D&D 5E Spellcasting Explained in 5 Minutes 

I think you forgot to mention that if you cast a spell as a bonus action, you're only able to cast a cantrip using your action. Apart from that, good little condensation of all the spellcasting info!

As a new player to find, and having only done some really poorly run campaigns, this really helped me out. The player handbook was really overwhelming to me and this had summed it up in a way that really helps it feel a lot less intimidating. Thanks 10/10

Spell attacks and saving throws, huh? **laughs in magic missile**

I love these little 5 minute shorts

I have been playing D&D since 2012. I have always built fighter, monk, and other non magic using classes, because it was too confusing! This finally explained everything, thank you so much. I can finally play as a wizard after 7 years of D&D.

Timestamps: 0:00 - Spellcasting Explained 0:58 - Spell Level 1:10 - Cantrips (Level-0) 1:20 - Schools of Magic 2:09 - Spell Slots by Class (Bard Table shown - Full Caster) 2:21 - Expending Spell Slots 2:34 - Ritual Casting 2:45 - Spell Known/Prepared 2:56 - Spell Components 3:20 - Spellcasting 3:24 - Casting Time 3:35 - Duration 3:49 - Concentration 4:06 - Constitution Save DC from damage 4:27 - Spell Target 4:44 - Area of Effect 5:09 - Spell Attack 5:17 - Spell Attack Equation (Charisma Casters: Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, Paladins) 5:20 - Saves 5:34 - Spell Save DC Equation (Charisma Casters: Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, Paladins) 5:47 - Certification

THANK YOU!!!! I decided to choose a wizard as my very first DND character and am just bending my mind right now. Trying to learn the game and wizards at the same time. But this video breaks it down so much easier. Thank you

Exactly what I needed. Even the dnd beyond character sheet can be confusing when I don't know which modifier does what and how the save dc is generated

This video is a god sent gift. My group and I had no idea on how to work the spellcasting so every session it's a bit different. Now I know how to handle it and it won't be so weird and unreliable anymore. Thank you.

5 minutes well spent. I like these videos because I don't have to wait as long for more Dungeoncast.

I'm running an All Wizards game, where the concept is Going Through Magic School When You Came From Our World First And Appeared in D&D. Thanks for making this video as I used this as a basis to help me write up my script for the player characters' first Spellcasting class in the first year of school!

I really appreciate your videos, I've gotten into D&D over a year ago and you've really helped me to understand parts of the game I struggle with.

Great video. I've been playing and DM'ing D&D for years and I'm constantly second-guessing spell casting for monsters. This helps cement the information in my head.

I LOVED the Jackie Chan Adventures reference!

Yo that "One more thing" card from Jackie Chan's animated show blew my mind....took me back to my childhood.

Well said, & straight to the point. Best video I have seen on this topic. Thank you.

Title: "In five minutes" Video: *is 6 minutes long*

best short beginner friendly spell casting tutorial on youtube. thank you a lot for creating this easy to understand informative video.

This was succinct but also everything that I needed to nail down spellcasting. Thank you!

Thank you so much, I just couldn't figure out how spell slots worked and this really helped

thank you! you've cleared up a point about spell casting i was unclear about. i am ready to roll now.

Keep making these. Loving the podcast but the more you guys show up the better!

I have my first DnD game ever coming up and that was really helpful , thank you very much.

Nice I always was afraid of spellcasting, great video!

My favorite part of MTG and DND being so closely intertwined is how often MTG art is used for DND videos.

Thank you! Tried running my first ever game with my partner last night (I'm DM'ing) and I've definitely thrown myself in the deep end and wasn't nearly as prepared as I thought I was :). This has clarified everything spellcasting for me

This was really helpful, you should make more

This answered so many questions- thank you!!

Very helpful video! Getting back into D&D, feeling a little lost. Subscribed!

I'm about GM DnD 5E for the first time and these vids are super helpful. It would be great if you could also put some examples in as well? I get the concepts but seeing an example of a spell is cast and tallied against characters sheets with an "in-game" example would be awesome!

Thanks i am new to d&d so i binged all ur d&d vids

Great video guys!

A huge misconception about cantrips is many believe them to be weak or easy for a class to learn compared to slotted spells.

Thanks for the info!

Quick and to the point, thank you very much

Thank you this was super helpful

Whole lot of mtg art in this dnd video. I love it

Nice artwork from Trine!

