Friends

Cantrip Enchantment spell available to Bards, Sorcerers, Warlocks, and Wizards. It gives Advantage on Charisma checks against a non-hostile creature, with a sting in the tail.

Spell description: Enchant a non-hostile creature to gain Advantage on Charisma Checks against it. Once the spell ends, the creature knows it was Charmed and might accuse the spellcaster.

Spell properties

• Range: 9m (30ft)
• Duration: 10 turns
• Concentration spell
• Cost: Action
• Recharge: Per action

Spell upcasting

This cantrip does not scale.

How to obtain Friends

• Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard at Class level 1
• Eldritch Knight (Fighter) and Arcane Trickster (Rogue) at Class level 3
• High Elf and High Half-Elf at Character level 1
• Granted by features: Magic Initiate: Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Wizard

When to cast Friends

Advantage on a Charisma check is strong, and on a caster who is not your face this is the cheapest way to get it. Cast it, then persuade or deceive the target with a much better shot at success.

Here is the catch that bites people: when it ends, the creature realises it was magically charmed and turns hostile or calls the guards. Use it on someone you are about to rob or leave behind, not the shopkeeper you want to keep trading with.