Magic · Bard Spell Reference

Bard Spells

Erato playing a lyre — *Erato at Her Lyre* by John William Godward (1861–1922).

Bards turn performance, story, wit and remembered lore into magic. The Bard spell list changes substantially between editions, so choose the ruleset being played before selecting spells.

5.5e / 2024	Cantrips to 9th level
5e / 2014	Cantrips to 9th level
Pathfinder 1e	0 to 6th level
D&D 3.5e	0 to 6th level

Choose the edition first. A spell appearing on one Bard list is not automatically a Bard spell in another edition.

Rules

Bard Spell Lists by Edition

5.5e / 2024 5e / 2014 Pathfinder 1e D&D 3.5e

Bard Spells — 5.5e / 2024

The core list below follows SRD 5.2.1.

Cantrips

1st Level

2nd Level

3rd Level

4th Level

5th Level

6th Level

7th Level

8th Level

9th Level

Foresight
Power Word Heal
Power Word Kill
Prismatic Wall
True Polymorph

Additional 2024 Bard Spells

These spells appear on the public 2024 Basic Rules Bard list in addition to the SRD 5.2.1 subset.

Cantrips

Blade Ward
Friends
Thunderclap

2nd Level

Cloud of Daggers
Crown of Madness
Phantasmal Force

3rd Level

Feign Death

4th Level

Fount of Moonlight

5th Level

Synaptic Static
Yolande’s Regal Presence

7th Level

Power Word Fortify

Bard Spells — 5e / 2014

The list below follows the SRD 5.1 Bard spell list.

Cantrips

1st Level

2nd Level

3rd Level

4th Level

5th Level

6th Level

7th Level

8th Level

9th Level

Foresight
Power Word Kill
True Polymorph

Bard Spells — Pathfinder 1e

This is the Pathfinder Core Rulebook Bard list. Later Pathfinder books add further Bard spells; those expanded entries remain in the catalogue below.

0 Level

1st Level

2nd Level

3rd Level

4th Level

5th Level

6th Level

Bard Spells — D&D 3.5e

This is the core 3.5e SRD Bard list.

0 Level

1st Level

2nd Level

3rd Level

4th Level

5th Level

6th Level

Legacy and Expanded Bard Spells

This catalogue retains the older spell traditions and expanded selections. Spell names and descriptions here do not grant access in another edition: use the individual spell’s rules and source for the character being played.

Cantrips (0 Level)

0-Level Bard Spells (CANTRIPS)
Candlelight	You cause an object to glow like a candle, shedding light in a 5-foot radius from the point you touch.
Comprehend Writing	Your can make sense of foreign writing and strange symbols.
Dancing Lights	Creates torches or other lights.
Daze	humanoid creature of 4 HD or less loses next action.
Depilatory	This spell enables you to selectively shave hair and prevent its regrowth for 24 hours.
Detect Magic	Detects spells and magic items within 60 ft.
Direct Conversation
Flare	Dazzles one creature (-1 on attack rolls).
Ghost Sound	Figment sounds.
Giggle	The target suddenly finds something humorous enough to start giggling (New)
Grope	This variation of the mage hand spell lets you “feel” a creature from a distance as if you were actually touching it.
Know Direction	You discern north.
Light	Object shines like a torch.
Lullaby	Makes subject drowsy; -5 on Spot and Listen checks, -2 on Will saves against sleep.
Mage Hand	5-pound telekinesis.
Mending	Makes minor repairs on an object.
Message	Whispered conversation at distance.
Minor Disguise	You use magic to make minor, cosmetic changes in your appearance.
Open/Close	Opens or closes small or light things.
Prestidigitation	Performs minor tricks.
Read Magic	Read scrolls and spellbooks.
Resistance	Subject gains +1 on saving throws.
Songbird	Your control over your voice improves, your unruly hair straightens, and your flesh radiates a healthy glow. You’re ready for showtime.
Song of Serenity	You channel positive energy through your song, rejuvenating a fatigued target.
Summon Instrument	Summons one instrument of the caster’s choice.

