Charm, Person

Magic-user 1

Range. 12”

Duration. Special

Area of Effect. One person

Enchantment/Charm

Components. V, S

Casting Time. 1s

Saving Throw. Negates

Except as shown above, this spell is the same as the second level druid spell, charm person or mammal (q.v.), but the magic-user can charm only persons, i.e. brownies, dwarves, elves, gnolls, gnomes, goblins, half-elves, halflings, half-orcs, hobgoblins, humans, kobolds, lizard men, nixies, orcs, pixies, sprites, and troglodytes.

All other comments regarding spell effects apply with respect to persons.

Attacks causing damage upon the subject person will cause a saving throw bonus of +1 per hit point of damage sustained in the round that the charm is cast.

DMG, p.104. To forestall the charming of spell casters in order to get them to perform services of this nature, note that such characters will always be 25% likely to cast a spell as close as possible to the opposite of that he or she is instructed to cast. This is due to the befuddled state of mind and the psychic duress of the charm spell operating on the individual’s mind.

Dragon #90. p16. Hold that person! E. Gary Gygax. With the vast array of new monsters found in the FIEND FOLIO® Tome and the Monster Manual II, most players and DMs are left wondering which humanoid types are affected by the charm person and hold person spells. No need for further concern the expanded list is printed below. The creature types are keyed to the book in which they are found: (M) for the original Monster Manual, (II) for Monster Manual II, and (F) for the FIEND FOLIO book. Note that the half-elf and half-orc are also included, even though they don't have monsterdescriptions, because they are character races.Aarakocra (F), Atomie (II), Azer (II), Booka (F), Brownie (M), Buckawn (II), Bullywug (F), Dark Creeper (F), Dark Stalker (F), Derro (II), Dryad (M), Duergar (II), Dwarf (M), Elf (M), Firenewt (F), Flind (F), Forlarren (F), Frost Man (F), Gibberling (F), Githyanki (F), Githzerai (F), Gnoll (M), Grig (II), Gnome (M), Goblin (M), Grimlock (F), Halfling (M), Half-elf, Half-orc, Hobgoblin (M), Jermlaine (F), Kenku (F), Killmoulis (F), Kobold (M), Korred (II), Lizard King (F), Lizard Man (M), Meazel (F), Men (M), Mite (F), Mongrelman (II), Nereid (II), Nixie (M), Norker (F), Ogrillon (F), Orc (M), Pech (II), Pixie (M), Quaggoth (F), Quickling (II), Qullan (F), Shade (II), Sirine (II), Snyad (F), Spriggan, size S (II), Sprite (M), Svirfneblin (F), Swanmay (II), Taer (II), Tasloi (II), Troglodyte (M), Xvart (F)If you, as a player, are grateful to have this expanded list, your gratitude is certainly appreciated but keep in mind that it is a mixed blessing. Players must attempt to remember the list of creatures affected by charm person and hold person, for when it comes time to cast a spell, the DM must never allow them to consult their reference works except for the Players Handbook. On the other hand, the DM can use any reference source at his disposal (including articles like this one) to check for desired information.

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