Nice and concise! Still doesn't help convince my lvl 1 players that 2 spells and done for the day is the way ahead! 😉

this video was amazing

I’ve said This On another video of yours I would definitely recommend to newer players an for ur kindness ur earned a subscriber

Hi there Dungeoncast. Thank You so much for your Excellent Videos on Dungeons and Dragons. I am just starting out in Dungeons & Dragons 5e, and I am playing a High Elf Wizard. What is the difference between a known spell and a prepared spell? I would like to know exactly how many cantrips, first level spells, and second level spells does a second level wizard have as known spells. I think that it is 3 cantrips, 6 first level spells, and 2 second level spells. Then with each additional level the amount of spells increases by 2. How many prepared spells does a second level wizard have available to her--is it 2 + spellcasting ability modifier? Can I at any time swap known spells on the Wizard full list of spells if I feel a spell is not a good spell. Please respond with your answer, and Thank You.

So I'm a rogue and i took the arcane trickster path, so at level 3 I get all my stuff. Does level 4 go off of player level or is it a sub category that I have to keep things like xp in mind?

"So you cast that spell, 1 of 3 things is about to happen" Then explains 2 - ROFL Great vid btw

I think you forgot to mention you can cast a lower level spell with a higher level spell slot for added effect if you have a higher level slot available.

Question. So every spell that targets an enemy will always either require a spell attack, or a spell save? If none is specified, you do a spell attack? And do you add anything to the damage dice? Or is it the flat result of the die roll?

Official Website for DND 5e Spells (Full Tutorials): 5espells.com/

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The guide works perfectly and I took notes of everything, but I got a little confused near the end So when attacking with a spell you throw a d20 + spell attack bonus. And the spell attack bonus is calculated throwing a d20 + charisma mod + proficiency bonus? So you throw two d20s? like one for the attack and another to calculate the spell attack bonus?

This is a question but if I cast a level 1 spell do I use a spell slot but if I do a level 2 do I use one spell slot or two?

I'm brand new to everything DnD and my first personal experience with it was the game Pathfinder: Kingmaker. In said game when you're within melee range of an enemy and you attempt to cast a spell, it opens you up for an attack of opportunity from the enemy. I don't understand how this is a thing and wanted to know if this is a thing in the actual tabletop?

can i cast cantrips out of combat without rolling a d20? For excample can i use mage hand for something really simple like pressing a button i don't want to press without rolling a dice?

so if i have two level 1 spell slots and two level 1 spells i can use the same spell twice for both slots?

Wait for cantrip spells does it have to be prepared?

Does spellcasting require one or two free hands? Some descriptions suggest two hands. I would rule two hands unless the spell description says otherwise or when using magic items or scrolls. That means no weapons in your hands when casting most spells.

i know i'm super late to comment here, but i'ìm about to play with my first pure caster pc and i have a couple of questions. If i got it right, i roll a d20 only to determine if i hit or not the target when the spell says it needs an attack roll. If the spell asks for a saving throw only the target rolls? I mean, i'm simply able to cast the spell? can't i miscast? Like, if i want to cast hold person do i roll anything at all? what about healing or protection spells? do i always automatically succeed on the casting?

Please explain how a warlock with the pact of the Tome is supposed to use 10+ minute Ritual Casting during combat????

nice vid!

This goes nicely with my "explaining dungeons and dragons to girls as bars" I'm working on.

I would really love some sort of in laur explanation as to how the Galileos and Einsteins of magic came across their discoveries? Like did somebody accidentally say a word and turn their sister into a chicken?

Question: When a spellcaster is attacked while concentrating, shouldn't they do a *Wisdom Save* instead of a Constitution one? I mean, the idea is for the caster to maintain focus when hit.

Loaded some comments and did a ctrl+f search. Couldn't find anyone mentioning the voice crack at 5:38 so here it is. Why? Don't know. I must.

Some spells require time to cast or are active for a certain time but how long is a minute, for example in Dnd? And how long is a round?

wait a sec, the vid is 6 mins long! something fishing is going on here!

Guys, one question to see if I understood correctly Basically we have 3 parameters: Spell Save DC (your opponent has to beat this number according to the STAT modifier the spell says, for example CONSTITUTION STAT MODIFIER + D20). If the spell hits we add the 2nd parameter that is: Spell Attack modifier. This is a number added to our DMG to EVERY spell we cast. Lastly we have the 3rd parameter: Spell Attack Bonus. This means that the target DOES NOT have to make a DC throw like in the first parameter. We are the ones that have to land the hit (my spell Attack Bonus should be equal or greater than the target's AC) and then add to the DMG the spell says, the Spell Attack modifier. Is this correct guys?

Nice!

I am a new player. And i am confused. My paladin at lvl 5 apperently does 5d10 of damage. That seems so much mor piwerful than some of the damaging spells mages have. Can you explain if its accurate or if i am missing something?

If Im using a focus, do I need material components?

Ok. If a spell req's multiple components, say for ex it reqs V,S,M, do you need to be able to do all 3 or just one of them?

Cantrips mean there is no true casting limit. If you have firebolt. You could cast it every 6 seconds for nearly a continuous day. Hope none are pyros. Personally I limit them to spell cast modifier between short rests.