1 Level

1st-Level Bard Spells
Alarm	Wards an area for 2 hours/level.
Ale Goggles	The target perceives everyone else as having a +4 circumstance bonus to his or her Appearance.
Allure	The recipient of this spell becomes more desirable, likeable, and popular.
Animate Image	This spell creates a visual representation of a piece of text or static graphic.
Animate Rope	Makes a rope move at your command.
Anticipate Peril	A creature affected by anticipate peril gains a preternatural sense of danger.
Apollo’s Blessing	counters all darkness spells, those within the spell’s radius receive bonuses on Perform and Heal checks.
Block the Seed	You are incapable of getting someone pregnant or becoming impregnated for the duration of this spell.
Cause Fear	One creature of 5 HD or less flees for 1d4 rounds.
Charm Person	Makes one person your friend.
Cheat	Caster rerolls when determining the success of a game of chance.
Comprehend Languages	You understand all spoken and written languages.
Corrupt Weapon	Weapon confirms critical hits against good foes.
Critical Strike	Upon uttering the ancient phrase that completes the spell, you feel the weapon in your hand drawn toward a creature standing nearby.
Cure Light Wounds	Cures 1d8 damage +1/level (max +5).
Detect Secret Doors	Reveals hidden doors within 60 ft.
Disguise Self	Changes your appearance.
Distract	The targets are distracted as they study – anything and everything gets their attention, if just for a moment.
Erase	Mundane or magical writing vanishes.
Expeditious Retreat	Your speed increases by 30 ft.
Extract Drug	Creates drug from inanimate object.
Feather Fall	Objects or creatures fall slowly.
Friendly Face	Everyone you meet sees you as friendly and nonthreatening.
Fury Eyes	Your fiery eyes give you an intimidating presence.
Grease	Makes 10-ft. square or one object slippery.
Harmony	When you play your instrument, sing your song, recite your epic poem, you fill your allies with greater confidence than normal.
Hideous Laughter	Subject loses actions for 1 round/ level.
Honoring the Host	Subject praised or shamed, influencing reactions of witnesses accordingly.
Hot Foot	With a successful ranged touch attack, magical flames spring to life on the target’s feet.
Hypnotism	Fascinates 2d4 HD of creatures.
Identify	Determines properties of magic item.
Invigorate	This spell banishes feelings of weariness. For the duration, the subject takes no penalties from the fatigued or exhausted conditions.
Joyful Noise	You create sonic vibrations that negate any magical silence effect in the area.
Lesser Confusion	One creature is confused for 1 round.
Little Dipper	A small ladle of glittery lights pours water at your command.
Magic Mouth	Speaks once when triggered.
Magic Aura	Alters object’s magic aura.
No Light	Prevents normal light from illuminating. (New)
Obscure Object	Masks object against scrying.
Phantom Musician	This spell causes a Musical instrument to hover above the ground and allows it to animate and play. (New)
Quickswim	This spell increases your base swim speed by 10 feet; this adjustment counts as an enhancement bonus.
Ray of Hope	Subject, gains a +2 morale bonus on saving throws, attack rolls, ability checks, and skill checks.
Remove Fear	Suppresses fear or gives +4 on saves against fear for one subject + one per four levels.
Remove Scent	With a touch of a wax-covered finger to the subject, you inhale deeply and smell nothing.
Serene Visage	You gain an insight bonus equal to one-half your caster level (maximum +10) on Bluff checks.
Share Sensation	This spell enables you to feel physical sensations just like your target feels.
Silent Image	Creates minor illusion of your design.
Silver Tongue	Gain +10 bonus to 1 Charisma based skill check, affects 1 sentence only
Sleep	Puts 4 HD of creatures into magical slumber.
Sorrow	Subject takes -3 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.
Summon Monster I	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Undetectable Alignment	Conceals alignment for 24 hours.
Unnatural Lust	Your target is filled with lust and desire for a single creature or object as designated by you at the time of casting
Unseen Servant	Invisible force obeys your commands.
Ventriloquism	Throws voice for 1 min./level.
Vision of Exquisite Pleasure	Images of tantalizing and overwhelming sexual pleasure consume the affected target, causing him to pause in his tracks and revel in eroticism.

