Deafened Condition (5E)

In plain English: Can't hear; automatically fails checks that need hearing.

The rule (SRD 5.2.1)

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.

Rules text reproduced from the System Reference Document 5.2.1 Rules Glossary, CC-BY-4.0 (attribution).

SRD spells that mention the Deafened condition (4)

• Blindness/Deafness
• Divine Word
• Silence
• Storm of Vengeance

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