#5e conjure animals advice manual#

Is it a spell? Or does it let you create the effects of a spell.In contrast, if you look at say the planetar, it specifically says 'the planetar's weapon attacks are magical.'Īs established in the Sage Advice Compendium:

#5e conjure animals advice manual#

Looking at the basic fey creatures in the Monster Manual (Hag, Blink Dog, Satyr, etc) all of their base attacks do not mention being magical in nature. Otherwise, characters could summon rats, tie one of them to a stick, and declare it a +1 rat flail.īeyond that fey as a general rule are not magical in the sense of attacks. The summoning is the magic, not what the summon does later.

Does its description say it’s magical? No, it's a fey in the shape on an owl.Is it fueled by the use of spell slots? No, it's a fey in the shape on an owl.Is it a spell attack? No, it's a fey in the shape on an owl.Is it a spell? Or does it let you create the eﬀects of a spell that’s mentioned in its description? No, it's a fey in the shape on an owl.Is it a magic item? No, it's a fey in the shape of an owl.Owls (summoned or not) attacking anything do not give a 'yes' answer to any of the above questions. But being a summoned fey creature in the form of a beast sure seems like a magical sort of thing more so than, say, a dragon's breath weapon would be. I'm not sure, though, if this qualifies as 'is it a spell' or 'is it a spell attack', as it isn't quite either. If your answer to any of those questions is yes, the feature is magical. Is it fueled by the use of spell slots?.Is it a spell? Or does it let you create the eﬀects of a spell.Ask yourself these questions about the feature: The standard reference that I've found for figuring out if an attack is magical is in the Sage Advice Compendium, which has this to say under 'Is the breath weapon of a dragon magical?':ĭetermining whether a game feature is magical is straightforward. When the Owl attacks the Ghost with its Talons, does that count as a 'magical attack', and therefore bypass the Ghost's damage resistance? The Druid had previously cast conjure animals to summon eight Owls. A ghost has, among other characteristics, damage resistance to 'Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks'.

In our last session, the party was fighting a Ghost.