2 Level

2nd-Level Bard Spells
Addiction	Subject becomes addicted to a drug.
Alter Self	Assume form of a similar creature.
Animal Messenger	Sends a Tiny animal to a specific place.
Animal Trance	Fascinates 2d6 HD of animals.
Aura of Glory	Legacy Mongoose d20 version: touch spell granting a 1d4+1 enhancement bonus to Charisma. The separate 3.5e Spell Compendium version is Paladin-only.
Beguile	As Charm Person, except target is romantically inclined towards you.
Big Dipper	A large ladle of glittery lights pours refreshments at your command.
Blindness/Deafness	Makes subject blind or deaf.
Blur	Attacks miss subject 20% of the time.
Broca’s Curse of Babble	One subject can speak only babble.
Calm Emotions	Calms creatures, negating emotion effects.
Cat’s Grace	Subject gains +4 to Dexterity for 1 min./level.
Circle Dance	You divine the relative direction and condition of another creature.
Cloak of Silence	Sometimes there are situations in which you don’t want to be heard – and yet, you have to speak.
Cure Moderate Wounds	Cures 2d8 damage +1/level (max +10).
Dance of Ruin	Nondemons take 2d20 damage.
Darkness	20-ft. radius of supernatural shadow.
Daze Monster	Living creature of 6 HD or less loses next action.
Delay Poison	Stops poison from harming subject for 1 hour/ level.
Detect Thoughts	Allows “listening” to surface thoughts.
Discord	Hidden hostilities become prevalent.
Eagle’s Splendor	Subject gains +4 to Charisma for 1 min./level.
Elation	Your allies become elated, full of energy and joy.
Eminently Talented	This spell grants a caster a +5 competance bonus on Perform (sexual techniques) checks.
Enhance Ability
Enthrall	Captivates all within 100 ft. + 10 ft./level.
Escape of the Snake	Skin becomes flexible, +10 bonus to Escape Artist checks.
Fleet Feet of Hermes	This spell increases your base land speed by 60 feet.
Fool’s Gold	This spell makes metal objects, such as a bronze statue or a handful of copper coins, appear to be made of gold.
Gold Finder	You can sense the presence of gold within the range of the spell.
Fox’s Cunning	Subject gains +4 to Intelligence for 1 min./level.
Ghostbane Dirge	The target coalesces into a semi-physical form for a short period of time.
Glitterdust	Blinds creatures, outlines invisible creatures.
Heroism	Gives +2 on attack rolls, saves, skill checks.
Hero’s Visage	The caster emanates an aura of greatness, appearing like a hero of ancient legend, who only the bravest dare to approach, let alone fight.
Hold Person	Paralyzes one humanoid for 1 round/level.
Hypnotic Pattern	Fascinates (2d4 + level) HD of creatures.
Karma	You become more charismatic, more intelligent, and wiser.
Invisibility	Subject is invisible for 1 min./level or until it attacks.
Irritating Sniveler	Subject appears to be continuously sniveling.
Limited Telepathy	This spell enables you to create a connection with one other creature with an Intelligence score of 6 or higher within range.
Locate Object	Senses direction toward object (specific or type).
Mantle of Love	You imbue the subject with magical energy that protects her from harm, granting her a +4 morale bonus on all saves.
Mindless Rage	You fill the subject with so great a rage that it can do nothing but focus on engaging you in personal physical combat.
Minor Image	As silent image, plus some sound.
Mirror Image	Creates decoy duplicates of you (1d4 +1 per three levels, max 8).
Misdirection	Misleads divinations for one creature or object.
Peacock’s Beauty (Hera’s)	The transmuted creature becomes more attractive
Physique	You become more agile, more resilient, and stronger.
Pyrotechnics	Turns fire into blinding light or choking smoke.
Rage	Gives +2 to Strength and Constitution, +1 on Will saves, -2 to AC.
Rainbow Spray	A spray of rainbow colors stuns and blinds your enemies.
Resist Temptation	The caster becomes hardened to sexual advances and magical effects that entice him.
Scare	Panics creatures of less than 6 HD.
Shatter	Sonic vibration damages objects or crystalline creatures.
Shriek	Subjects within burst are shaken.
Silence	Negates sound in 20-ft. radius.
Snapdragon Fireworks	A favorite display at midsummer festivals, this spell lets you create fireworks in the shape of tiny dragons.
Song of Festering Death	Subject takes 2d6 damage per round while caster concentrates.
Sound Burst	Deals 1d8 sonic damage to subjects; may stun them.
Suggestion	Compels subject to follow stated course of action.
Summon Monster II	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Summon Swarm	Summons swarm of bats, rats, or spiders.
Tongues	Speak any language.
Touch Me Not	This spell charges your body with protective energy.
Vertigo	Subject dizzied, -4 to Dexterity
Wave of Grief	All within cone take -3 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.
Whirling Blade	As you cast this spell, you hurl a single slashing weapon at your foes.
Whispering Wind	Sends a short message 1 mile/level

