Monstrous Thrall

9th-level enchantment (Bard,Cleric,Warlock)


  • Casting Time: 1 action
  • Range: 120 feet
  • Components: V, S
  • Duration: Concentration, up to 1 hour

Select a non-humanoid target that you can see within range. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw. If it fails the save, the target is charmed and under your mental control (as if under the effects of the dominate monster spell). Unlike the dominate monster spell, this effect doesn't grant the monster a saving throw whenever it takes damage. However, if you give the creature an order that is suicidal, self-destructive, or against its very nature (such as ordering a celestial to murder innocents), it can make another saving throw with disadvantage to resist the order. If the creature makes its saving throw, though it doesn't obey that particular order, it is still your thrall. However, all future saving throws made to resist that order are made with advantage. If you maintain your concentration for the full duration, the effect is permanent.