[RPG] Does a succubus’ Charm end when it dies

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The Succubus' charm says that:

One humanoid the fiend can see within 30 feet of it must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or be magically charmed for 1 day. The charmed target obeys the fiend's verbal or telepathic commands. If the target suffers any harm or receives a suicidal command, it can repeat the saving throw, ending the effect on a success. If the target successfully saves against the effect, or if the effect on it ends, the target is immune to this fiend's Charm for the next 24 hours.

The fiend can have only one target charmed at a time. If it charms another, the effect on the previous target ends.

So we know that the effect ends if the succubus charms another creature, and that the creature can re-attempt to make its saving throw if it takes damage or is given a suicidal command.

What happens if the succubus charms a creature, and then dies shortly after? Does the effect end, or does it continue until the creature takes damage or after 24 hours?

Best Answer

No

There are no hidden rules.1 There is also no general rule that effects end if their source disappears, dies, or is destroyed or anything of the sort.2 The effect specifies the conditions under which it ends, and in the absence of other rules that'd add more conditions under which it would end, those are the only ones that cause it to end. The effect itself doesn't say it ends when the succubus dies, so it doesn't.

  1. Can't find the reference for this, but this is a general principle in 5e
  2. It's hard to prove a negative, but this is the case