3 Level

3rd-Level Bard Spells
Adoration	One subject cannot attack you.
Ale Goggles, Mass	This spell functions as ale goggles, except that it affects multiple creatures.
Analyze portal	You know the sizes and locations of any magic portals in the area.
Apollo’s Grace	Through your song, you channel positive energy into your touch, granting temporary hit points.
Aversion	The target of this spell becomes repulsed and completely disgusted.
Babble	Victims in 20+5 ft per caster level cone speak babble
Beauty’s Caress	When touched, the target becomes much more attractive, poised, and self-confident.
Blink	You randomly vanish and reappear for 1 round/level.
Celebration	You cause any creatures in the area to feel increasingly more intoxicated the longer you perform a drinking song.
Charm Monster	Makes monster believe it is your ally.
Clairaudience/Clairvoyance	Hear or see at a distance for 1 min./level.
Combat Blessing	By invoking the favour of the gods, the caster augments the combat prowess of himself and his allies.
Confusion	Subjects behave oddly for 1 round/level.
Crushing Despair	Subjects take -2 on attack rolls, damage rolls, saves, and checks.
Cure Serious Wounds	Cures 3d8 damage +1/level (max +15).
Curse of the Putrid Husk	Subject is unconscious for 1d10 minutes.
Curse of the Suspicious Mind	Renders subject completely paranoid for 1 hour per level. (New)
Dance Macabre	Dance holds 1 target per level.
Daylight	60-ft. radius of bright light.
Deep Slumber	Puts 10 HD of creatures to sleep.
Dispel Magic	Cancels magical spells and effects.
Displacement	Attacks miss subject 50%.
Empathic Surge	You broadcast your emotions to those around you – if they fail their saves, those nearby suddenly feel exactly the way you do.
Fascinate	The victim to become intrigued and infatuated with the caster.
Fear	Subjects within cone flee for 1 round/level.
Gaseous Form	Subject becomes insubstantial and can fly slowly.
Geas, Lesser	Commands subject of 7 HD or less.
Glibness	You gain +30 bonus on Bluff checks, and your lies can escape magical discernment.
Good Hope	Subjects gain +2 on attack rolls, damage rolls, saves, and checks.
Haste	One creature/level moves faster, +1 on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves.
Haunting Tune	The spell wrapped within your music makes even the most hard-hearted quail. (New)
Illusory Script	Only intended reader can decipher.
Imagery	Your music projects an image into peoples minds. (New)
Invisibility Sphere	Makes everyone within 10 ft. invisible.
Major Image	As silent image, plus sound, smell and thermal effects.
Orgasmic Vibrations	A grand, shuddering orgasm overwhelms a living creature that fails its saving throw, making the creature dazed for the duration of the spell.
Phantom Steed	Magic horse appears for 1 hour/level.
Remove Curse	Frees object or person from curse.
Repulsiveness	The target becomes hideous to gave upon, taking 1d6 points of Appearance damage per caster level (maximum 5d6).
Sadism	For every 10 hp damage caster deals, he gains +1 on attacks, saves, and checks.
Scrying	Spies on subject from a distance.
Sculpt Sound	Creates new sounds or changes existing ones.
Secret Page	Changes one page to hide its real content.
See Invisibility	Reveals invisible creatures or objects.
Sepia Snake Sigil	Creates text symbol that immobilizes reader.
Siren’s Call	The targets of this spell hear a sudden, distant song that instills in them a longing for the sea.
Slow	One subject/level takes only one action/round, -1 to AC, reflex saves, and attack rolls.
Speak with Animals	You can communicate with animals.
Stunning Screech.	All within 30 ft. are stunned for 1 round.
Summon Monster III	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Tiny Hut	Creates shelter for ten creatures
Virgin Innocence	Makes target believe the caster is innocent of one deed

