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Skeleton Crew

Class(es)
Casting Time
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Range
Target
any vehicle
Components:
boatswain’s whistle
Duration:
24 hours

You create up to 15 invisible, mindless, shapeless forces in the vehicle you target, each of which counts as one crew member for that vehicle. These forces do not take up space in the vehicle and cannot take damage or leave the vehicle, although they are destroyed if the vehicle they crew is reduced to 0 hit points. These forces cannot perform any function other than operating the vehicle, which may include basic maintenance such as cleaning the deck of a ship, but not operating any weapons the vehicle possesses.

The forces obey your verbal commands, and if one of them is driving the vehicle you may use your bonus action to operate the vehicle as though you were driving it so long as you remain within 60 feet of the vehicle. Likewise, you may instruct the crew to drive the vehicle in a particular direction or along an obvious path such as a road or a river until you instruct them to stop. The forces can navigate around simple obstacles (such as another carriage headed down a wide road in the opposite direction) without direction, but will alert you to intervene if a significant obstacle would hinder their progress within the next minute.

Cast at Higher Levels

You can create an additional 15 skeleton crew members for each slot level above 2nd.

Rare Versions

Malachai’s Skilled Skeleton Crew. While a vehicle is at least partially crewed by a skeleton crew, it makes any saving throws with advantage.

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This spell may be cast as a ritual