Thank you.

I was playing I think a Ninth level druid in a party of two fighters, a paladin divination wizard. My party got challenged by some orcs to prove ourselves worthy of their support and let us continue undisturbed. The first challenge would have been tame a few wild wolves, but before the orc leader could say that, the paladin wanted me to say hi to the orc dire wolf mount. With my insane animal handling score, the dire wolf was friendly like I was an old pal. So we auto-passed the first test. Next up. Eating contest. We had to eat and make con saves. Due to the Saladin aura, we had advantage. The fighter manages 6 rounds and was still going by the time all the orcs had passed out, due to the fighter's best stat being constition. Then a short rest later, the big test. A cage match with some custom orc captains. Anything goes as long as it's nonlethal. The wizzard was worried be cause he had 61 hp and I had 60. I told him to stay behing me and use portent and counterspell on the one half caster. I, myself, well I may have polymorphed myself into a giant gorrila. We had a rule for push-outs, too. I took one of the captains, who had been tripped by the other fighter (not the con based one) and was prone and threw the idiot 15 or so feet out of the ring. Ahh, nothing feels better than raising your strength from 8 to 24 with one 4th level spell slot. Spellcasters are broken. Sorry martials. Can you do that?

Pro tip : Watch this at half speed, and pretend that the narrator's had a loooong night at the bar....

How do cantrips work? Do you need to roll a d20 and get above the armor class of the enemy?

Hey, I am a relativly new player and dont understand anything after 5:10 . Can anyone explain please?

So I'm actually trying to understand. This helped most of what I am trying to understand. The only thing that I probably understand yet due to a mental issue I need a bit of confirmation on. You can cast cantrips each turn correct?

New to game, one thing Im wondering. Say you are a 1st level wizard with a wisdom of 16...if you cast a spell on a creature that allows a savings through would the formula for this example be 8 + 3 (Spell casting modifier, in the rangers case wisdom) + proficiency +2 (or does he not get the plus 2 cause a ranger proficiency is str and dex).... basically would the savings throw the creature would have to meet be a 11 or a 13?

What I don’t understand is how a spells level is determined. Does each spell have a set level or do you pick what level spell slot you want to put it in?

Through all the videos I've watched, and all the wikis I've looked at, and even in the PHB, I've tried to find out about concentration. Everyone says you can't cast two spells that require concentration at the same time. But I want to know, can you not cast *any* spells without breaking concentration? Last night, my friend's Warlock cast Eldritch Blast, and said she broke concentration on her Hunger of Hadar. Since then I've been trying to find out if any spell that *doesn't* require concentration, for example, casting Lightning Bolt while floating with Levitate, would break concentration.

How many cantrips can you cast in a battle without resting?

Thank you, now I got Spell Slots!

At 5:39 is the "8" coming from any stats or is it always 8 + (spell modifier) + (proficiency)

what is that "warrior-mage" class table at 1:10? I wanna take a detailed look at it

It would help if you enabled captions

Can you multi class a paladin and a sorcerer and be able to caste a spell?

I still dont quite get components. Do they expend in real time? Do they have to be acknowledged? Can you buy more if you need or make them? Replace them?

What happens when I make my lvl 1 healing words spell into a lvl 2 spell? I tried to research it but couldn’t find anything

wat about cantrips? and arcane focus??

How do I prepare a spell?

I'm DMing for the first time and I think I need a bit more help. Would someone mind explaining how one gets a spell ready? Also, after a long rest, do all the spell slots restore? I've read the player's handbook and watched a few videos but I somehow still don't understand.

Sorry this is a super dumb question, but as a wizard, you get a certain amount of spell slots per level, right? Well, how do you get actual spells? Do you have to copy them down from an already written spellbook, or do you get to choose a certain amount as you level up? I really don’t know anything about dnd and no one else in my party does. Pls help.

I'll send this to my players! Thank you!

If you pick a school of magic, can you pick spell from other school? If you pick a school, do you get a bonus to spells from that school of magic? If so, what type of bonus and/or advatageous?

This is great! why are there dislikes?

So, if creature needs to roll spell saving throw, then I dont need to roll spell attack?

Imagine that in order to cast advanced spells, you need other kinds of components similar to somatic and verbal. Like the inexplicable way Elves cast.

What about spells a character is proficient in? I'm creating a Cleric and it's my first time playing. I read that proficiency in a specific spell means it does not consume a spell slot. Does this mean that my Life Domain Cleric can cast heal wounds indefinitely before resting? and still cast his other prepared spells?

I still dont understan the time duration in in the rounds while i play ,a round are 6 seconds in the d&d world, if a spell duration is 1 minute it should be 9 rounds?

what is the art at 0:17?

Let's say your casting a spell on your teammate. How do you determine whether you have to beat his AC or he can do a saving throw?