4 Level

4th-Level Bard Spells
Amnesia	This spell causes the target to forget who he is and where he is from.
Bloodcurdling Scream	Subjects within burst flee for 1 round/level.
Break Enchantment	Frees subjects from enchantments, alterations, curses, and petrification.
Cat’s Grace, Greater	This spell functions like cat’s grace, except as noted above.
Cure Critical Wounds	Cures 4d8 damage +1/level (max +20).
Deceptive Object	Subject believes that an item is something else that it really is.
Detect Scrying	Alerts you of magical eavesdropping.
Dimension Door	Teleport’s you short distance.
Dolorous Motes	This spell creates flickering motes of light that cause intense mental anguish.
Dominate Person	Controls humanoid telepathically.
Eagle’s splendor, Greater	This spell functions like eagle’s splendor, except as noted.
Empathic Transfer	As empathic surge, but you tap the emotions of another creature within 30 feet and broadcast that individual’s emotions to the target area.
False Success of the Fool	Subject believes that he completed the task at hand despite being not the case.
Flowsight	By touching a nearby source of water – you can perceive creatures and objects in contact with the water.
Freedom of Movement	Subject moves normally despite impediments.
Ghostbane Dirge, Mass	This spell functions as ghostbane dirge, except that it affects multiple targets.
Hallucinatory Terrain	Makes one type of terrain appear like another (field into forest, or the like).
Hold Monster	As hold person, but any creature.
Improved Cat’s Grace	As Cat’s Grace , but with a longer duration.
Improved eagle’s splendor	As eagle’s splendor , but with a longer duration.
Improved Erase	This spell functions as erase except that it can affect all magical symbols, including all symbol spells.
Improved Fox’s Cunning	As fox’s cunning, but with a longer duration.
Improved Karma	This spell functions like Karma, except as noted above.
Improved Physique	As physique, but with a longer duration.
Insistent Beat	Subjects are at -4 on mental ability and skill checks.
Invisibility, Greater	As invisibility, but subject can attack and stay invisible.
Legend Lore	Lets you learn tales about a person, place, or thing.
Locate Creature	Indicates direction to familiar creature.
Mark of Apollo	You draw an indelible mark on the subject worthy of Apollo’s blessings
Martyr’s Cry	Scream, if caster dies in 1 hr, all who heard scream save or cursed.
Masque	The bard looks like multiple targets close friends.
Mind to Mind	This spell links the caster with one other individual.
Modify Memory	Changes 5 minutes of subject’s memories.
Neutralize Poison	Immunizes subject against poison, detoxifies venom in or on subject.
Rainbow Pattern	Lights fascinate 24 HD of creatures.
Repel Vermin	Insects, spiders, and other vermin stay 10 ft. away.
Secure Shelter	Creates sturdy cottage.
Seduction	Come to me.
Shadow Conjuration	Mimics conjuring below 4th level, but only 20% real.
Shout	Deafens all within cone and deals 5d6 sonic damage.
Sirine’s Grace	Upon completion of this spell, you are infused with unearthly grace and confidence.
Speak with Plants	You can talk to normal plants and plant creatures.
Succor	The spell prevents 1 negative energy level or level drain per 5 caster levels (maximum 4 levels).
Summon Monster IV	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Vision of Exquisite Pleasure, Mass	The spell functions as vision of exquisite pleasure except that it affects multiple creatures.
Voice of the Dragon	You gain a +10 enhancement bonus on your Bluff, Diplomacy, and Intimidate checks.
Zone of Silence	Keeps eavesdroppers from overhearing conversations.

