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• Zone of Truth
  created: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.960-04:00
  modified: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.960-04:00
  published: 2026-03-09T12:15:33.960-04:00
  tags:
• ttrpg-cli/compendium/src/5e/xphb
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/bard
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/cleric
• ttrpg-cli/spell/class/paladin
• ttrpg-cli/spell/feat/mark-of-sentinel
• ttrpg-cli/spell/level/2nd-level
• ttrpg-cli/spell/school/enchantment
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/burden-of-truth
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/college-of-lore
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/divine-soul/good
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/monster-slayer
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/oath-of-devotion
• ttrpg-cli/spell/subclass/order-domain
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  classes:
• Bard
• Bard (College of Lore)
• Cleric
• Cleric (Order Domain)
• Martyr (Burden of Truth)
• Paladin
• Paladin (Oath of Devotion)
• Ranger (Monster Slayer)
• Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)

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Zone of Truth

2nd-level, Enchantment

• Casting time: 1 Action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V, S
• Duration: 10 minutes

You create a magical zone that guards against deception in a 15-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, a creature that enters the spell’s area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there makes a Charisma saving throw. On a failed save, a creature can’t speak a deliberate lie while in the radius. You know whether a creature succeeds or fails on this save.

An affected creature is aware of the spell and can avoid answering questions to which it would normally respond with a lie. Such a creature can be evasive yet must be truthful.

Classes: Bard (College of Lore); Bard; Cleric (Order Domain); Cleric; Martyr (Burden of Truth); Paladin (Oath of Devotion); Paladin; Ranger (Monster Slayer); Sorcerer (Divine Soul, Good)

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 343. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)