[RPG] Can Hypnotic Gaze be used through Resilient Sphere

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Can the Enchantment Wizard's level 2 ability Hypnotic Gaze be used through a Resilient Sphere?

The ability seems to only required the Wizard to see the target, and the target to see or hear the Wizard:

… choose one creature that you can see within 5 feet of you. If the target can see or hear you…

I assume Resilient Sphere doesn't block vision or sound, but it definitely obstructs the path from the Wizard to the target. In addition, it is written that

Nothing, not physical Objects, energy, or other spell Effects, can pass through the barrier

So, does the Hypnotic Gaze go through the Sphere or not?

Best Answer

Hypnotic Gaze is not a spell

The rules for targeting spells do not apply to things that aren’t spells, so you don’t need a clear path.

However, ...

Nothing can pass through the barrier

Hypnotic Gaze is not nothing even if it’s not a spell so it can’t pass through the sphere.

As an aside, “shimmering force” may or may not be transparent.