5 Level

5th-Level Bard Spells
Adoring Crowd	A number of subjects within close range cannot attack you.
Aim of Sagittarius	Your ranged attacks strike with uncanny accuracy.
Malediction	A malediction is a more severe form of bestow curse.
Cure Light Wounds, Mass	Cures 1d8 damage +1/level for many creatures.
Dispel Magic, Greater	As dispel magic, but +20 on check.
Dissonant Chorus	Music causes Wisdom damage, prevents verbal spellcasting.
Dream	Sends message to anyone sleeping.
False Vision M	Fools scrying with an illusion.
Hedonist’s Delight	confer on the subject heightened sensitivity to pleasurable sensations.
Heroism, Greater	Gives +4 bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks; immunity to fear; temporary hp.
Mind Fog	Subjects in fog get -10 to Wisdom and Will checks.
Mirage Arcana	As hallucinatory terrain, plus structures.
Mislead	Turns you invisible and creates illusory double.
Morality Undone.	Subject becomes evil.
Nightmare	Sends vision dealing 1d10 damage, fatigue.
Orpheus’s Song of Sanctuary	This spell wards allies from direct attack.
Persistent Image	As major image, but no Concentration required.
Primal Scream	5 HD or less take 6d6 sonic damage, greater than 5 takes 4d6, all subjects must save or Scare.
Seeming	Changes appearance of one person per two levels.
Shadow Evocation	Mimics evocation of lower than 5th level, but only 20% real.
Shadow Walk	Step into shadow to travel rapidly.
Song of Discord	Forces targets to attack each other.
Soul Shackles	Imprisons soul of dead creature in talisman, from which caster can question it.
Suggestion, Mass	As suggestion, plus one subject/level.
Summon Monster V	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.

