# Fear Effects; Sample Fear DCs
*Source: Dungeon Master's Guide (2024) p. 70*
**Sample Fear DCs**
| Example | Save DC |
|---------|---------|
| When the characters open a sarcophagus, a harmless yet terrifying apparition appears. | 10 |
| A character triggers a magical trap that creates an illusory manifestation of that character's worst fears, visible only to that character. | 15 |
| A portal to the Abyss opens, revealing a nightmarish realm of torment and slaughter. | 20 |
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