Reduce

Reduce is a level 2 transmutation spell. This spell allows spellcasters to decrease a creature's body size. Affected creatures deal less damage with their weapons and have Disadvantage on Strength Checks and Saving Throws.

Description

Make a creature smaller.

Its weapons deal 1d4 less damage (minimum of 1 damage). It has Disadvantage on Strength Checks and Saving throws.

Properties

Cost

Action + Level 2 Spell Slot

Details

CON Save

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Concentration

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Condition: Reduced

 Reduced

Duration: 10 turns

Constitution saving throw

• Size is reduced.
• Weapon attacks deal 1d4 less damage. Has Disadvantage on Strength Checks and Saving throws.
• Carrying Capacity is reduced by 25%

How to learn

This spell is a variation of:
 Enlarge/Reduce

Notes

• The Constitution Saving Throw only applies when the spell is cast on a non-party member.
• Reduce decreases the Size category of the target creature by 1. This affects the maximum size of creature it can  Throw or use as an  Improvised Melee Weapon, and vice-versa. For example, a creature of Medium size can only be thrown by a Large or larger creature. When Reduced, a Medium creature becomes Small and can be thrown by a Medium creature.
• While not stated in the spell description, Reduce also decreases the weight of the target creature. The formula used is:

  Original Weight / 2.35 = New Weight (minus additional weight, if needed, to place creature in the correct size category)

  (See Creature Size for more information.)
• The change in size from the spell stacks with the change in size from Disguise Self, making it possible to become a tiny creature (small race + Reduce). As a tiny creature it is possible to go through even the smallest of passageways such as pipes or jumping through the bars of a fence, something even the small races can't do.
• The incantations for Reduce are Minimus ("Smaller") and Diminue ("Diminish").

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External Links

• Enlarge/reduce on the Forgotten Realms Wiki