | ||
* The incantation for Tasha's Hideous Laughter is ''risum peniatis'' ("laugh out loud"). | |||
}} | }} | ||
== External links == | |||
* {{FRWiki|Tasha's hideous laughter|long}} | |||
Latest revision as of 07:08, 6 March 2025
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Description
Leave a creature with laughter, without the ability to get up. 
The creature must have an Intelligence of 5 or more.
The target can try to shake off the effect each time it takes damage.
Properties
- Cost
Action + 
Level 1 Spell Slot- Details
WIS Save (Spell save DC)
Range: 18 m / 60 ft
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
Technical details
UIDTarget_HideousLaughter
Spell flagsCondition: Hideous Laughter
Duration: 10 turns
Spell save DC Wisdom saving throw
- Can't move or take Actions,
Bonus actions, or 
Reactions, and has 
Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws. - Attacks against a Prone creature have
Advantage if they're made within 3 m / 10 ft of the creature. - At the end of its turn or when it takes damage, the entity can try to shake off the effect.
How to learn
Classes:
- Class level 1: Bard, Wizard, The Great Old One, and Draconic Bloodline (Copper/Acid Ancestry)
- Class level 3: Arcane Trickster, and Eldritch Knight
Other ways to learn:
- Learned as a quest reward for completing Help the Cursed Monk and choosing to bear Shar's curse.
- This version is a separate spell and does not expend a spell slot when it is used. However, it can only be cast once per Long rest.
Notes
- Despite the claim made in the spell's description, a creature affected by
is not technically considered for the purposes of interactions with other mechanics. For example, Hook Horrors may 
a Prone target, but not a target affected by Hideous Laughter. - The incantation for Tasha's Hideous Laughter is risum peniatis ("laugh out loud").