6 Level

6th-Level Bard Spells
Analyze Dweomer	Reveals magical aspects of subject.
Animate Objects	Objects attack your foes.
Apollo’s Grace, Mass	This spell functions like Apollo’s grace, save that affects multiple subjects.
Apollo’s Song of Healing	Through your song, you channel positive energy into a creature to wipe away injury and afflictions.
Bestow Greater Curse	Subject takes -6 penalty to two abilities; -8 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks; or 75% chance of taking no action.
Blind Love	Subject falls in love with any creature that you want him to.
Cat’s Grace, Mass	As Cat’s Grace, affects one subject/level.
Charm Monster, Mass	As charm monster, but all within 30 ft.
Cure Moderate Wounds, Mass	Cures 2d8 damage +1/level for many creatures.
Eagle’s Splendor, Mass	As eagle’s splendor, affects one subject/level.
Eyebite	Target becomes panicked, sickened, and comatose.
Find the Path	Shows most direct way to a location.
Fool’s Forbiddance	Through your antics and performance, you create an area of warding that adversely affects all enemies that dare enter it.
Fox’s Cunning, Mass	As fox’s cunning, affects one subject/level.
Geas/Quest	As lesser geas, plus it affects any creature.
Glam Dicinn	Subject’s appearance and reputation changed forever for the worst.
Heroes’ Feast	Food for one creature/level cures and grants combat bonuses.
Irresistible Dance	Forces subject to dance.
Karma Mass	As Karma, but affecting multiple creatures.
Nixie’s Grace	You feel a longing for cool waters, and a forceful confidence manifests within you. Your movements and thoughts become filled with grace.
Orgasmic Vibrations, Mass	As orgasmic vibrations, except this spell affects multiple creatures.
Permanent Image	Includes sight, sound, and smell.
Programmed Image	As major image, plus triggered by event.
Project Image	Illusory double can talk and cast spells.
Physique Mass	As physique, but affecting multiple creatures.
Ray of Light	You direct a short ray at the eyes of a target.
Scrying, Greater	As scrying, but faster and longer.
Shout, Greater	Devastating yell deals 10d6 sonic damage; stuns creatures, damages objects.
Sirine’s Song	All within the area must make a Will save or become mesmerized by the music and be drawn to it.
Sleep of Ages	You throw the targeted creature into an endless sleep.
Smitten	This spell operates similarly to the fascinate spell, however its effects are more extreme.
Snowsong	While the snow falls, allies in the area hear a soft, lilting song that bolsters their spirits and confidence.
Spirit Bow	A phantom bow fire magical arrows at your enemies.
Summon Monster VI	Calls extraplanar creature to fight for you.
Sympathetic Vibration	Deals 2d10 damage/round to freestanding structure.
Wave of Pain	Stuns all within cone for 1 round/2 levels.
Veil	Changes appearance of group of creatures.
Youth and Beauty	You return the vigor of youth.

Bardic Performance

Sources and Licensing

2024 core list: SRD 5.2.1. Additional 2024 names follow the 2024 Basic Rules Bard list.
2014 core list: SRD 5.1. Other sourcebooks expand this list.
Pathfinder core list: Pathfinder Reference Document.
3.5e core list: 3.5e SRD.

This work includes material from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 (“SRD 5.2.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC, available at https://www.dndbeyond.com/srd. The SRD 5.2.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 (“SRD 5.1”) by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The older open-game spell lists use the Open Game License v1.0a. Expanded entries retain their individual source and licence on their spell pages. Artwork and original setting prose are excluded from Open Game Content.

Open Game License v1.0a and copyright notices

Permission to copy, modify and distribute the files collectively known as the System Reference Document (“SRD”) is granted solely through the use of the Open Gaming License, Version 1.0a.

This material is being released using the Open Gaming License Version 1.0a and you should read and understand the terms of that license before using this material.

The text of the Open Gaming License itself is not Open Game Content. Instructions on using the License are provided within the License itself.

The following items are designated Product Identity, as defined in Section 1(e) of the Open Game License Version 1.0a, and are subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7 of the OGL, and are not Open Content: Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master, Monster Manual, d20 System, Wizards of the Coast, d20 (when used as a trademark), Forgotten Realms, Faerûn, proper names (including those used in the names of spells or items), places, Red Wizard of Thay, the City of Union, Heroic Domains of Ysgard, Ever-Changing Chaos of Limbo, Windswept Depths of Pandemonium, Infinite Layers of the Abyss, Tarterian Depths of Carceri, Gray Waste of Hades, Bleak Eternity of Gehenna, Nine Hells of Baator, Infernal Battlefield of Acheron, Clockwork Nirvana of Mechanus, Peaceable Kingdoms of Arcadia, Seven Mounting Heavens of Celestia, Twin Paradises of Bytopia, Blessed Fields of Elysium, Wilderness of the Beastlands, Olympian Glades of Arborea, Concordant Domain of the Outlands, Sigil, Lady of Pain, Book of Exalted Deeds, Book of Vile Darkness, beholder, gauth, carrion crawler, tanar’ri, baatezu, displacer beast, githyanki, githzerai, mind flayer, illithid, umber hulk, yuan-ti.

All of the rest of the SRD is Open Game Content as described in Section 1(d) of the License.

More information on the Open Game License can be found at www.wizards.com/d20.

