Conditions

Many effects impose a condition, a temporary state that alters the recipient's capabilities.

The definition of a condition specifies what happens to its recipient while affected by it, and some conditions apply other conditions.

Duration

A condition lasts either for a duration specified by the effect that imposed the condition or until the condition is countered. For example: the Prone condition is countered by standing up.

Conditions Don't Stack

If multiple effects impose the same condition on your character, each instance of the condition has its own duration, but the condition's effects don't get worse. Either your character has a condition or they don't. The Exhaustion condition is an exception; its effects get worse if your character has the condition and receive it again.

List of Conditions

The following is a list of the most common conditions. Others may exist and be defined in different sections (for example the Last Breath condition while on the Brink of Death).

Blinded

While you have the Blinded condition, you experience the following effects.

Can't See. You can't see and automatically fail any ability check that requires sight.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage, and your attack rolls have Disadvantage.

Charmed

While you have the Charmed condition, you experience the following effects.

Can't Harm the Charmer. You can't attack the charmer or target the charmer with damaging abilities or magical effects.
Social Advantage. The charmer has Advantage on any ability check to interact with you socially.

Deafened

While you have the Deafened condition, you experience the following effect.

Can't Hear. You can't hear and automatically fail any ability check that requires hearing.

Exhaustion

While you have the Exhaustion condition, you experience the following effects.

Exhaustion Levels. This condition is cumulative. Each time you receive it, you gain 1 Exhaustion level. You die if your Exhaustion level is 6.
D20 Tests Affected. When you make a D20 Test, the roll is reduced by 2 times your Exhaustion level.
Speed Reduced. Your Speed is reduced by a number of feet equal to 5 times your Exhaustion level or a number of meters equal to 1.5 times your Exhaustion level.
Removing Exhaustion Levels. Finishing a Long Rest removes 1 of your Exhaustion levels. When your Exhaustion level reaches 0, the condition ends.

Frightened

While you have the Frightened condition, you experience the following effects.

Ability Checks and Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls while the source of fear is within line of sight.
Can't Approach. You can't willingly move closer to the source of fear.

Grappled

While you have the Grappled condition, you experience the following effects.

Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.
Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on attack rolls against any target other than the grappler.
Movable. The grappler can drag or carry you when it moves, but every foot of movement costs it 1 extra foot unless you are Tiny or two or more sizes smaller than them.

Incapacitated

While you have the Incapacitated condition, you experience the following effects.

Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.
No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.
Speechless. You can't speak.
Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.

Invisible

While you have the Invisible condition, you experience the following effects.

Surprise. If you're Invisible when you roll Initiative, you have Advantage on the roll.
Concealed. You aren't affected by any effect that requires its target to be seen unless the effect's creator can somehow see you. Any equipment you are wearing or carrying is also concealed.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Disadvantage, and your attack rolls have Advantage. If an entity can somehow see you, you don't gain this benefit against that entity.

Paralyzed Δ

While you have the Paralyzed condition, you experience the following effects.

Incapacitated. You have the Incapacitated condition.
- Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.
- No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.
- Speechless. You can't speak.
- Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.
Saving Throws Affected Δ. You automatically fail Constitution saving throws.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage.
Automatic Critical Hits. Any attack roll that hits you is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 5 feet of you.

Petrified Δ Θ

While you have the Petrified condition, you experience the following effects.

Turned to Inanimate Substance. You are transformed, along with any nonmagical objects you are wearing and carrying, into a solid inanimate substance (usually stone). Your weight increases by a factor of ten, and you cease aging.
Incapacitated. You have the Incapacitated condition.
- Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.
- No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.
- Speechless. You can't speak.
- Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage.
Saving Throws Affected Δ. You automatically fail Constitution saving throws.
Resist Damage. You have Resistance to all damage.
Poison Immunity. You have Immunity to the Poisoned condition.

Poisoned

While you have the Poisoned condition, you experience the following effect.

Ability Checks and Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

Prone Δ

While you have the Prone condition, you experience the following effects.

Restricted Movement Δ. Your only movement options are to crawl or to spend an amount of movement equal to 10 feet (3m) to right yourself and thereby end the condition. If your Speed is less then 10 feet (3m), you can't right yourself.
Attacks Affected. You have Disadvantage on attack rolls. An attack roll against you has Advantage if the attacker is within 5 feet of you. Otherwise, that attack roll has Disadvantage.

Restrained Δ

While you have the Restrained condition, you experience the following effects.

Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage, and your attack rolls have Disadvantage.
Saving Throws Affected Δ. You have Disadvantage on Constitution saving throws.

Stunned Δ

While you have the Stunned condition, you experience the following effects.

Incapacitated. You have the Incapacitated condition.
- Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.
- No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.
- Speechless. You can't speak.
- Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
Saving Throws Affected Δ. You automatically fail Constitution saving throws.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage.

Unconscious Δ

While you have the Unconscious condition, you experience the following effects.

Inert. You have the Incapacitated and Prone conditions, and you drop whatever you're holding. When this condition ends, you remain Prone.
- Inactive. You can't take any action, Bonus Action, or Reaction.
- No Concentration. Your Concentration is broken.
- Speechless. You can't speak.
- Surprised. If you are Incapacitated when you roll Initiative, you have Disadvantage on the roll.
- Prone Δ. Physically speaking. Its listed effect don't really apply since your speed is 0 and you can't make Attack rolls.
Speed 0. Your Speed is 0 and can't increase.
Attacks Affected. Attack rolls against you have Advantage.
Saving Throws Affected Δ. You automatically fail Constitution saving throws.
Automatic Critical Hits. Any attack roll that hits you is a Critical Hit if the attacker is within 5 feet of you.
Unaware. You're unaware of your surroundings.