enchantment, magical, psychic
- Casting Time: 2 actions; Somatic and Verbal
- Range: 30 feet
- Area: 20-foot radius burst
- Duration: 10 minutes per Proficiency Score (D)
- Save: Will save
Creatures within the area or those entering it have difficulty lying, depending on their Will saves. On a successful save a creature takes disadvantage to Deception checks, on a failure a creature cannot speak any deliberate and intentional lies and takes disadvantage to Deception checks, and on a critical failure a creature cannot speak any deliberate and intentional lies and cannot take actions or say anything that would mean making a Deception check.
Each potentially affected creature is allowed a save to avoid the effects when the spell is cast or when the creature first enters the area. It keeps the results of this initial save if it leaves and reenters the area. Affected creatures are aware of this enchantment. Therefore, they can avoid answering questions to which they would normally respond with a lie, or they might be evasive if they remain within the boundaries of the truth. Zone of Truth is on the Divine and Occult Spell Lists.