The terms of the Open Gaming License Version 1.0a are as follows:

OPEN GAME LICENSE Version 1.0a

1. Definitions: (a)”Contributors” means the copyright and/or trademark owners who have contributed Open Game Content; (b)”Derivative Material” means copyrighted material including derivative works and translations (including into other computer languages), potation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, compilation, abridgment or other form in which an existing work may be recast, transformed or adapted; (c) “Distribute” means to reproduce, license, rent, lease, sell, broadcast, publicly display, transmit or otherwise distribute; (d)”Open Game Content” means the game mechanic and includes the methods, procedures, processes and routines to the extent such content does not embody the Product Identity and is an enhancement over the prior art and any additional content clearly identified as Open Game Content by the Contributor, and means any work covered by this License, including translations and derivative works under copyright law, but specifically excludes Product Identity. (e) “Product Identity” means product and product line names, logos and identifying marks including trade dress; artifacts; creatures characters; stories, storylines, plots, thematic elements, dialogue, incidents, language, artwork, symbols, designs, depictions, likenesses, formats, poses, concepts, themes and graphic, photographic and other visual or audio representations; names and descriptions of characters, spells, enchantments, personalities, teams, personas, likenesses and special abilities; places, locations, environments, creatures, equipment, magical or supernatural abilities or effects, logos, symbols, or graphic designs; and any other trademark or registered trademark clearly identified as Product identity by the owner of the Product Identity, and which specifically excludes the Open Game Content; (f) “Trademark” means the logos, names, mark, sign, motto, designs that are used by a Contributor to identify itself or its products or the associated products contributed to the Open Game License by the Contributor (g) “Use”, “Used” or “Using” means to use, Distribute, copy, edit, format, modify, translate and otherwise create Derivative Material of Open Game Content. (h) “You” or “Your” means the licensee in terms of this agreement.

2. The License: This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice indicating that the Open Game Content may only be Used under and in terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open Game Content that you Use. No terms may be added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content distributed using this License.

3.Offer and Acceptance: By Using the Open Game Content You indicate Your acceptance of the terms of this License.

4. Grant and Consideration: In consideration for agreeing to use this License, the Contributors grant You a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license with the exact terms of this License to Use, the Open Game Content.

5.Representation of Authority to Contribute: If You are contributing original material as Open Game Content, You represent that Your Contributions are Your original creation and/or You have sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License.

6.Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder’s name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute.

7. Use of Product Identity: You agree not to Use any Product Identity, including as an indication as to compatibility, except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of each element of that Product Identity. You agree not to indicate compatibility or co-adaptability with any Trademark or Registered Trademark in conjunction with a work containing Open Game Content except as expressly licensed in another, independent Agreement with the owner of such Trademark or Registered Trademark. The use of any Product Identity in Open Game Content does not constitute a challenge to the ownership of that Product Identity. The owner of any Product Identity used in Open Game Content shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to that Product Identity.

8. Identification: If you distribute Open Game Content You must clearly indicate which portions of the work that you are distributing are Open Game Content.

9. Updating the License: Wizards or its designated Agents may publish updated versions of this License. You may use any authorized version of this License to copy, modify and distribute any Open Game Content originally distributed under any version of this License.

10. Copy of this License: You MUST include a copy of this License with every copy of the Open Game Content You Distribute.

11. Use of Contributor Credits: You may not market or advertise the Open Game Content using the name of any Contributor unless You have written permission from the Contributor to do so.

12. Inability to Comply: If it is impossible for You to comply with any of the terms of this License with respect to some or all of the Open Game Content due to statute, judicial order, or governmental regulation then You may not Use any Open Game Material so affected.

13. Termination: This License will terminate automatically if You fail to comply with all terms herein and fail to cure such breach within 30 days of becoming aware of the breach. All sublicenses shall survive the termination of this License.

14. Reformation: If any provision of this License is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable.

15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE

System Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, John D. Rateliff, Thomas Reid, James Wyatt, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.