Ill-Fated Word

Ill-Fated Word is a 1st-level divination available to Bard, Sorceror, Wizard.

You call out a distracting epithet to a creature, worsening its chance to succeed at whatever it's doing. Roll a d4 and subtract the number rolled from an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw that the target has just made; the target uses the lowered result to determine the outcome of its roll.

Mechanics

level:
1
range:
30 Feet
ritual:
false
school:
divination
classes:
Bard, Sorceror, Wizard
duration:
Instantaneous
casting time:
1 reaction, which you take when an enemy makes an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw
concentration:
false

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Sources

  • Deep Magic 5e·OGL-1.0a·© Deep Magic 5e. OGL-1.0a. Via Open5e (open5e.com).
Last updated 6/19/2026·Tags: spell, divination, bard, sorceror, wizard