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Tasha's Hideous Laughter
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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 
.
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
Concentration
At higher levels
Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.
Condition: 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.
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").
