spells: Dungeons and Dragons Spell Information

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Dungeons and Dragons Spell Information

Description

Spells in Dungeons and Dragons fit within several categories and their effects are well-documented. This table summarizes all of that information into a long format dataframe for easy navigation. Unless otherwise noted, all spell querying functions in 'dndR' use this table as their starting point.

Usage

spells

Format

Dataframe with 12 columns and 513 rows

spell_name

Name of the spell

spell_source

Source book(s) for that spell with page numbers

pc_class

Player Character (PC) class(es) that have access to this spell. If multiple classes, each is separated by commas. If a class has a colon and another word next to it (e.g., "cleric: grave") that indicates that only a specific sub-class of that class has access to the spell

spell_level

Either "cantrip" or the level of spell slot required to cast the spell

spell_school

School of the spell (e.g., "necromancy", "divination", etc.)

ritual_cast

Whether the spell can be cast as a ritual expressed as a logical

casting_time

Time required to cast the spell. Expressed as either the phase of a turn in which the spell can be cast (e.g., "1 action", "bonus action", etc.) or the actual in-game time required

range

Range at which the spell can be cast

components

Whether the spell has verbal ("V"), somatic ("S"), and/or material ("M") components required for casting. If material components are required they are described parenthetically

duration

How long the spell lasts once cast

description

Full description of the spell. Spells that require the player or Dungeon Master (DM) to roll on a table for an effect have those tables excluded for brevity. Similarly, spells that summon creatures have those creatures' statistics excluded.

higher_levels

Some spells can be cast using a higher level spell slot for an increased effect. Similarly, damage-dealing cantrips tend to deal more damage as PCs gain levels. This text describes how a spell's effects change with higher spell slot levels or PC levels or is NA for spells that remain constant

Source

Mearls, M. and Crawford, J. Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook (Fifth Edition). Wizards of the Coast 2014

System Reference Document (Fifth Edition). Wizards of the Coast 2014

Elemental Evil. Wizards of the Coast 2015

Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide. Wizards of the Coast 2015

Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. Wizards of the Coast 2017

Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica. Wizards of the Coast 2018

Lost Laboratory of Kwalish. Wizards of the Coast 2018

Explorer's Guide to Wildemount. Wizards of the Coast 2020

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Wizards of the Coast 2020

Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. Wizards of the Coast 2020

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons. Wizards of the Coast 2021

From Cyan Depths. Wizards of the Coast 2021

Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos. Wizards of the Coast 2021

A Verdant Tomb. Wizards of the Coast 2021

Astral Adventurer's Guide. Wizards of the Coast 2022

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